Facebook Feed by Smash Balloon
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Photos & videos, popup lightbox, comments, and more. Lite users get 50% off, applied automatically at checkout.
Extensions license keys Pro
Separate license for the CFF Extensions add-on. Appears when the Extensions plugin is active.
SourcesThe Facebook pages and groups your feeds pull from.
| Source | |
|---|---|
| AAwesome SiteFacebook page | |
| BPBella's PizzeriaFacebook page | |
| MCMakers CollectiveFacebook group | |
| AEAwesome Site EventsFacebook page | |
| DDormant DeliFacebook page |
Import / exportMove feed configurations between sites, and choose what survives an uninstall.
Preserve settings on uninstall
Keep all of your feeds and settings even if the plugin is uninstalled.
Import / export feed settings
Each export is one feed's configuration as a JSON file — pick the feed to export.
PrivacyConsent, tracking & stored data.
GDPR
Limit external requests to Facebook's CDN until visitors give consent. Automatic detects your consent plugin. While on, image optimization stays enabled.
Usage tracking
Share an anonymous weekly report of settings and stats to help us improve the plugin.
Delete all platform data
Permanently removes every post, image and access token this plugin has stored.
CachingHow often feed data refreshes, and what gets stored between loads.
Background update schedule Pro
Pro updates feeds with a background task on this schedule. Next check: today at 1:00 am.
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Cache duration (page loads)
On Lite, feeds refresh when the page loads once the cache is older than this.
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Clear all caches
Feed data is cached to keep your site fast. Clear it to pull fresh posts right now.
MediaHow images and video are stored and sized.
Image optimization Pro
Stores resized local copies of images so feeds load faster. Kept on automatically while GDPR is active.
AppearanceHow feeds look and what branding they carry.
Show credit link
Display a small "Powered by Smash Balloon" link under feeds.
Language & TimeLocale and timezone for feed text and scheduling — set here, independent of your WordPress settings.
Localization
The language of text that comes from Facebook, like Like Box strings. Defaults to English (US).
Timezone
Used for post dates and event times. Defaults to America/Chicago — not your WordPress timezone.
TranslationsThe words feeds show. Empty fields use the English (US) defaults set by the locale above.
| Default text | Your translation | |
|---|---|---|
| Load more ProButton under the feed | ||
| View on FacebookLink on each post | ||
| hour / hoursTimestamp unit | ||
| See MoreExpands truncated post text | ||
| See LessCollapses expanded post text | ||
| Buttons & links | ||
| ShareButton on each post | ||
| View more comments ProInside the comments section | ||
| Media | ||
| PhotoLink text on photo posts (Lite — Pro renders photos natively) | ||
| VideoLink text on video posts (Lite — Pro renders videos natively) | ||
| photos ProAppended to album names, e.g. “(6 photos)” | ||
| Call to action buttons | ||
| Learn MoreText for the “Learn More” CTA button | ||
| Shop NowText for the “Shop Now” CTA button | ||
| Message PageText for the “Message Page” CTA button | ||
| Get DirectionsText for the “Get Directions” CTA button | ||
| Events | ||
| Map ProAdded after the address of an event | ||
| No upcoming events ProShown when there are no upcoming events to display | ||
| interested ProCount of people interested in an event | ||
| going ProCount of people going to an event | ||
| Buy tickets ProShown when an event has a ticket link | ||
| Reactions & comments | ||
| Comment on Facebook ProBottom of the comments section | ||
| like this ProE.g. __ and __ like this | ||
| likes this ProE.g. __ likes this | ||
| reacted to this ProE.g. __ reacted to this | ||
| and ProE.g. __ and __ like this | ||
| other ProE.g. __, __ and 1 other like this | ||
| others ProE.g. __, __ and 10 others like this | ||
| reply ProE.g. 1 reply | ||
| replies ProE.g. 5 replies | ||
| Messages | ||
| No more posts ProShown when there are no more posts to load | ||
| View all Reviews ProUsed in the View all reviews link | ||
| Timestamps | ||
| second / secondsTimestamp unit | ||
| minute / minutesTimestamp unit | ||
| day / daysTimestamp unit | ||
| week / weeksTimestamp unit | ||
| month / monthsTimestamp unit | ||
| year / yearsTimestamp unit | ||
| agoTimestamp suffix, e.g. “2 hours ago” | ||
CodeLegacy custom CSS and JavaScript. Deprecated — shown for copying out, not for new code.
Custom CSS
Deprecated and read-only. This CSS was moved automatically to Appearance → Customize → Additional CSS, and is shown here only while a legacy value exists.
Custom JS
Deprecated. Still runs on feed pages today — copy it into your theme instead. See the doc on moving custom JavaScript out of our plugins.
Error reportingKnow when a feed breaks, before your visitors do.
Admin error notice
Show a front-end notice on broken feeds, visible only to admins.
Feed issue email reports
Get an email when a feed stops updating, so you can fix it before visitors notice.
Send a report every
Reports go out once a week on this day.
Report email addresses
Separate multiple addresses with commas.
Reset error log Pro
Clears every stored plugin error.
TroubleshootingCompatibility workarounds for themes and hosts that need them.
JavaScript image loading Pro
Load images client-side with JS if your theme blocks them from rendering.
AJAX theme loading fix
Workaround for themes that load content with AJAX and skip feed scripts.
Text shortening fix
Fix a text shortening issue caused by some themes.