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Plan a move Radar no. 89 · Falling behind

Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget

By Meks

What it does: Shows Instagram photos in a widget.

Why it’s listed: Instagram retired its Basic Display API in December 2024, after this plugin’s last update in 2023.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Its admin notices on dismissed.fyi ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2023-09-11
Tested up to
6.3.14
Rating
3.8 / 5 (12)
Version
1.2.8
Maintainers
1

Is Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Falling behind: WordPress or a service it relies on has moved on.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2023-09-11. That was 3 yr 2 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security 2 public advisories on record. Details are below. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 3.5 stars, against 3.8 overall. 4 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2025-02-08. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 943 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 96.88% of sites run version 1.2. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Check whether the feed still loads.
  3. If not, remove it or try one of the alternatives below.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed ↗

Instagram feeds on a page or in a widget.

1M+ installs · 4.9 stars · Updated 2026-10-28 · Tested 7.1.4

Spotlight Social Photo Feed ↗

Instagram feeds with a visual designer.

60k+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-10-21 · Tested 7.1.4

Feed Them Social ↗

Feeds from several social networks.

20k+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-09-05 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

Security record

AdvisorySeverityFixed in
CVE-2023-25989 ↗
Cross-site request forgery
Medium (4.3) 1.2.8
CVE-2021-24958 ↗
Cross-site scripting
Medium (5.4) 1.2.4

wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31

A listed advisory does not mean the current version is exploitable.

Latest reviews

Dates show last activity. Titles are written by WordPress.org users.

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