Smash Balloon Social Post Feed (formerly Custom Facebook Feed) vs Feed them Social
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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 | Feed them Social v4.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | September 30, 2026 | September 5, 2026 |
| Editions | Smash Balloon Facebook Feed · Custom Facebook Feed Pro ($) | Feed Them Social · Feed Them Social Premium Extension ($) |
| 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 | Feeds for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok; Shortcode, block and classic editor placement; Saved feed settings with a live preview |
| Cons | Free version shows text and links only; Photos, videos, comments and reactions need the Pro version | Combined streams and reviews need the premium extension; Each network needs its own access token; Many options can be heavy for a simple feed |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 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 | Instagram feed, YouTube feed, TikTok feed, Facebook page feed, feed_them_social shortcode, Saved feeds as reusable items, Premium extension license key ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Facebook Graph API | Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi Builder | — |
| Other | Smash Balloon connect service, GDPR cookie consent plugins | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.1 | WordPress 5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| 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 | www.googleapis.com, open.tiktokapis.com, graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com |
| Blocks | 8 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 3 |