Smash Balloon Instagram Feed

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Formerly "Instagram Feed". Display beautifully clean, customizable, and responsive Instagram feeds from multiple Instagram accounts

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Display Instagram posts from your Instagram accounts, either in the same single feed or in multiple different ones. Features Super simple to set up Display photos from multiple Instagram accounts in the same feed or in separate feeds Completely responsive and mobile ready – layout looks great on any screen size and in any container width Completely customizable – Customize the width, height, number of photos, number of columns, image size, background color, image spacing and more! Display multiple Instagram feeds on the same page or on different pages throughout your site Use the built-in shortcode options to completely customize each of your Instagram feeds Display thumbnail, medium or full-size photos from your Instagram feed Infinitely load more of your Instagram photos with the ‘Load More’ button Includes a Follow on Instagram button at the bottom of your feed Display a beautiful header at the top of your feed Display your Instagram photos chronologically or in random order Add your own Custom CSS and JavaScript for even deeper customizations Benefits Increase Social Engagement – Increase engagement between you and your Instagram followers. Increase your number of followers by displaying your Instagram content directly on your site. Save Time – Don’t have time to update your photos on your site? Save time and increase efficiency by only posting your photos to...

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Minimal impact on memory usage The memory usage of this plugin is less than the average memory usage of other plugins on WordPress.org + 200KB. Check FAQ for more.
Minimal impact on pagespeed The impact of this plugin on PageSpeed is less than the average impact of other plugins on WordPress.org + 1000 milliseconds
No PHP errors, warning, notices WP Hive automated test found no PHP error while activating this plugin on our server
No Javascript issues WP Hive automated test found no JavaScrip error while activating this plugin on our server
Latest PHP 7.4.8 compatible The latest version of the plugin is compatible with the latest PHP version
Latest WordPress 5.9.3 compatible The latest version of the plugin is compatible with the latest PHP version
Optimized database footprint The plugin creates less than 50 database tables
No activation errors WP Hive automated test found no activation error while activating this plugin on our server
No resource errors WP Hive automated test found no resource error/s while trying this plugin on our server
Frequently updated The plugin was updated at least once in the last 90 days

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The database server is MySQL 8.0.21 and the default PHP memory limit is 256M.

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Active Installation

8 years

On WordPress

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Growth Rate

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Support Thread

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About Smash Balloon Instagram Feed

Description

Display Instagram posts from your Instagram accounts, either in the same single feed or in multiple different ones.

Features

Super simple to set up
Display photos from multiple Instagram accounts in the same feed or in separate feeds
Completely responsive and mobile ready – layout looks great on any screen size and in any container width
Completely customizable – Customize the width, height, number of photos, number of columns, image size, background color, image spacing and more!
Display multiple Instagram feeds on the same page or on different pages throughout your site
Use the built-in shortcode options to completely customize each of your Instagram feeds
Display thumbnail, medium or full-size photos from your Instagram feed
Infinitely load more of your Instagram photos with the ‘Load More’ button
Includes a Follow on Instagram button at the bottom of your feed
Display a beautiful header at the top of your feed
Display your Instagram photos chronologically or in random order
Add your own Custom CSS and JavaScript for even deeper customizations

Benefits

Increase Social Engagement – Increase engagement between you and your Instagram followers. Increase your number of followers by displaying your Instagram content directly on your site.
Save Time – Don’t have time to update your photos on your site? Save time and increase efficiency by only posting your photos to Instagram and automatically displaying them on your website
Display Your Content Your Way – Customize your Instagram feeds to look exactly the way you want, so that they blend seemlessly into your site or pop out at your visitors!
Keep Your Site Looking Fresh – Automatically push your new Instagram content straight to your site to keep it looking fresh and keeping your audience engaged.
Super simple to set up – Once installed, you can be displaying your Instagram photos within 30 seconds! No confusing steps or Instagram Developer account needed.

Pro Version

In order to maintain the free version of the plugin on an ongoing basis, and to provide quick and effective support for free, we offer a Pro version of the plugin. The Pro version allows you to:
* Display Hashtag feeds (fully compatible with the Instagram December 11, 2018, API changes)
* View photos and videos in a popup lightbox directly on your site
* View post comments for user feeds
* Display the number of like and comments for each post
* Create carousels from your posts
* Use “Masonry” or “Highlight” layouts for your feeds
* Display captions for photos and videos
* Filter posts based on hashtag/word
* Advanced moderation system for hiding/showing certain posts
* Block posts by specific users
* Create “shoppable” Instagram feeds, and more.

