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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Social Media

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Social Media & Feeds

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for social media comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed Best overall 93/100
  2. 2. Nextend Social Login and Register 91/100
  3. 3. Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes 90/100
  4. 4. Smash Balloon Social Post Feed 89/100
  5. 5. Custom Twitter Feeds 89/100
  6. 6. Metricool 89/100
  7. 7. Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 88/100
  8. 8. Buttonizer 88/100
  9. 9. Social Feed Gallery 87/100
  10. 10. Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 87/100
  11. 11. Spotlight Social Feeds 87/100
  12. 12. WP Social Ninja 87/100
  13. 13. Astra Widgets 86/100
  14. 14. Simple Social Icons 86/100
  15. 15. Feeds for TikTok 86/100
1 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed
Best overall Free by Syed Balkhi

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

Formerly "Instagram Feed". Display clean, customizable, and responsive Instagram feeds from multiple accounts. Supports Instagram oEmbeds.

4.9★
from 4,350 ratings
1M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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4 Smash Balloon Social Post Feed
Free by Syed Balkhi

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed

Formerly "Custom Facebook Feed". Display completely customizable Facebook feeds of a Facebook page. Supports Facebook oEmbeds.

4.7★
from 1,508 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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5 Custom Twitter Feeds
Free by Syed Balkhi

Custom Twitter Feeds

Display X posts (Twitter tweets) from any public user account in a clean, attractive looking feed that updates weekly.

4.8★
from 401 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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6 Metricool
Free by Really Simple Plugins

Metricool

Site metrics and social media analytics for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, X Twitter. The single best tool for Social Media Managers!

4.5★
from 20 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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8 Buttonizer
Free by Buttonizer

Buttonizer

Floating Social Media Icons, Sticky Share Buttons, Facebook Feeds, & Popup builder. Also, create Call, Email, SMS, & Contact buttons to increa …

4.8★
from 396 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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9 Social Feed Gallery
Free by quadlayers

Social Feed Gallery

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

4.5★
from 303 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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11 Spotlight Social Feeds
Free by RebelCode

Spotlight Social Feeds

Instagram feeds made easy. Responsive, customizable, accessible, and SEO-friendly out of the box. Includes Instagram blocks & oEmbed support.

4.7★
from 170 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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12 WP Social Ninja
Free by Mahmudul Hasan Arif

WP Social Ninja

Add Facebook feeds, Instagram feeds, TikTok feeds, Facebook reviews, WhatsApp Chat, Messenger chat, Testimonial, and others using a single dashboard.

4.8★
from 71 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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13 Astra Widgets
Free by Brainstorm Force

Astra Widgets

Quickest solution to add widgets like Address, Social Profiles and List icons on a website built with Astra.

3.9★
from 17 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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14 Simple Social Icons
Free by OsomPress

Simple Social Icons

Display icons linking to your social profiles, via the classic widget or the core Social Icons block variations.

4.3★
from 92 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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15 Feeds for TikTok
Free by Syed Balkhi

Feeds for TikTok

The best way to display TikTok videos on your WordPress website. Display clean, customizable, and responsive TikTok feeds from your TikTok account.

4.5★
from 8 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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