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<p>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.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<p><strong>Multi-Account Support</strong><br />
* Connect up to 20 Instagram accounts, each with its own token and cache<br />
* Per-account test connection, cache management, and failure tracking<br />
* Display different accounts on different pages with the <code>account</code> shortcode attribute<br />
* Visual Shortcode Builder shows which account you’re building for</p>
<p><strong>Layout & Design</strong><br />
* Multiple layouts — Grid, masonry, and highlight modes<br />
* Responsive columns — Separate settings for desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile<br />
* Profile header — Avatar, username, follower count, bio, and follow button<br />
* Hover effects — Overlay on image hover with gradient<br />
* Color pickers — Customize likes icon, comments icon, and date text colors</p>
<p><strong>Instagram Stories</strong><br />
* Story ring — Gradient ring on avatar when Stories are active (like Instagram)<br />
* Fullscreen Story viewer — Auto-advance, tap navigation, progress bars, keyboard support<br />
* Video Stories play automatically (muted by default)<br />
* Per-account Stories refresh every 15 minutes via WP-Cron<br />
* Toggle on/off globally or per shortcode</p>
<p><strong>Lightbox</strong><br />
* Fullscreen lightbox — Carousel navigation with keyboard and swipe support<br />
* Swipe-up-to-close — Mobile-native gesture<br />
* Engagement stats — Likes, comments, media type badge, and relative date</p>
<p><strong>Content & Filtering</strong><br />
* Multiple feeds — Use <code>feed_id</code> attribute for independent feeds on different pages<br />
* Hashtag filtering — Include or exclude posts by hashtag<br />
* Media type filter — Filter by image, video, or carousel<br />
* Load more — Paginated loading with customizable button</p>
<p><strong>Performance</strong><br />
* Instant loading — Server-side inline JSON per account, zero network requests on cache hit<br />
* REST API endpoint with legacy AJAX fallback<br />
* Stale-while-revalidate — Expired cache served instantly while refreshing<br />
* Per-account WP-Cron background refresh — All caches stay warm automatically<br />
* Smart fetch limit — Only requests what’s needed from the API<br />
* Lazy loading and incremental grid rendering<br />
* Per-IP rate limiting</p>
<p><strong>Localization</strong><br />
* All 30+ frontend strings configurable in admin (Norwegian defaults)<br />
* Relative timestamps and month names customizable</p>
<p><strong>Security</strong><br />
* Bearer token authentication — API token sent via Authorization header<br />
* AES-256-CBC token encryption at rest with random IV per encryption<br />
* CSRF protection — check_admin_referer() on all admin actions<br />
* XSS prevention — textContent used instead of innerHTML, all output escaped<br />
* Clean uninstall — Removes all options, transients, and cron jobs per account</p>
<p><strong>Accessibility</strong><br />
* Full keyboard navigation in lightbox and gallery<br />
* ARIA labels and screen reader support<br />
* Respects prefers-reduced-motion</p>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
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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>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<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>
</ul>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the <strong>Instagram Graph API</strong> (via Facebook) to retrieve your Instagram posts, profile information, and engagement metrics.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Service:</strong> Instagram Graph API / Facebook Graph API</li>
<li><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://developers.facebook.com/</a></li>
<li><strong>Terms of Use:</strong> <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://developers.facebook.com/terms/</a></li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>When data is sent:</strong> 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.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent:</strong> Your Facebook Page Access Token and Instagram Business Account ID are sent to Facebook’s servers to authenticate and retrieve your posts.</p>
<p><strong>No visitor data is collected or transmitted.</strong> The plugin does not track site visitors or send any visitor information to external services.</p>


