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Spotlight Social Photo Feed

by RebelCode · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Spotlight Social Photo Feed is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Spotlight Social Photo Feed
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master23 Jun 2020 to 23 Jun 2020, 1 commits
markzahra23 Jun 2020 to 23 Jun 2020, 3 commits
Mekku23 Jun 2020 to 17 Jul 2024, 243 commits
omidakhavan26 Aug 2024 to 21 Oct 2026, 41 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
14 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Spotlight Social Photo Feed
Q1 20244
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 20243
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 21 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

67% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Apr 2026Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter6.1<= 1.7.01.7.10
14 Feb 2025Spotlight Social Media Feeds <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure5.3<= 1.7.11.7.20
10 Apr 2024Spotlight Social Media Feeds <= 1.6.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.6.101.6.110
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.10.2 to 1.61.6.10
23 Jan 2023Spotlight Social Feeds <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.4.21.4.30
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 0.10.20.10.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Spotlight Social Photo Feed
Q4 20233.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20243.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20252.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20252.5
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star157
4 star1
3 star0
2 star3
1 star10
Latest low reviews

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Spotlight Social Photo Feed
4 May 2026868
11 May 20261,753
18 May 20261,695
25 May 20261,859
1 Jun 20261,500
8 Jun 20261,501
15 Jun 20261,417
22 Jun 20261,402
29 Jun 20261,292
6 Jul 20261,273
13 Jul 20261,244
20 Jul 20261,446
27 Jul 20261,494
3 Aug 20261,324
10 Aug 20261,231
17 Aug 20261,266
24 Aug 20261,468
31 Aug 20261,332
7 Sep 20261,255
14 Sep 20261,265
21 Sep 20261,302
28 Sep 20261,333
5 Oct 202621,964
12 Oct 20265,144
19 Oct 202624,544
26 Oct 20268,299
2 Nov 2026684

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 186% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Feed Them Social - Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo GalleriesScore 93 · 20,000+WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & BlockScore 92 · 50,000+

Facts

Version1.8.1
AuthorRebelCode
Added23 Jun 2020
Last updated21 Oct 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.1
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsInstagram, instagram feed, instagram block, Instagram embed, Instagram widget

Other plugins by this author: WP RSS Aggregator - RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content, Vireo Analytics - Cookieless WordPress Stats & Google Analytics Alternative

Questions

Is Spotlight Social Photo Feed still maintained?

Spotlight Social Photo Feed was last updated on 21 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Spotlight Social Photo Feed safe?

Spotlight Social Photo Feed has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Spotlight Social Photo Feed?

The wordpress.org author is RebelCode. Recent committers: omidakhavan, Mekku, markzahra, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Spotlight Social Photo Feed?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Feed Them Social - Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries, WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block.

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