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If you’re using the Pro version of the Custom Facebook Feed WordPress plugin then you can use our Carousel extension to create sliding carousels out of your Facebook content.
If you’re using the free WordPress plugin, or the PHP Standalone version, then it’s possible to achieve a basic slideshow by doing the following:
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1) Add a class to the shortcode of the feed that you want to convert into a slideshow:
2) Set the number of posts to display to be the number of posts you want to include in the slideshow (10 for example). You can do this by using the ‘num’ shortcode option:
Want to show your best reviews on your website without breaking any rules? There's a right way to do it.
Why Smart Brands Filter Reviews Without Review Gating (And You Should Too)
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That follower drop everyone's panicking about this week actually has nothing to do with your content. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Wondering if starting a YouTube channel is worth your time? Spoiler: the numbers say yes, and in a big way.
Is YouTube Worth It for Small Businesses in 2026?
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Easy Digital Downloads is now a one-click source inside Reviews Feed Pro. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Try this right now. Open TikTok and search your business name. You'll see three different versions of yourself, and only one of them actually represents what you do. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
We always assume we lose customers on price, but most of the time we lose them in the silence between their question and our answer. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
You can pour money into ads and SEO, triple the people landing on your site, and still watch almost none of them buy. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Phone calls require a script in your head, the right tone of voice, no background noise, and the energy to deal with a stranger live. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Most buyers check reviews before they buy, but very few actually read them where you posted them. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Most people who start your contact form never finish it. They get to field two and back out. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
A lot of business owners don't realize there's a difference between filtering reviews on your site and something called "review gating."
Review gating is when you screen customers BEFORE asking them to leave a review, only sending the happy ones to Google or Yelp.
That's what gets businesses in trouble.
But filtering which reviews you display on your own website? That's fine.
With a tool like Reviews Feed Pro, you can highlight your strongest reviews without touching anything on the review platforms themselves.
You stay compliant, your site looks great, and your customers see the feedback that matters most.
Here's how you can do it! 👇
Instagram cleaned out a wave of fake and inactive accounts, and small business pages felt it most.
The good news is the followers you lost were never buying from you anyway, and they were quietly tanking your reach the whole time.
The number's lower but it's finally honest. How big was your drop?
#instagramtips #smallbusinessmarketing #socialmediatips #instagramgrowth #contentcreator #instagramalgorithm #smallbusinessowner
Here's the part most people miss: YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, right behind Google.
So when your potential customers are searching for answers, tutorials, or product reviews, YouTube is where they're going.
For businesses, this matters because video builds trust faster than almost any other type of content.
People get to see your face, hear your voice, and decide if they like you before they ever spend a dollar.
The best part? You don't need a Hollywood budget. Simple, helpful videos filmed on your phone can bring in leads, grow your audience, and keep working for you long after you hit upload.
Here's a complete guide that'll show you if your business is suited for YouTube marketing, and how to get started:
If you sell digital products on WordPress, every review sitting in your EDD store can now land directly on your site, alongside Google, Facebook, and Yelp reviews.
Pick by individual downloads, by categories, or by tags, then mix them into one feed. Reviews sync automatically as new ones come in.
Available now with the latest version of Reviews Feed Pro.
#WordPress #wordpressplugin #easydigitaldownloads #EDD #reviewsfeedpro #smashballoon #wordpressdev #WordPressCommunity #digitalproducts #WPDesign
There's your official account (if you've claimed it), a random user clip that ranked because they used your name in a caption, and a parody or fan account that looks legit until you read it.
TikTok ranks the top result by engagement, not by truth. Which one your customers see first is the one selling for you.
#smallbusinessmarketing #tiktokforbusiness #smashballoon #tiktokmarketing #wordpresstips #socialmediamarketing #smb #localbusiness #tiktoktips #businessgrowth
Someone's ready to buy at 9pm, asks one quick thing, and if your site just says we'll get back to you within 24 hours, by morning they've bought from whoever replied first.
The cheapest business rarely wins. The one that was there in the moment does.
When did a slow reply last cost you a sale?
#smallbusinesstips #customerservice #salestips #wordpress #smallbusinessowner
Because the problem was never traffic.
