Same thing, different words
Custom JavaScriptNaming
Facebook
Free & Pro (identical)
Custom CSS
The Custom CSS field has been deprecated. Your CSS has been moved into the native WordPress Custom CSS field instead. This is located here at Appearance → Customize → Additional CSS.
Custom JS
This setting is deprecated. Copy your code out. See moving custom JavaScript out of our plugins.
Instagram
Free (Lite)
Custom CSS
CSS added to every feed page.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every feed page.
Pro
Custom CSS
CSS added to every feed page.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every feed page.
One-click install WPCode and migrate your snippets
X (Twitter)
Free & Pro (identical)
Custom CSS
CSS added to every feed page.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every feed page.
YouTube
Free & Pro (identical)
Custom CSS
CSS added to every page with a feed.
Custom JavaScript
JavaScript added to every page with a feed.
Social Wall
Single edition
Custom CSS
CSS added to every page with a wall.
Custom Javascript
JavaScript added to every page with a wall.
TikTok, Reviews
No custom code boxes; TikTok's Code Snippets tab points to WPCode instead
Facebook
Free & Pro (identical) · Advanced → Deprecated
Custom CSS
CSS added to every feed page. For new styles, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every feed page. For new code, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom code now lives in WPCode snippets. Install WPCode
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical) · Advanced → Deprecated
Custom CSS
CSS added to every feed page. For new styles, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every feed page. For new code, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom code now lives in WPCode snippets. Install WPCode
X (Twitter)
Free & Pro (identical) · Advanced → Deprecated
Custom CSS
CSS added to every feed page. For new styles, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every feed page. For new code, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom code now lives in WPCode snippets. Install WPCode
YouTube
Free & Pro (identical) · Advanced → Deprecated
Custom CSS
CSS added to every feed page. For new styles, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every feed page. For new code, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom code now lives in WPCode snippets. Install WPCode
Social Wall
Single edition · Advanced → Deprecated
Custom CSS
CSS added to every page with a wall. For new styles, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom JS
JavaScript added to every page with a wall. For new code, use WPCode snippets under Customization → Code.
Custom code now lives in WPCode snippets. Install WPCode
TikTok, Reviews
Nothing to deprecate: these plugins never shipped the boxes
Gated differently
Background cachingGating
Facebook
Free (Lite)
Cache duration (page loads)
Feeds refresh when the page loads once the cache is older than this.
Every
Update feeds asynchronously in the background with Facebook Feed Pro
Pro
Background update schedule
Updates feeds with a background task on this schedule. Next check at 1:00 am today
at
X (Twitter)
Free
Feed updates
Due to Twitter API changes, we have to limit feed updates to once a week. One feed, no schedule to set.
Pro
Caching schedule
How often feeds check X for new tweets in the background.
at
Cache credits
Due to new Twitter API, we can no longer support unlimited fetching of Tweets. You're now limited to 15 fetches per day.
9 cache credits remainingResets 12:00 am
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical)
Caching schedule
How often feeds check Instagram for new posts in the background. Next check at 1:00 pm today
at
YouTube
Free & Pro (identical)
Caching schedule
How often feeds check YouTube for new videos in the background. Next check at 2:00 pm today
at
Social Wall
Single edition
Check for new posts
How often walls check for new posts in the background. Changing this resets the check schedule.
TikTok
Free (Lite)
Update frequency
How often feeds collect new TikTok videos. Set by your plan (no schedule to configure).
New TikTok posts collected daily
Check for TikToks more often
Pro plans collect new posts twice daily.
Pro
Update frequency
How often feeds collect new TikTok videos. Set by your plan (no schedule to configure).
New TikTok posts collected twice daily
Reviews
All plans (fixed)
Refresh schedule
Reviews refresh on a fixed schedule, twice daily for external sources on an Elite plan. There's nothing to configure.
New Reviews collected daily.
ConvergedThis variation now ships in the seven plugin prototypes. The shared label is Check for new posts, the next run is a green status line, and upgrades live in the strip under the card. The section is Feed updates rather than Caching (Review updates in Reviews, where the object differs), and Clear all caches became Refresh feeds now.
Facebook
Free (Lite)
Check for new posts
The feed refreshes on user visit if it is older than this.
