Smash Balloon Social Post Feed (formerly Custom Facebook Feed) vs Custom Facebook Feed Pro
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| Feature | Smash Balloon Social Post Feed (formerly Custom Facebook Feed) v4.14.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Custom Facebook Feed Pro v4.6.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Smash Balloon Facebook Feed · Custom Facebook Feed Pro ($) | Custom Facebook Feed Pro ($) |
| Pros | Text feed from Facebook pages, no developer app needed to start; Crawlable output with GDPR consent integration; Visual builder, shortcode and Elementor or Divi blocks | Photos, videos, likes, comments and events in the feed; Load-more button and hashtag or string filters; Elementor and Divi integrations |
| Cons | Free version shows text and links only; Photos, videos, comments and reactions need the Pro version | Needs a licence key from the vendor; Licence checks and usage data go to Smash Balloon servers |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Feed from Facebook page posts, Cached feed data with cron refresh, Encrypts stored Facebook access data, Visual feed builder and customizer, Facebook oEmbed support, GDPR consent plugin integration, Gutenberg feed block, Elementor widget, Facebook group posts with scheduled refresh | 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 ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Facebook Graph API | Facebook Graph API ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi Builder | Elementor ($) |
| Other | Smash Balloon connect service, GDPR cookie consent plugins | Smash Balloon connect service ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.5.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Yes |
| External services | usage.smashballoon.com, smashballoon.com, connect.smashballoon.com, connect-tools.smashballoon.com, plugin.smashballoon.com, wpchat.com, staging.smashballoon.com, staging.wpchat.com | smashballoon.com, connect.smashballoon.com, smash-balloon-connect-tools-st.web.app, usage.smashballoon.com, plugin.smashballoon.com |
| Blocks | 8 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |