Envira Gallery vs Smash Balloon Social Wall
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Smash Balloon Social Wall v2.2 · 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 ($) | Smash Balloon Social Wall · Smash Balloon Social Wall Pro ($) |
| 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 | Shortcode and block placement; Feeds refreshed on a scheduled cron; Free version covers a basic wall |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | Some display options need a Pro licence; Licence activation calls the vendor store; Depends on third-party feed sources and their terms |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| 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 ($) | social-wall shortcode, Gutenberg feed block, Scheduled feed refresh through WordPress cron, Show or hide tweet options (Pro) ($), Licence activation for Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | Smash Balloon store (EDD licensing) ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | smashballoon.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |