by RebelCode 4.7 (171 reviews)

Spotlight Social Photo Feed

Name: Spotlight Social Photo Feed
Rating: 4.7 (171 reviews)
Author: RebelCode

Embed Instagram feeds and photo galleries anywhere on your site. Responsive, accessible and SEO-friendly, with a block, shortcode, and widget.

Spotlight Social Photo Feed ranks #692 among WordPress.org plugins with 50,000+ active installations, a 4.7/5 rating from 171 reviews, and was last updated Oct 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.8.1 Current Version v1.8.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 21 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 21 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 1% by installs Downloads -68.4% this week Actively maintained

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50K+

-17.9%

KW Avg Position

4.6

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Downloads

1.6M

+257 today

Support Resolved

75%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (171 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

171 reviews

Overall 94%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

9 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 30, 2026

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 1.7.1

CVE-2024-13362 · Fixed in v1.7.1
Feb 14, 2025

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 1.7.2

CVE-2025-26758 · Fixed in v1.7.2
Oct 16, 2024

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 0.10.2

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v0.10.2
Apr 10, 2024

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 1.6.11

CVE-2024-31381 · Fixed in v1.6.11
Jul 18, 2023

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 1.6.1

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.6.1
Jan 23, 2023

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 1.4.3

CVE-2023-0379 · Fixed in v1.4.3
Mar 4, 2022

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 0.10.2

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v0.10.2
Feb 28, 2022

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 0.10.2

Fixed in v0.10.2
Feb 28, 2022

Spotlight Social Feeds – Block, Shortcode, and Widget [spotlight-social-photo-feeds] < 0.10.2

Fixed in v0.10.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.1
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2026
Requires WP: 6.3+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.1 or higher
Author: RebelCode

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 171
Support Threads: 4
Resolved: 75%

Keywords

Instagram instagram block Instagram embed instagram feed Instagram widget

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display Instagram content on their website. It solves the problem of manually updating a site's gallery by automatically syncing Instagram posts, photos, videos, and reels into customizable, responsive feeds.

Connect unlimited Instagram accounts
Combine multiple accounts in one feed
Supports photos, videos, reels, gallery posts
Instagram oEmbed support
20+ design customization options
Popup lightbox for photos and videos
Custom feed header with avatar and bio
Embed via block, shortcode, or widget

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Spotlight Social Photo Feed

You need an Instagram Business or Creator account. Instagram no longer lets third-party apps display posts from personal accounts, so if yours is a personal account you'll need to switch it first. Switching is free and only takes a minute in the Instagram app's settings, and it doesn't affect your followers or your existing posts. If you're not sure which one to pick, our guide to Instagram Creator vs Business accounts compares the two.

Install and activate Spotlight, go to "Instagram Feeds", choose a layout and connect your account. Once you're happy with the design, add the feed to any page using the Spotlight block, the widget, or the shortcode. The steps under Installation cover this in more detail.

Yes. Connect each account you want to use, then select them all in the feed editor. Spotlight combines their posts into one feed.

There's no limit. You can connect as many accounts as you have legitimate access to and create as many feeds as you need, and you can show several different feeds on the same page.

Yes, with Spotlight Essentials or above. Free feeds include your video and reel posts, and the free lightbox shows photos at full size. Upgrading to Essentials lets visitors play videos and reels in the lightbox without leaving your site. Spotlight PRO also adds a sidebar to the lightbox with the caption, likes, comments, and date.

Yes, with Spotlight PRO. You can show public posts from across Instagram that use a hashtag, or filter your own feed to show or hide posts with certain hashtags. Our step-by-step guide shows how to embed an Instagram hashtag feed in WordPress.

Yes. Spotlight PRO's moderation tool lets you click through your posts and choose which ones to show or hide, and you can also filter by keywords in captions. See the moderation and filtering options.

Yes. With Spotlight PRO you can link each post to a WooCommerce product, a page or any URL, so visitors can go straight from a photo to the product in it. Our walkthrough shows how to create shoppable posts in WordPress from start to finish.

Yes. Spotlight adds Instagram oEmbed support to WordPress for free, so you can embed individual posts as well as full feeds. Meta has changed how Instagram embeds work in 2026, and our article on Instagram embeds in WordPress explains what that means for your site.

No, Spotlight loads feeds without iframes, stores optimized thumbnails on your own server rather than pulling every image from Instagram, caches feed data, and works alongside WP Rocket and LiteSpeed Cache to provide the best performance possible.

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