Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 20% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ hashimmarble

   4mo ago

   Plugin Do Not Work.

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2. ★★★★★ danielbowen

   6mo ago

   Noting the other recent reviews – it’s also noticeable that it wants full read/write access over your social media accounts. This seems excessive and risky for a plugin that should just need to read the posts.

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3. ★★★★★ zactoff

   2.2y ago

   As title says, would give 0 stars if possible

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4. ★★★★★ Mantella

   2.6y ago

   instagram feed is not working anymore, there are some issues with API.Even on the paid version there is no replies on tickets and no support.

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5. ★★★★★ mrmatrimony

   2.8y ago

   I have a premium lifetime license, and I have raised tickets several times throughout the years. No-one has replied “EVER” THERE IS NO SUPPORT, NONE, NADA

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6. ★★★★★ streetcruiserdk

   3.6y ago

   Social Slider Feed 2.1.0 the firm take your money then you cant get any response from them … and you dont get what you pay for .. Stay away!!!! This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by streetcruiserdk.

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7. ★★★★★ Pixel Design Studio

   3.9y ago

   There is no support since the plugin is not working anymore. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Pixel Design Studio.

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8. ★★★★★ georgemocanu

   4.3y ago

   I just wanted to try and see how it works. Don’t know how can you pay for a plugin that does not work with top 2 WP themes ever (i will not give names but we all know what i’m talking about)

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-07-29 Version 2.3.5 Updated dependencies 2.3.5
2. 2026-04-09 Version 2.3.4 Updated dependencies 2.3.4
3. 2026-03-05 Version 2.3.3 Enhanced security 2.3.3
4. 2026-02-06 Version 2.3.2 Moved all PRO features to the free version Removed personal Instagram account option since its no longer supported by Instagram API Removed support box and simplified UI Fixed issue where Instagram content by username wa 2.3.2
5. 2025-11-26 Version 2.3.1 Update author and remove Instagram personal account connections which is no longer supported by Meta 2.3.1
6. 2025-11-26 Version 2.3.0 Social Slider Feed plugin has been acquired by Themeisle 🎉 We’re happy to announce that Themeisle is now the new owner of Social Slider Feed. This acquisition will help ensure the plugin’s continued development, better 2.3.0

11 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.2 Social Slider Feed <= 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-04-16 CVE-2026-39507 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.3.2 Patched in 2.3.3
2. Medium · 4.4 Social Slider Feed <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-03 CVE-2025-0717 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.2.8 Patched in 2.2.9
3. Medium · 4.4 Social Slider Feed <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-02-25 CVE-2024-10149 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.2.8 Patched in 2.2.9
4. Medium · 4.3 Social Slider Feed <= 2.2.2 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-08-09 CVE-2024-43215 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.2.2 Patched in 2.2.5
5. Medium · 5.5 Social Slider Feed <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-08-09 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.6 Patched in 2.0.7
6. Medium · 5.5 Social Slider Feed <= 2.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-08-02 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.5 Patched in 2.0.6
7. Medium · 6.1 Social Slider Feed <= 2.0.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-08-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5
8. High · 7.2 Social Slider Feed <= 2.0.4 - Missing Authorization to Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-08-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5
9. Medium · 6.4 Social Slider Feed <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated (Scubscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-08-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5
10. High · 8.8 Social Slider Feed <= 2.0.4 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2022-08-01 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5
11. Medium · 6.1 Social Slider Widget <= 1.8.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-03-14 CVE-2021-24196 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.8.5 Patched in 1.8.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 8 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-05 20K+ → 10K+ down after 276 days in tier
2. 2025-11-02 30K+ → 20K+ down after 229 days in tier
3. 2025-03-18 40K+ → 30K+ down after 37 days in tier
4. 2025-02-09 50K+ → 40K+ down after 305 days in tier
5. 2024-04-10 60K+ → 50K+ down after 219 days in tier
6. 2023-09-04 70K+ → 60K+ down after 182 days in tier
7. 2023-03-06 80K+ → 70K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Easy Social Feed – Social Photos Gallery and Post Feed for WordPress 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Flow-Flow Social Streams 8K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• EmbedSocial – Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Social Media Feed for WordPress 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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