Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget
by Meks · Social
Also makes 13 other plugins · 94.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily display Instagram photos as a widget that looks good in (almost) any WordPress theme.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈18K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “instagram”, “instagram feed” and “instagram gallery” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
52 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 412.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1147 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
3.8★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1147 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| instagram your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instagram feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instagram gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instagram images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instagram widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “instagram”, “instagram feed” and “instagram gallery” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 14.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.2.8 · 11 Sep 2023
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 20K.
Install history since 1 Oct 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Russell John1.7y ago
No longer works, no updates for a year. Replacing it with a different plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michellebondy4.0y ago
No matter what I do, it shows my personal Instagram account and not my business account. Beyond frustrating. I just can’t wrap my head around it. I’ve authorized it about 20 times!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gudiz264.7y ago
ERROR: The app was not configured This app is still under development and you do not have the necessary permissions to access it. Change your account to that of a registered test user or ask the administrator for access to the app.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pagrob4.7y ago
Peccato! 🙁 era tutto ok ma verificando dopo alcune ore, ho visto che nonostante avessimo aggiunto delle nuove immagini sul profilo instagram, la widget è rimasta ferma a quelle precedenti
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ taogor4.9y ago
work well with short code This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by taogor. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by taogor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paul Scollon7.1y ago
This is a great plugin for displaying Instagram photos when you don’t necessarily have authorization to the account. was up and running in less than a minute. Thank you so much for keeping things simple!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arditmorina7.4y ago
This is far the best plugin that works without authorization. also is best in customization. Many thanks man.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikos Kavvadas7.7y ago
Thank you for this amazing instagram plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.8 Patched a minor security issue 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Improved: API version changed 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Fixed: A couple of issues related to Instagram API version changes 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Improved: Caching – always cache all 12 photos (maximum) 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Improved: Prevent XSS (possible security issue in rare cases and only if users are logged in) 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.2 Added: Admin notification for meks plugins 1.2.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.2.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.4 Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget < 1.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-11-10 CVE-2021-24958 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.2.4 Patched in 1.2.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily display Instagram photos as a widget that looks good in (almost) any WordPress theme."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Instagram.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,134 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("instagram feed", "instagram gallery", "Instagram widget" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 750 days in tier
- 2024-05-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 989 days in tier
- 2021-08-16 20K+ → 30K+ up after 755 days in tier
- 2019-07-23 10K+ → 20K+ up after 295 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2018-09-12 6K+ → 9K+ up after 56 days in tier
- 2018-07-18 5K+ → 6K+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 31 days in tier
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).
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Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Social Feed Gallery 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags B -
WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Widgets for Social Photo Feed 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Inavii Social Feed – Live Social Proof Gallery 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Gutena PhotoFeed 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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