Announcements

[NEW] Introducing Custom Facebook Feed Pro 4.0 – Live Feed Customizer, New Dashboard, Easier Feed Creation and More…

Over the years, Facebook Feed Pro has helped its users make Facebook feeds quickly and easily. But there’s room to make it even better. At Smash Balloon, we’re always looking for ways to improve our products. And for that, we’re bringing you our biggest update yet. With the 4.0 update for Facebook Feed Pro, we’ve […]

Smash Balloon Turns 8 Years Old — What’s New & What’s Next (+ SALE & Giveaway)

Get ready for a smashing birthday celebration: Smash Balloon just turned 8 years old! What an incredible journey it has been. We’re excited to celebrate our 8th birthday with you. This past year, we accomplished a lot, thanks to our dedicated team, and of course, because of the love and support from our users like […]

[NEW] Support for Instagram TV (IGTV) – Add IGTV Videos to WordPress

Just a few days after announcing our support for the new Facebook API changes affecting groups, we’re back with another awesome update… Ever wanted to embed your Instagram TV (IGTV) videos on your WordPress website? Then read on, because our latest update allows you to do this easily and quickly, even if you’re not tech-savvy. […]

[NEW] Support for New Facebook API Changes Affecting Groups

Here at Smash Balloon, we recognize the need to provide timely and relevant support to any changes in the API of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter) and YouTube. That’s why we’re always working hard on improving our plugins and making sure that they can consistently meet the demands of an ever-changing […]

Announcing Improved Privacy & GDPR Compliance + NEW Integrations

For the past few weeks, our developers have been continuing to work hard on improving Smash Balloon plugins to add several integrations you may find useful. Today, we’re thrilled to announce our new integrations with 5 of the leading GDPR consent plugins in the industry! GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It’s a European […]

Announcing Support for Facebook and Instagram oEmbeds in WordPress

Ever embed Facebook or Instagram content on your website by copying and pasting the URL into your WordPress editor? Then read on, because our latest update will save your website from showing broken content. Starting October 24th, you can’t embed Facebook or Instagram posts in WordPress by copying and pasting the URL into your posts and […]

facebook api changes affecting wordpress feeds

Important Facebook API Changes, Facebook Image Optimization, and More

Quick answer: Facebook changes its API regularly, and those changes are the most common reason a working WordPress feed suddenly stops updating. The changes that matter are the ones affecting permissions, source connections, and how far back the API will return posts. Most recent change: on 15 June 2026 Meta dropped the access token and […]

Smash Balloon is Now Part of the Awesome Motive Family

Today, I am excited to share that Smash Balloon is joining Awesome Motive. Awesome Motive is the management company behind the largest WordPress resource site, WPBeginner, and many of the popular WordPress plugins like OptinMonster, WPForms, MonsterInsights, All in One SEO Pack, WP Mail SMTP, and more. I launched Smash Balloon in 2013 with a […]