Every
Check for new posts in the background with Facebook Feed Pro
Pro
Check for new posts
Runs in the background on this schedule. Next check at 1:00 am today
at
X (Twitter)
Free
Check for new posts
X API limits how often free feeds can update. Next check at 2:00 am Thursday
Every 3 days
Check for new posts more often with Twitter Feed Pro
Pro
Check for new posts
How often feeds check X for new tweets in the background.
at
Daily updates
X API pricing limits how many updates your license includes each day.
6 of 15 usedResets 12:00 am
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical)
Check for new posts
How often feeds check Instagram for new posts in the background. Next check at 1:00 pm today
at
YouTube
Free & Pro (identical)
Check for new posts
How often feeds check YouTube for new videos in the background. Next check at 2:00 pm today
at
Social Wall
Single edition
Check for new posts
How often walls check for new posts in the background. Changing this resets the check schedule.
TikTok
Free (Lite)
Check for new posts
Next check at 2:00 am today
Daily
Check for new TikToks twice daily with Pro
Pro
Check for new posts
Next check at 2:00 pm today
Twice daily
Reviews
All plans (fixed)
Check for new reviews
Next check at 2:00 am today
Daily
Check external review sources twice daily with Elite
Gated differently
Image optimizationGating
Facebook
Free (Lite)
Optimize Images
This will create multiple local copies of images in different sizes. The plugin then displays the smallest version based on the size of the feed.
Optimize images with Facebook Feed Pro
Pro
Optimize Images
This will create multiple local copies of images in different sizes. The plugin then displays the smallest version based on the size of the feed.
X (Twitter)
Free
Optimize Images
Stores local copies of images in several sizes so feeds load the smallest one that fits.
Optimize images with Twitter Feed Pro
Pro
Optimize Images
Stores local copies of images in several sizes so feeds load the smallest one that fits.
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical)
Image Optimization (Recommended)
Use dynamic sizes
Creates multiple local copies of image in different sizes and uses smallest size based on where it is displayed. Uses local WordPress storage.
Default Image Format
The format used for locally stored copies.
TikTok
Free & Pro (identical)
Optimize images
Creates local copies of images in multiple sizes and serves the smallest one that fits where it's displayed.
Reviews
All plans (identical)
Image optimization
Stores local copies of reviewer photos in multiple sizes and serves the smallest one that fits, so feeds load faster.
YouTube
No image optimization setting
Social Wall
No image optimization setting
Facebook
Free (Lite)
Optimize images
Feeds load full-size images straight from Facebook.
Off
Optimize images with Facebook Feed Pro
Pro
Optimize images
Stores local copies of images in several sizes so feeds load the smallest one that fits. Kept on while GDPR is active, so visitors' browsers don't request images from Facebook.
X (Twitter)
Free
Optimize images
Feeds load full-size images straight from X.
Off
Optimize images with Twitter Feed Pro
Pro
Optimize images
Stores local copies of images in several sizes so feeds load the smallest one that fits.
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical)
Optimize images
Stores local copies of images in several sizes so feeds load the smallest one that fits.
Default image format
The format used for locally stored copies.
TikTok
Free & Pro (identical)
Optimize images
Stores local copies of images in several sizes so feeds load the smallest one that fits.
Reviews
All plans (identical)
Optimize images
Stores local copies of reviewer photos in several sizes so feeds load the smallest one that fits.
YouTube
No image optimization setting
Social Wall
No image optimization setting
Gated differently
Troubleshooting utilitiesGating
Facebook
Free (Lite)
Neither utility exists in the Lite build
Pro
JavaScript Image Loading
Load images on the client side with JS, instead of server side.
Reset Error Log
Clear all errors stored in the error log.
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical)
JavaScript Image Loading
Load images on the client side with JS, instead of server side.
Reset Error Log
Clear all errors stored in the error log.
X, YouTube, TikTok, Social Wall, Reviews
No JavaScript image loading or reset error log controls
Facebook
Free & Pro (identical)
Load images with JavaScript
Turn on if your theme blocks feed images from rendering.
Reset error log
Clears every stored plugin error.
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical)
Load images with JavaScript
Turn on if your theme blocks feed images from rendering.
Reset error log
Clears every stored plugin error.
X, YouTube, TikTok, Social Wall, Reviews
No change: these plugins never surfaced the utilities
Gated differently
WPCode snippetsGating
Instagram
Free (Lite)
No Snippets tab; the legacy Custom CSS and JS boxes stay editable
Pro
Install WPCode to use Smash Balloon Snippet library
Using WPCode you can install Smash Balloon code snippets with 1-click directly from this page or the WPCode library inside the WordPress admin.