SDAweb Social Galleri Feed

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

Sayontan Sinha

<p>Photonic takes the WordPress gallery and super-charges it with a lot of added functionality. It adds support for several new sources and parameters to enhance the content and look-and-feel of your galleries. It supports <a href="https://flickr.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Flickr</a> photos, Albums (Photosets), Galleries and Collections, along with <a href="https://smugmug.com" rel="nofollow ugc">SmugMug</a> folders, albums and images, and <a href="https://zenfolio.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Zenfolio</a> photos, Photosets and Groups. You can also set up authentication so that visitors can see private and protected photos from each provider.</p>
<p>When used without the Gutenberg editor Photonic by default overrides the <code>gallery</code> shortcode. In case you happen to be using a theme or plugin that already overrides the <code>gallery</code> shortcode, Photonic provides you with the option to use your own shortcode for Photonic galleries. This lets your plugins coexist. Bear in mind that if you deactivate Photonic you will have to remove all instances of this custom shortcode, something that is not required if you stick to the <code>gallery</code> shortcode.</p>
<p>When used with Gutenberg Photonic creates no shortcodes, rather it creates blocks. If some of your posts were written with Gutenberg and some without, Photonic supports both scenarios.</p>
<h3>Lightboxes</h3>
<p>Of all plugins free or paid, Photonic has support built in for the highest number of lightbox scripts. This includes scripts that run on pure JavaScript without relying on external libraries, or those that require jQuery.</p>
<h4>Pure JS Libraries</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://feimosi.github.io/baguetteBox.js/" rel="nofollow ugc">BaguetteBox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://henrygd.me/bigpicture/" rel="nofollow ugc">BigPicture</a></li>
<li><a href="https://biati-digital.github.io/glightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">“Gie” Lightbox (GLightbox)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.lightgalleryjs.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">LightGallery</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/dimsemenov/PhotoSwipe/tree/v4.1.3" rel="nofollow ugc">PhotoSwipe v4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://photoswipe.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">PhotoSwipe v5</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nextapps-de.github.io/spotlight/" rel="nofollow ugc">Spotlight</a></li>
<li><a href="https://veno.es/venobox/" rel="nofollow ugc">VenoBox</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>jQuery Based Libraries</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://jacklmoore.com/colorbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Colorbox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fancyapps.com/fancybox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fancybox2</a> – not GPL, so the script is not included with the plugin. See the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/third-party-lightboxes/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lightboxes</a> page for details</li>
<li><a href="https://fancyapps.com/fancybox/3/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fancybox3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://noelboss.github.io/featherlight/" rel="nofollow ugc">Featherlight</a></li>
<li><a href="https://osvaldas.info/image-lightbox-responsive-touch-friendly" rel="nofollow ugc">Image Lightbox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cornel.bopp-art.com/lightcase/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lightcase</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.stripjs.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Strip</a></li>
<li><a href="https://brutaldesign.github.io/swipebox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Swipebox</a></li>
<li>Thickbox</li>
</ul>
<h4>Obsolete Libraries</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://fancybox.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fancybox 1</a> – no update since November 2010</li>
<li><a href="http://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup/" rel="nofollow ugc">Magnific Popup</a> – no update since February 2016</li>
<li><a href="http://www.no-margin-for-errors.com/projects/prettyphoto-jquery-lightbox-clone/" rel="nofollow ugc">PrettyPhoto</a> – no update since May 2015</li>
</ul>
<p>For the non-GPL alternatives like <a href="https://fancyapps.com/fancybox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fancybox2</a> and the obsolete libraries, Photonic has code to work with them, but you have to install the scripts yourself or rely on them from your theme or another plugin.</p>
<p>With the exception of Thickbox the lightboxes have been adapted to become touch and gesture-friendly. See the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/third-party-lightboxes/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lightboxes</a> page for details.</p>
<h3>Support for Multiple Platforms</h3>
<h4>Flickr</h4>
<p>The following Flickr concepts are supported in Photonic:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/flickr/flickr-photos/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/flickr/flickr-photosets/" rel="nofollow ugc">PhotoSets (Albums)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/flickr/flickr-galleries/" rel="nofollow ugc">Galleries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/flickr/flickr-collections/" rel="nofollow ugc">Collections</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/flickr/flickr-photo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Single Photo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/flickr/flickr-authentication/" rel="nofollow ugc">Authentication</a></li>
</ul>
<p>For demos of Flickr support visit the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/flickr/" rel="nofollow ugc">Flickr page</a>.</p>
<h4>Google Photos</h4>
<p>Google API Change:** With effect from 31st March 2025, Google’s Photos API is discontinued (see <a href="https://developers.google.com/photos/support/updates" rel="nofollow ugc">here for Google’s official announcement</a>). Consequently, Photonic will stop working for Google Photos**. For more details, see <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/potential-shutdown-of-google-photos-support-from-march-2025/" rel="ugc">this thread</a>. Note that while Google’s official announcement says otherwise, as of 20th April 2025 the API is still working, so older versions of Photonic will seem to work. However, there is no guarantee about when Google will truly shut it off.</p>
<h4>SmugMug</h4>
<p>The following SmugMug concepts are supported in Photonic:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/smugmug/smugmug-tree/" rel="nofollow ugc">User Tree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/smugmug/smugmug-photos/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/smugmug/smugmug-albums/" rel="nofollow ugc">Albums</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/smugmug/folders/" rel="nofollow ugc">Folders</a></li>
</ul>
<p>For demos of SmugMug support visit the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/smugmug/" rel="nofollow ugc">SmugMug page</a>.</p>
<h4>Zenfolio</h4>
<p>The following Zenfolio concepts are supported in Photonic:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/zenfolio/photos/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/zenfolio/photosets/" rel="nofollow ugc">PhotoSets (Galleries and Collections)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/zenfolio/groups/" rel="nofollow ugc">Groups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/zenfolio/group-hierarchy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Group Hierarchies</a></li>
</ul>
<p>For demos of Zenfolio support visit the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/zenfolio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Zenfolio page</a>.</p>
<h4>Instagram</h4>
<p>In mid-September 2022 Meta / Facebook / Instagram changed its rules to disallow individual developers (i.e. developers not operating as a business) from meaningfully using its API. As a result, Photonic no longer works for Instagram photos. The code is still in place though, and can be used by someone with a business wishing to adopt it.</p>
<h4>Native WordPress Galleries</h4>
<p>Your existing galleries are left intact. However you can add a <code>style</code> parameter to a native gallery to open it up to Photonic. The <code>style</code> parameter can take any of the values documented on the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/layouts/" rel="nofollow ugc">Layouts</a> page.</p>
<h3>Other Photonic Goodies</h3>
<h4>Gallery Wizard</h4>
<p>The WordPress Classic editor shows up with a button that says “Add / Edit Photonic Gallery”. Clicking on it launches a wizard that helps you interactively build out a gallery with just a few clicks.</p>
<h4>Gutenberg Support</h4>
<p>The Gallery Wizard can be accessed via Gutenberg / the Block Editor as well. While creating a block, just look for Photonic. Please refer to the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/gutenberg-support/" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation</a>.</p>
<h4>Video Support</h4>
<p>Photonic provides gallery and lightbox support for <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/videos/" rel="nofollow ugc">videos as well</a>. Videos of the following sorts are supported:</p>
<ul>
<li>External videos from YouTube or Vimeo can be opened in any of the lightboxes apart from Image Lightbox, Thickbox or BaguetteBox</li>
<li>Self-hosted or external videos in MP4 formats can be opened in any of the lightboxes apart from Image Lightbox, PrettyPhoto, Strip or Thickbox</li>
<li>Videos hosted by external service providers (Flickr, SmugMug etc.) can be opened as a part of a gallery in any of the lightboxes apart from Image Lightbox, PrettyPhoto, Strip or Thickbox. Some lightboxes have issues with specific features. Please refer to the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/third-party-lightboxes/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lightboxes</a> documentation for more.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Deep-Linking and Social Sharing</h4>
<p>Photonic provides deep-linking support for non-WP images, and by extension, supports social sharing to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.</p>
<h4>Beautiful Layouts</h4>
<p>Photonic displays your galleries in multiple forms:</p>
<ul>
<li>A grid of square thumbnails (the default)</li>
<li>A grid of circular thumbnails (like Jetpack)</li>
<li>A neat justified grid</li>
<li>A masonry layout</li>
<li>A “horizontal” masonry layout, for those who prefer having their masonry layouts sorted horizontally</li>
<li>A tiled, random mosaic (a much improved variant of the Jetpack Tiled Gallery layout)</li>
<li>A slideshow, using the <a href="https://splidejs.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Splide</a> script</li>
</ul>
<p>See the <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/layouts/" rel="nofollow ugc">Layouts</a> documentation page for details and examples.</p>
<h3>Obsessively Comprehensive Documentation (OCD)</h3>
<p>Photonic’s <a href="https://aquoid.com/plugins/photonic/photonic-documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation</a> is comprehensive to the point of obsession. And yet, if you find something missing, please feel free to get in touch via the support forum.</p>


Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

This free gallery plugin works very well with the Media Library Assistant. I prefer the dynamic MLA shortcode over the fixed pre-selection of images. The resulting carousels look great. Best of all, this plugin is free.

The support by the developer is very quick and friendly. He looked almost immediately at my support ticket and it was solved within an hour.

Great and free carousel slider

Galleries on steroids! A stylish lightbox & gallery plugin for WP, Flickr, SmugMug and Zenfolio photos and videos.

SDAweb Social Galleri Feed vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others