FooGallery vs Smash Balloon Social Wall
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| Feature | FooGallery v3.3.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | FooGallery · FooGallery Pro ($) | Smash Balloon Social Wall · Smash Balloon Social Wall Pro ($) |
| Pros | Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode placement; Albums, import and export included; Demo content generator for testing galleries | Shortcode and block placement; Feeds refreshed on a scheduled cron; Free version covers a basic wall |
| Cons | This build has no Pro features enabled; Paid add-ons and plans are sold on the vendor site; Opt-in usage tracking through the Freemius SDK | 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 | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gallery albums, Import and export of galleries, Gutenberg gallery block, Gallery widget, Demo content generator | social-wall shortcode, Gutenberg feed block, Scheduled feed refresh through WordPress cron, Show or hide tweet options (Pro) ($), Licence activation for Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Polylang, Divi | — |
| Other | Pixabay | Smash Balloon store (EDD licensing) ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 5.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius-local.com, sandbox-api.freemius, checkout.freemius-local.com, pixabay.com, fooplugins.com | smashballoon.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |