Envira Gallery vs Instagram Feed
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Instagram Feed v6.14.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | Smash Balloon Instagram Feed · Instagram Feed Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop gallery builder that needs no code; Shortcode and block placement on any page; Galleries are stored as their own editable post type | Add feeds with a shortcode, block, widget or Elementor and Divi modules; Feed builder with layout and styling options; Responsive output that works with most themes |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | Hashtag feeds, lightboxes, carousels and moderation need the Pro version; Relies on Meta's Instagram API and its token rules; Usage tracking is available but needs the site owner to opt in |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | envira-gallery shortcode, Envira gallery block, Galleries stored as an envira post type, Setup wizard on the dashboard, REST routes to convert a WordPress gallery to Envira, Pro licence hooks that the Lite build stubs out ($) | Feed shortcode for pages and posts, Gutenberg block for Instagram feeds, Classic widget for sidebars, Admin feed builder for creating and styling feeds, Connect Instagram accounts through the Graph API, Instagram oEmbed support for single posts, Elementor and Divi modules, Optional usage tracking, off until enabled |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Social | — | Instagram (Meta Graph API) |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Divi |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | usage.smashballoon.com, connect-ig.smashballoon.com, connect-tools.smashballoon.com, graph.instagram.com, graph.facebook.com, plugin.smashballoon.com, wpchat.com, connect.smashballoon.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |