by quadlayers 4.5 (303 reviews)

Social Feed Gallery

Name: Social Feed Gallery
Rating: 4.5 (303 reviews)
Author: quadlayers

Formerly known as "Instagram Feed", this is the best plugin for displaying Instagram feeds on WordPress. It also supports Instagram reels.

Social Feed Gallery ranks #530 among WordPress.org plugins with 80,000+ active installations, is #60 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 4.5/5 rating from 303 reviews, and was last updated Aug 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v5.0.8 Current Version v5.0.8

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 24 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#60 of 6,299 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -38.1% this week Actively maintained

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Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (303 reviews)

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4.5

303 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Oct 24, 2025

Social Feed Gallery [insta-gallery] < 4.9.3

CVE-2025-10637 · Fixed in v4.9.3
Aug 1, 2024

Social Feed Gallery [insta-gallery] < 4.4.0

CVE-2024-39640 · Fixed in v4.4.0
Aug 12, 2019

Social Feed Gallery [insta-gallery] < 2.4.8

CVE-2019-15779 · Fixed in v2.4.8

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.0.8
Last Updated: Aug 24, 2026
Requires WP: 4.7+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: quadlayers

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 303
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Instagram Instagram Elementor Instagram widget instagram feed instagram gallery

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display their Instagram content on their site. It solves the problem of embedding Instagram feeds, reels, and stories into WordPress pages without building a custom app or writing shortcodes.

Instagram reels support
Elementor block included
Gutenberg block included
Gallery and carousel layouts
Masonry and highlight layouts
Instagram Stories support
Tagged feed support
Customizable lightbox

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Social Feed Gallery

Yes. As of version 4.7.8 the plugin ships with a native Elementor block so you can drag & drop feeds without shortcodes, giving you full visual control inside the Elementor editor.

Yes. The plugin includes a native Gutenberg block that allows you to insert and style your Instagram feeds visually inside the Block Editor without using shortcodes.

Personal accounts can display basic user media and profile information. Professional accounts unlock premium features like Instagram Stories, hashtag feeds, tagged media feeds, and comments display.

Yes, but only with Professional Instagram accounts. You can track up to 30 unique hashtags within a 7-day period due to Instagram API limitations.

Yes, Instagram Stories are supported as a premium feature for Professional Instagram accounts only. Stories are cached for 1 hour and automatically updated.

Yes, tagged media feeds are available as a premium feature for Professional Instagram accounts. This displays photos and videos where your Instagram account has been tagged by others.

This usually happens when your Instagram access token has expired or is invalid. Go to Social Feed Gallery > Accounts in your admin dashboard and regenerate your access token by clicking "Add new account" button.

You can set any number for the image limit. The default is 12 images, but you can increase this in your feed settings. Keep in mind that more images may affect page loading speed.

Yes, there's an option in the feed settings to hide Instagram Reels if you only want to display photos and regular videos.

This happens when you have other plugins (like Fancybox, Elementor lightbox, or gallery plugins) that also handle image clicks. You can disable the popup option in Social Feed Gallery settings to let other plugins handle the lightbox.