Find out more about the Pro version or try out the Pro demo.

Featured Reviews

“Simple and concise – Excellent plugin. Simple and non-bloated. I had a couple small issues with the plugin when I first started using it, but a quick comment on the support forums got a new version pushed out the next day with the fix. Awesome support!” – Josh Jones

“Great plugin, greater support! – I’ve definitely noticed an increase in followers on Instagram since I added this plugin to my sidebar. Thanks for the help in making some adjustments…looks and works great!” – BNOTP

Feedback or Support

We’re dedicated to providing the most customizable, robust and well supported Instagram feed plugin in the world, so if you have an issue or have any feedback on how to improve the plugin then please open a ticket in the Support forum.

For a pop-up photo lightbox, to display posts by hashtag, show photo captions, video support + more, check out the Pro version.
Add beautifully clean, customizable, and responsive Instagram feeds to your website. Super simple to set up and tons of customization options to seamlessly match the look and feel of your site.

Why do I need this?

Increase Social Engagement
Increase engagement between you and your Instagram followers. Increase your number of Instagram followers by displaying your Instagram content directly on your site.

Save Time
Don’t have time to update your photos on your site? Save time and increase efficiency by only posting your photos to Instagram and automatically displaying them on your website.

Display Your Content Your Way
Customize your Instagram feeds to look exactly the way you want, so that they blend seemlessly into your site or pop out at your visitors!

Keep Your Site Looking Fresh
Automatically push your new Instagram content straight to your site to keep it looking fresh and keeping your audience engaged.

No Coding Required
Choose from tons of built-in Instagram Feed customization options to create a truly unique feed of your Instagram content.

Super simple to set up
Once installed, you can be displaying your Instagram photos within 30 seconds! No confusing steps or Instagram Developer account needed.

Mind-blowing Customer Support
We understand that sometimes you need help, have issues or just have questions. We love our users and strive to provide the best support experience in the business. We’re experts in the Instagram API and can provide unparalleled service and expertise. If you need support then just let us know and we’ll get back to you right away.

What can it do?

Display Instagram photos from any Instagram account you own.
Completely responsive and mobile ready –your Instagram feed layout looks great on any screen size and in any container width
Display multiple Instagram feeds on the same page or on different pages throughout your site by using our powerful Instagram Feed shortcode options
Display posts from multiple Instagram User IDs
Use the built-in shortcode options to completely customize each of your Instagram feeds
Infinitely load more of your Instagram photos with the ‘Load More’ button
Plus more features added all the time!

Completely Customizable

By default the Instagram feed will adopt the style of your website, but can be completely customized to look however you like!
Set the number of Instagram photos you want to display
Choose how many columns to display your Instagram photos in and the size of the Instagram photos
Choose to show or hide certain parts of the Instagram feed, such as the header, ‘Load More’, and ‘Follow’ buttons
Control the width, height and background color of your Instagram feed
Set the spacing/padding between the Instagram photos
Display Instagram photos in chronological or random order
Use your own custom text and colors for the ‘Load More’ and ‘Follow’ buttons
Enter your own custom CSS or JavaScript for even deeper customization
Use the shortcode options to style multiple Instagram feeds in completely different ways
Plus more customization options added all the time!

Performance

Memory Usage

Average memory usage is 270.63 KB
This is less than 99% plugins

Page Speed

Average page loading time is increased by 0.05 s
This is faster than 99% plugins

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/wp-admin/edit-comments.php

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+ 270.63KB

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/wp-admin/edit-comments.php

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/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category

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/wp-admin/edit.php

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/wp-admin/index.php

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/wp-admin/media-new.php

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Database Tables

The plugin has added 6 additional options to your WordPress.

wp_sbi_instagram_feeds_posts
wp_sbi_instagram_posts
wp_sbi_instagram_feed_locator
wp_sbi_feed_caches
wp_sbi_feeds
wp_sbi_sources

WP-Options

The plugin has added 11 additional options to your WordPress website.

sb_instagram_settings
sbi_rating_notice
sbi_db_version
sbi_statuses
widget_instagram-feed-widget
sbi_usage_tracking_config
sbi_usage_tracking
sbi_newuser_notifications
sbi_notifications
sb_instagram_errors
sbi_single_cache

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