Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed vs Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed Social feeds & sharing
by Syed Balkhi
At a glance
Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #284, ahead of Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets at #1,452. Over the last 7 days Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed climbed 2 places and Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets climbed 1 place. Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 200K+ active installs against 10K+ for Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets. Downloads this week: Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed 75,582 and Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 2,533. Ratings: Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed 4.7★ from 1,508 and Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 3.9★ from 126 reviews.
| Metric | Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed | Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #284 ▲ 2 | #1,452 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 75,582 | 2,533 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (1,508) | 3.9★ (126) |
| Last updated | Sep 10, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.13.0 | 2.3.5 |
| Best rank on record | #281 | #1,433 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2013 | Feb 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 3 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed or Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets?
By active installs, Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed: 200K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 13, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed or Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets?
Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed, at #284 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets at #1,452. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed or Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.