TikTok
Free & Pro (identical)
Install WPCode to use Smash Balloon Snippet library
Using WPCode you can install Smash Balloon code snippets with 1-click directly from this page or the WPCode library inside the WordPress admin.
Facebook, X, YouTube, Social Wall, Reviews
No WPCode integration in any build
Instagram
Free & Pro (identical) · Customization → Code
WPCode snippets
Add custom CSS and JavaScript for your feeds as managed WPCode snippets.
TikTok
Free & Pro (identical) · Customization → Code
WPCode snippets
Add custom CSS and JavaScript for your feeds as managed WPCode snippets.
Facebook, X, YouTube, Social Wall, Reviews
All plans (identical) · Customization → Code
WPCode snippets
Add custom CSS and JavaScript for your feeds as managed WPCode snippets.
Gated differently
Twitter cardsGating
X (Twitter)
Free
Twitter Cards
Twitter Cards are rich visual previews of the link in your Tweet.
Upgrade to Pro and get rich link previews with Twitter Cards
Pro
Twitter Card Cache
Twitter Cards are rich text links that replace links to other websites when information for the card is available.
HTTPs Images only
This will fix mixed-content warnings when Twitter card links are non-https. After enabling, clear your Twitter cards cache.
Use cURL for Retrieval
This will fix mixed-content warnings when Twitter card links are non-https. After enabling, clear your Twitter cards using the button above.
X (Twitter)
Free
Twitter cards
Links in tweets show as plain links.
Off
Show rich link previews in tweets with Twitter Feed Pro
Pro
Twitter cards
Rich previews of the pages your tweets link to. Reset if previews look stale or broken.
HTTPS images only
Loads card images over https to avoid mixed content warnings. Reset cards after turning this on.
Fetch cards with cURL
Turn off only if your host blocks cURL requests.
Close enough to converge
SourcesConvergeable
Four plugins have a Manage Sources box, X has a one-account integration panel, YouTube has one OAuth account plus an API key, and Social Wall's Settings page has no sources section at all. All of it is "the accounts feeds pull from".
Facebook · Instagram · TikTok
Free & Pro (identical)
Manage Sources
Add or remove connected Facebook accounts. Instagram and TikTok swap in their own platform name.
Reviews
All plans
Manage Sources
Add or remove connected accounts
Manage API Keys
Update or modify an API key
X (Twitter)One integration panel on General, no per-source table.
Free (Lite)
Twitter Integration
Your feeds are automatically updated once per week. Read more here about Twitter latest changes and how they affect our product.
Site Key
This is used to fetch data from the Twitter API
Pro
Twitter Integration
Your feeds are automatically updated several times per day. Read more here about Twitter latest changes and how they affect our product.
YouTubeOne OAuth account plus an API key; neither present means RSS-only mode.
Free & Pro (identical)
Connected YouTube Account
This account is used to display channel feeds. It will not affect playlist, favorites, search, livestreams or single videos stream.
API Key
API Key is used to fetch from the YouTube API, and is required for several features to work. Learn more
Social Wall
No sources section on Settings; walls pick sources per wall in the builder
Sources SimplerKeep production's shape: the Add Source tile, avatar cards, trash and gear. Only the card skin changes to the seccard tokens, and the status line says which feeds use it. X's and YouTube's single account become one card in the same grid; API keys stay as their own row where they exist today.
SourcesThe accounts your feeds pull from.
A
Acme CorpX account · Used in 2 feeds
BP
Bella's PizzeriaFacebook page · Used in 1 feed
CT
Channel TwoYouTube channel · Used in 1 feed
D
Dormant DeliInstagram · Not used in any feed
Earlier ideaOne Sources table: Twitter's and YouTube's accounts become rows in it; API keys move to a Connections row below.
SourcesAll connected accounts across platforms.
| Source | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| AAcme CorpX account | Connected | |
| CTChannel TwoYouTube channel | Connected |
Close enough to converge
License status copyConvergeable
Every plugin renders the same license card with its own copy: product-name formats differ, YouTube's status sentence is missing its status word, Social Wall lowercases inactive and uses its own placeholder, and the Lite builds swap the field for a promo paragraph. Storage splits across three option patterns (dedicated option, settings blob, or both).
