Custom Facebook Feed Pro vs Facebook Button by BestWebSoft
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| Feature | Custom Facebook Feed Pro v4.6.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Facebook Button by BestWebSoft v2.77 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | — | June 12, 2025 |
| Editions | Custom Facebook Feed Pro ($) | BestWebSoft's Like & Share · BestWebSoft's Like & Share Pro ($) |
| Pros | Photos, videos, likes, comments and events in the feed; Load-more button and hashtag or string filters; Elementor and Divi integrations | Like, Share and profile buttons on posts and pages; Shortcode and automatic placement options; Works on archive pages too |
| Cons | Needs a licence key from the vendor; Licence checks and usage data go to Smash Balloon servers | Statistics and page targeting need the Pro version; Relies on Facebook's embedded SDK and button markup; Few features beyond the buttons themselves |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Photos and videos from posts ($), Likes and comments per post ($), Facebook events feed ($), Facebook album posts ($), Load-more button ($), Filter posts by string or hashtag ($), Licence key activation and checks ($) | Buttons added to post and page content, fb_button shortcode, Buttons on archive and listing pages |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Facebook Graph API ($) | |
| Plugins | Elementor ($) | — |
| Other | Smash Balloon connect service ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | — |
| Tested up to | 6.5.2 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | Yes | Only if you agree |
| External services | smashballoon.com, connect.smashballoon.com, smash-balloon-connect-tools-st.web.app, usage.smashballoon.com, plugin.smashballoon.com | bestwebsoft.com, connect.facebook.net |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |