Bernhard Oehler

Bernz Social Feed allows you to easily display your Instagram or Facebook posts on your WordPress site. Features include:
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<li>Responsive grid layout (4 columns on desktop, 2 on tablet, 1 on mobile)</li>
<li>Beautiful hover effects with image zoom</li>
<li>Gradient overlays with captions</li>
<li>Easy shortcode implementation: [bernz_social_feed]</li>
<li>Automatic caching for better performance</li>
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<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the official Meta (Facebook) Graph API to retrieve posts from your Instagram or Facebook account. This connection is required for the plugin to function.
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What data is sent and when? 
The plugin sends your pre-configured Account/Page ID and Access Token to the Meta API only when your website needs to display or refresh the social media feed. No personal data from your website’s visitors is sent to Meta.
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Why is this data sent? 
The Account ID and Access Token are necessary to authenticate with the Meta API and request your specific social media posts. This is how the plugin retrieves the images and captions to display on your site.
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Links to Meta’s Policies:
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<li><a href="https://developers.facebook.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Meta Platform Terms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Meta Privacy Policy</a></li>
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API Documentation:
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<li><a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/" rel="nofollow ugc">Instagram Platform</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/pages-api/" rel="nofollow ugc">Facebook Platform</a></li>
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Bernz Social Feed

Display your Instagram or Facebook feed on your website.

rstake

sdaweb

SDAweb Social Galleri Feed connects to the Instagram Graph API and displays your posts in a customizable grid gallery with lightbox. Supports multiple Instagram accounts — connect up to 20 accounts and display different feeds on different pages. Built for speed — feeds load instantly on cached pages with zero network requests.
<h4>Features</h4>
Multi-Account Support 
* Connect up to 20 Instagram accounts, each with its own token and cache 
* Per-account test connection, cache management, and failure tracking 
* Display different accounts on different pages with the <code>account</code> shortcode attribute 
* Visual Shortcode Builder shows which account you’re building for
Layout & Design 
* Multiple layouts — Grid, masonry, and highlight modes 
* Responsive columns — Separate settings for desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile 
* Profile header — Avatar, username, follower count, bio, and follow button 
* Hover effects — Overlay on image hover with gradient 
* Color pickers — Customize likes icon, comments icon, and date text colors
Instagram Stories 
* Story ring — Gradient ring on avatar when Stories are active (like Instagram) 
* Fullscreen Story viewer — Auto-advance, tap navigation, progress bars, keyboard support 
* Video Stories play automatically (muted by default) 
* Per-account Stories refresh every 15 minutes via WP-Cron 
* Toggle on/off globally or per shortcode
Lightbox 
* Fullscreen lightbox — Carousel navigation with keyboard and swipe support 
* Swipe-up-to-close — Mobile-native gesture 
* Engagement stats — Likes, comments, media type badge, and relative date
Content & Filtering 
* Multiple feeds — Use <code>feed_id</code> attribute for independent feeds on different pages 
* Hashtag filtering — Include or exclude posts by hashtag 
* Media type filter — Filter by image, video, or carousel 
* Load more — Paginated loading with customizable button
Performance 
* Instant loading — Server-side inline JSON per account, zero network requests on cache hit 
* REST API endpoint with legacy AJAX fallback 
* Stale-while-revalidate — Expired cache served instantly while refreshing 
* Per-account WP-Cron background refresh — All caches stay warm automatically 
* Smart fetch limit — Only requests what’s needed from the API 
* Lazy loading and incremental grid rendering 
* Per-IP rate limiting
Localization 
* All 30+ frontend strings configurable in admin (Norwegian defaults) 
* Relative timestamps and month names customizable
Security 
* Bearer token authentication — API token sent via Authorization header 
* AES-256-CBC token encryption at rest with random IV per encryption 
* CSRF protection — check_admin_referer() on all admin actions 
* XSS prevention — textContent used instead of innerHTML, all output escaped 
* Clean uninstall — Removes all options, transients, and cron jobs per account
Accessibility 
* Full keyboard navigation in lightbox and gallery 
* ARIA labels and screen reader support 
* Respects prefers-reduced-motion
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
<pre><code>[sdawsoga_gallery]
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<h4>Shortcode Attributes</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>account</code> — Account slug from Accounts tab (default: default account)</li>
<li><code>feed_id</code> — Gallery name for CSS targeting</li>
<li><code>limit</code> — Number of posts to display (default: 9)</li>
<li><code>columns</code> — Number of columns (default: 3)</li>
<li><code>layout</code> — grid, masonry, or highlight</li>
<li><code>aspect_ratio</code> — square, portrait, instagram, or original</li>
<li><code>padding</code> — Gap between images in pixels</li>
<li><code>show_header</code> — Show/hide profile header (true/false)</li>
<li><code>show_loadmore</code> — Show/hide load more button (true/false)</li>
<li><code>hover_effect</code> — Enable/disable hover overlay (true/false)</li>
<li><code>filter_type</code> — all, image, video, or carousel</li>
<li><code>hashtag</code> — Only show posts containing this hashtag</li>
<li><code>exclude_hashtags</code> — Comma-separated hashtags to exclude</li>
<li><code>show_stories</code> — Show/hide Instagram Stories ring (true/false)</li>
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<h4>Requirements</h4>
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<li>A Facebook Page connected to an Instagram Business or Creator account</li>
<li>A valid Facebook Page Access Token with the <code>instagram_basic</code>, <code>pages_show_list</code>, <code>pages_read_engagement</code>, and <code>instagram_manage_insights</code> permissions (all four are required for the feed)</li>
<li>PHP 7.4+ and WordPress 5.8+</li>
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<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the Instagram Graph API (via Facebook) to retrieve your Instagram posts, profile information, and engagement metrics.
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<li>Service: Instagram Graph API / Facebook Graph API</li>
<li>Website: <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://developers.facebook.com/</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://developers.facebook.com/terms/</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/</a></li>
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When data is sent: When the plugin refreshes the feed cache (via WP-Cron background refresh or manual cache clear in the admin panel). With default settings, this happens approximately once per hour.
What data is sent: Your Facebook Page Access Token and Instagram Business Account ID are sent to Facebook’s servers to authenticate and retrieve your posts.
No visitor data is collected or transmitted. The plugin does not track site visitors or send any visitor information to external services.

SDAweb Social Galleri Feed

Display your Instagram feed as a responsive gallery with multi-account support, Stories, lightbox, instant loading, and full admin control.

Bernz Social Feed vs SDAweb Social Galleri Feed