FacebookThe one Pro sentence that uses the full legacy product name.
Free (Lite)
License Key
You are using the Lite version of the plugin–no license needed. Enjoy! 🙂 To unlock more features, consider Upgrading to Pro. As a valued user of our Lite plugin, you receive 50% OFF - automatically applied at checkout!
Pro (unlicensed)
License Key
Your Custom Facebook Feed Pro license is Inactive! Test Connection · Recheck license · Upgrade
InstagramLite shows the same promo paragraph as Facebook
Pro (unlicensed)
License Key
Your Instagram Feed Pro license is Inactive! Test Connection · Recheck license · Upgrade
X (Twitter)Lite shows the same promo paragraph as Facebook Separate ctf_license_key option
Pro (unlicensed)
License Key
Your Twitter Feed Pro license is Inactive! Test Connection · Recheck license · Upgrade
YouTube
Free (Lite)
License Key
You are using Lite version of the plugin–no license needed. Enjoy! 🙂 To unlock more features, consider Upgrading to Pro. As a valued user of our Lite plugin, you receive a 50% OFF, automatically applied at checkout! Already purchased? Simply enter your license key below to activate YouTube Feeds Pro.
Pro (unlicensed)
License Key
Your YouTube Feed Pro license is
TikTok · ReviewsTikTok stores settings in sbtt_global_settings; its Pro key field ships hidden in the same build.
Free (Lite)
License Key
You are using the Lite version of the plugin–no license needed. Enjoy! 🙂 To unlock more features, consider Upgrading to Pro. As a valued user of our Lite plugin, you receive 50% OFF - automatically applied at checkout!
Social WallMirrored into two options on save
Single edition (unlicensed)
License Key
Your Social Wall license is inactive! Test Connection · Recheck License
ConvergedThe shared license card: one sentence format, one storage pattern.
Your Facebook Feed License is Active
Basic Plan • Renews 12 March, 2026 • Used in 1 out of 3 sites
Close enough to converge
Import / exportConvergeable
All six feed plugins ship the same JSON import and export pair, and the copy is word for word identical apart from the plugin name. Reviews adds a second pair for collections. Nothing here conflicts. It just needs one home.
Facebook · Instagram · X · YouTube
Free & Pro (identical)
Import Feed Settings
You will need a JSON file previously exported from the Custom Facebook Feed Plugin
Export Feed Settings
Export settings for one or more of your feeds
TikTokSame rows in the newer SPA styling.
Free & Pro (identical)
Import Feed Settings
You will need a JSON file previously exported from the TikTok Feeds Plugin
Export Feed Settings
Export settings for one or more of your feeds
Reviews
All plans
Import Feed Settings
You will need a JSON file previously exported from the Reviews Feed Plugin
Export Feed Settings
Export settings for one or more of your feeds
Import Collection
You will need a JSON file previously exported from the collections Reviews Feed Plugin
Social Wall
No import or export rows on the Settings page
ConvergedOne section (General & Account), kept as separate Import and Export rows as production ships them, relabelled to name the object (a feed, a collection) rather than its settings. The collections pair appears only in Reviews. Preserve-on-uninstall leaves the section and becomes a stray row in its own untitled card beneath it.
Import a feed
Add a feed from a file exported on another site.
Export a feed
Download a feed's settings to import on another site.
Import a collection Reviews only
Add a collection, including its curated reviews, from a file exported on another site.
Export a collection Reviews only
Download a collection to import on another site.
Preserve settings on uninstall
Keep all of your feeds and settings even if the plugin is uninstalled.
Close enough to converge
WPConsent CTAConvergeable
The cross-sell banner under GDPR ships in three plugins with two different sentences and three different display rules: Instagram shows it to Lite users only, TikTok to everyone while WPConsent is inactive, YouTube only when no consent plugin is detected. Facebook, X, Reviews and Social Wall have none.
TikTok
Free & Pro (while WPConsent is inactive)
YouTube
Free & Pro (only when no consent plugin is detected)
Instagram
Free (Lite) only
Facebook, X, Reviews, Social Wall
No WPConsent banner in any build
ConvergedOne conditional row under Privacy: YouTube's rule (shown while no consent plugin is detected), TikTok's plan treatment (every plan).
WPConsent
Manage cookie consent banners and visitor preferences with WPConsent.