Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… vs Walls.io: Social Media Feed (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget…
100K+ active installs
Free
Walls.io: Social Media Feed
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 399 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… has accumulated 3.4M+ total downloads while Walls.io: Social Media Feed has 33K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… | Walls.io: Social Media Feed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 3.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 399 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 3.4M+ | ◄ | 33K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2018 | |
| Age | 10 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.3+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.5.4 | 3.0.14 |
Rating Breakdown
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget…
Walls.io: Social Media Feed
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… averaged approximately 3,109 daily downloads while Walls.io: Social Media Feed averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… Reviews
Amazing support team and a good product
Smash Balloon support is super awesome. They helped me resolve my issue for the second time. Thanks
good plugin
good plugin
Decent Work
Ironically I started creating a plugin just like this, and then came across a site that had the setup I wanted. After looking at the source code – I found SmashingBalloons. Thus far I’m pleased with t
Walls.io: Social Media Feed Reviews
Not free!!!
Says that after the 2 week trial, the plugin will revert to a free plugin that would work with facebook. However, it does not – it just STOPS and apparently won’t work without purchasing a subscriptio
Puts ticks in most of the boxes
Walls.io is a plugin that pipes social media feeds into the web. I think the intention is for it run the big advertising hoardings with individual social media campaigns, but i could be wrong. Walls i
Works great and fantastic tech support too!
After trying a lot of social media feeds and walls over the years, I’m really glad we found this one. It works really well, the touch behaviour is really good so it’s not confusing trying to work out
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