In the first five seconds nobody's reading anything, they're scanning for proof you're real, active, and already trusted by other people.
If your site feels abandoned, more visitors just means more people failing that test.
What does yours show in the first five seconds?
#smallbusinessmarketing #websitetips #socialproof #conversiontips #smallbusinessowner
Customers under 35 grew up texting and calling feels like ordering a pizza in Latin.
The competitor that lets them text gets the booking.
Most local businesses keep the phone number top-of-page because it's tradition. It's now a friction point.
Adding a WhatsApp button doesn't kill the phone number. It stops being the only way to reach you.
#smallbusinesstips #wordpresstips #whatsappbusiness #localbusiness #wpchat #genzmarketing #millennialmarketing #wordpressplugin #customerservice #smallbiztips
They glance at the star count on Google, click through to your website to confirm you're a real business, and look for evidence right there on the homepage.
Most local sites give them nothing. A stock photo, a contact form, a phone number.
The buying decision dies in that moment.
The fix takes five minutes and you have your existing Google reviews embedded where the actual decision is made.
#smallbusinesstips #googlereviews #customerreviews #localseo #localbusiness #wordpresstips #conversionrate #smallbiztips #socialmediatips #wordpressmarketing
The form was designed for desktop and patience, neither of which a customer on their phone with one question has.
The fix isn't shorter fields or prettier styling. The form itself is the friction. Swap it for a WhatsApp button, and the customer can ask their question without fighting your website to do it.
#smallbusinesstips #wordpresstips #whatsappbusiness #localbusiness #wpchat #conversionrate #contactform #wordpressplugin #ecommerce #smallbiztips
3) Add the following JavaScript to your site. This can be done manually using a custom JavaScript plugin. For further information see our documentation here. Please note, if you change the class option in the shortcode above to be anything but “slideshow” then make sure to change that on the first line of the snippet below:
var shortcodeClass = 'slideshow',
cffSpeed = 5000,
$cff = $('#cff.'+ shortcodeClass);
$cffItem = $cff.find('.cff-item'),
cffNum = $cffItem.length,
cffCur = 0;
$cffItem.hide();
setTimeout(function(){ $cff.find('.cff-item').eq(0).show(); }, 200);
setInterval(function(){
$cff.find('.cff-item').eq(cffCur).fadeOut( "fast", function() {
if( cffCur == cffNum-1 ) cffCur = -1;
cffCur++;
$cff.find('.cff-item').eq(cffCur).fadeIn();
});
}, cffSpeed);4) You can change the speed of the transition by editing the cffSpeed = 5000 value at the top of the snippet. 5000 is equal to 5 seconds (5000ms).
Want to show your best reviews on your website without breaking any rules? There's a right way to do it.
A lot of business owners don't realize there's a difference between filtering reviews on your site and something called "review gating."
Review gating is when you screen customers BEFORE asking them to leave a review, only sending the happy ones to Google or Yelp.
That's what gets businesses in trouble.
But filtering which reviews you display on your own website? That's fine.
With a tool like Reviews Feed Pro, you can highlight your strongest reviews without touching anything on the review platforms themselves.
You stay compliant, your site looks great, and your customers see the feedback that matters most.
Here's how you can do it! 👇
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Why Smart Brands Filter Reviews Without Review Gating (And You Should Too)
smashballoon.com
Negative reviews are killing your conversions, but the FTC is fining brands that gate them. Here's how to filter reviews without review gating and stay safe.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
That follower drop everyone's panicking about this week actually has nothing to do with your content.
Instagram cleaned out a wave of fake and inactive accounts, and small business pages felt it most.
The good news is the followers you lost were never buying from you anyway, and they were quietly tanking your reach the whole time.
The number's lower but it's finally honest. How big was your drop?
#instagramtips #smallbusinessmarketing #socialmediatips #instagramgrowth #contentcreator #instagramalgorithm #smallbusinessowner ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Wondering if starting a YouTube channel is worth your time? Spoiler: the numbers say yes, and in a big way.
Here's the part most people miss: YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, right behind Google.
So when your potential customers are searching for answers, tutorials, or product reviews, YouTube is where they're going.
For businesses, this matters because video builds trust faster than almost any other type of content.
People get to see your face, hear your voice, and decide if they like you before they ever spend a dollar.
The best part? You don't need a Hollywood budget. Simple, helpful videos filmed on your phone can bring in leads, grow your audience, and keep working for you long after you hit upload.
Here's a complete guide that'll show you if your business is suited for YouTube marketing, and how to get started:
... See MoreSee Less
Is YouTube Worth It for Small Businesses in 2026?
smashballoon.com
Is YouTube worth it for your small business in 2026? See when it pays off, when to skip it, and how to grow faster by embedding your channel on your site.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Easy Digital Downloads is now a one-click source inside Reviews Feed Pro.
If you sell digital products on WordPress, every review sitting in your EDD store can now land directly on your site, alongside Google, Facebook, and Yelp reviews.
Pick by individual downloads, by categories, or by tags, then mix them into one feed. Reviews sync automatically as new ones come in.
Available now with the latest version of Reviews Feed Pro.
#WordPress #wordpressplugin #easydigitaldownloads #EDD #reviewsfeedpro #smashballoon #wordpressdev #WordPressCommunity #digitalproducts #WPDesign ... See MoreSee Less
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Try this right now. Open TikTok and search your business name. You'll see three different versions of yourself, and only one of them actually represents what you do.
There's your official account (if you've claimed it), a random user clip that ranked because they used your name in a caption, and a parody or fan account that looks legit until you read it.
TikTok ranks the top result by engagement, not by truth. Which one your customers see first is the one selling for you.
#smallbusinessmarketing #tiktokforbusiness #smashballoon #tiktokmarketing #wordpresstips #socialmediamarketing #smb #localbusiness #tiktoktips #businessgrowth ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
We always assume we lose customers on price, but most of the time we lose them in the silence between their question and our answer.
Someone's ready to buy at 9pm, asks one quick thing, and if your site just says we'll get back to you within 24 hours, by morning they've bought from whoever replied first.
The cheapest business rarely wins. The one that was there in the moment does.
When did a slow reply last cost you a sale?
#smallbusinesstips #customerservice #salestips #wordpress #smallbusinessowner ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
You can pour money into ads and SEO, triple the people landing on your site, and still watch almost none of them buy.
Because the problem was never traffic.
In the first five seconds nobody's reading anything, they're scanning for proof you're real, active, and already trusted by other people.
If your site feels abandoned, more visitors just means more people failing that test.
What does yours show in the first five seconds?
#smallbusinessmarketing #websitetips #socialproof #conversiontips #smallbusinessowner ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Phone calls require a script in your head, the right tone of voice, no background noise, and the energy to deal with a stranger live.
Customers under 35 grew up texting and calling feels like ordering a pizza in Latin.
The competitor that lets them text gets the booking.
Most local businesses keep the phone number top-of-page because it's tradition. It's now a friction point.
Adding a WhatsApp button doesn't kill the phone number. It stops being the only way to reach you.
#smallbusinesstips #wordpresstips #whatsappbusiness #localbusiness #wpchat #genzmarketing #millennialmarketing #wordpressplugin #customerservice #smallbiztips ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Most buyers check reviews before they buy, but very few actually read them where you posted them.
They glance at the star count on Google, click through to your website to confirm you're a real business, and look for evidence right there on the homepage.
Most local sites give them nothing. A stock photo, a contact form, a phone number.
The buying decision dies in that moment.
The fix takes five minutes and you have your existing Google reviews embedded where the actual decision is made.
#smallbusinesstips #googlereviews #customerreviews #localseo #localbusiness #wordpresstips #conversionrate #smallbiztips #socialmediatips #wordpressmarketing ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Most people who start your contact form never finish it. They get to field two and back out.
The form was designed for desktop and patience, neither of which a customer on their phone with one question has.
The fix isn't shorter fields or prettier styling. The form itself is the friction. Swap it for a WhatsApp button, and the customer can ask their question without fighting your website to do it.
#smallbusinesstips #wordpresstips #whatsappbusiness #localbusiness #wpchat #conversionrate #contactform #wordpressplugin #ecommerce #smallbiztips ... See MoreSee Less
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