Social Feed Gallery vs Spotlight - Social Media Feeds
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.
At a glance
Social Feed Gallery leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #530, ahead of Spotlight - Social Media Feeds at #684. Over the last 7 days Social Feed Gallery climbed 1 place and Spotlight - Social Media Feeds climbed 1 place. Social Feed Gallery has the largest install base, roughly 1.3× the next: 80K+ active installs against 60K+ for Spotlight - Social Media Feeds. Downloads this week: Social Feed Gallery 3,746 and Spotlight - Social Media Feeds 1,255. Ratings: Social Feed Gallery 4.5★ from 303 and Spotlight - Social Media Feeds 4.7★ from 170 reviews.
| Metric | Social Feed Gallery | Spotlight - Social Media Feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #530 ▲ 1 | #684 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,746 | 1,255 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (303) | 4.7★ (170) |
| Last updated | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.0.8 | 1.7.5 |
| Best rank on record | #523 | #683 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2016 | Jun 2020 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 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, Social Feed Gallery or Spotlight - Social Media Feeds?
By active installs, Social Feed Gallery: 80K+ sites run it against 60K+ for Spotlight - Social Media Feeds, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 14, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Social Feed Gallery or Spotlight - Social Media Feeds?
Social Feed Gallery, at #530 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Spotlight - Social Media Feeds at #684. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Social Feed Gallery or Spotlight - Social Media Feeds 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.