Widgets for Social Photo Feed
by Trustindex · Social
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Instagram Feed Widgets. Display your Instagram feed on your website to increase engagement, sales and SEO.
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Health
A 96/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
-0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “instagram gallery” for “social like”. “instagram gallery” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “social like” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
96 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 146K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
5 of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
59
Momentum
Gaining ground
+1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
60%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| social media widget | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| instagram feed your tag | #2 | #3 | up 2 |
| photo feed | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| twitter social feed | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| social | #3 | #5 | up 5 |
| simple social widget | #1 | #2 | up 1 |
| instagram photos your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| social widget | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| social links | #2 | #4 | up 10 |
| social follow | #2 | #5 | up 4 |
| instagram widget your tag | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| social media feed | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| feed | #5 | #10 | up 1 |
| photo | #5 | #9 | up 3 |
| social links widget | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| social media in widget | #2 | #4 | up 2 |
| twitter feed widget | #2 | #4 | up 1 |
| social proof widget | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| feed widget | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| photo widget | #2 | #2 | 0 |
363 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 252 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “instagram gallery” for “social like”. “instagram gallery” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “social like” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “instagram gallery”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 20 Mar 2024 · 958 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 15.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v1.8.3 · 1 Nov 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 87% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Mar 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ xizzeeweb4mo ago
I love this plugin. It has recently improved to include more than one social media platform reviews. This is incredibly helpful. Thank you for creating it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ciclolutions5mo ago
And support also works, so it is just a fair 10/10
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ terezaolivia5mo ago
Works fine! Thank you for that 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alezurita916mo ago
muy bueno, más práctico y sencillo y muy lindo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mfranchi827mo ago
I love this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wanjemorrison8mo ago
Very handy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ laurentponthieu9mo ago
Very handy : easy to configure, guidance on setting up options is clear. Recommend !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pprince31451.1y ago
its a great plugin but once you’ve paid for premium the free Google widget is really confusing This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by pprince3145.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Widgets for Social Photo Feed <= 1.8 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Access/Update via trustindex_feed_hook_instagram REST API endpoints ↗2026-05-01 CVE-2025-14726 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.8.1
- Patched High · 7.2 Widgets for Social Photo Feed <= 1.7.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via feed_data ↗2026-04-03 CVE-2026-5425 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.9 Patched in 1.8.0
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Widgets for Social Photo Feed when asked about these topics, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Instagram feed, Social feeds, Product feeds
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Instagram Feed Widgets. Display your Instagram feed on your website to increase engagement, sales and SEO."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,509 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2025-11-18 8K+ → 9K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2025-10-22 7K+ → 8K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2025-09-25 6K+ → 7K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2025-08-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-07-16 4K+ → 5K+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-06-06 3K+ → 4K+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2025-04-24 2K+ → 3K+ up after 127 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★ · 5 shared tags A -
WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 5 shared tags A -
Inavii Social Feed – Live Social Proof Gallery 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 5 shared tags A -
Gutena PhotoFeed 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags -
Juicer.io: The Best Social Photo Feed – Posts, Reels, Stories and more 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 5 shared tags C -
Social Media Feed Widget 20+ installs · 3.8★ · 5 shared tags C
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