Description
Flow-Flow — WordPress Facebook Instagram Twitter Feed Grid Gallery is a multipurpose social media wall plugin that allows to display a mix of social media feeds in beautiful responsive galleries and widgets. For example, you can add custom Facebook feed, Instagram feed and Twitter feed mixed in one gallery. Embedding user generated content (UGC) from multiple sources is a great way to add social proof to your WordPress website and increase your brand presence and boost your conversions. User behavior researches show that over 70% users won’t buy from you if you don’t have reviews or social proof of any kind.
Features
- 4 biggest social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
- Cross browser: IE9+ and Other Modern Browsers
- Smart caching
- AJAX loading and PageSpeed optimized
- User-friendly admin
- Easy one-click API authentication for Instagram and Facebook
- Fast CSS3 transitions and animations
- Hardware accelerated CSS3 3D Transforms
- Smart loading assets
- Optimized for any screen sizes and Touch Devices
- Responsive layout and advanced responsiveness settings
- Social media counters like comments, likes, views
- Sharing buttons to increase user engagement
- Rich design settings
- Networks sorting and search bar on top of your stream
- Loading more posts to grid via AJAX
- Exclude posts by words, usernames or URLs
- Drag & Drop grid card builder
- Powerful plugin extensions
- Translate ready
- Multisite compatible
- Well documented
All extensions are compatible and work with Lite edition of Flow-Flow. Learn more
Looking for other sources like other social networks, WordPress posts and RSS? More sources and tons of fantastic features are available in PRO version! Check out comparison table
PRO version features
- More sources to stream. In total 14 networks including Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Soundcloud, Vine, Dribbble, Flickr and others + WordPress posts and RSS feeds. Full list of sources
- Fast professional support for premium users
- Additional stream layouts: boxed/justified galleries, fixed-height grid
- Smart & beautiful lightbox with comments for Facebook, Instagram, Youtube. Classic popup and infinite feed. Available on mobiles also
- Pre-moderation posts approval system
- Filters for feeds (include and exclude only by words, usernames, URLs)
- Lightbox galleries for multi image post
- Networks sorting and search bar on top of your stream
- Database snapshots
Upgrade to PRO! Check out comparison table
Performance and Security
Smart caching with server task allows to deliver content blazingly fast without long page loading. It’s especially crucial when many networks are pulled or you have big traffic. It’s great to use this plugin for streaming your news, photos, reviews and any other content you can imagine!
Plugin doesn’t expose your private details (like tokens, app IDs and app secrets) to browser so we provide 100% security for any sensitive data.
How it works
You create streams in Flow-Flow WordPress Social Stream admin and copy generated shortcodes. Then you put these shortcodes in any block on any page of your site. When social stream is shown first time, it’s got cached (takes more time for initial caching but then it will show blazingly fast) and rest of visitors see this cache for cache lifetime. So for example if you have set 20 min cache and 10000 users visit your site within these 20 min, it’s only one time plugin will request API to pull data, for the rest of time users will see cached data almost instantly. Considering that server runs cache renew task in background it guarantees plugin’s amazing performance.
Looking for even more? More sources and tons of fantastic features are available in PRO version! Check out Live demo
Screenshots
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working
Automatic installation
To do an automatic install of Flow-Flow, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
In the search field type “Flow-Flow” and click Search Plugins. Once you have found it you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.
Manual installation
Uploading via WordPress Dashboard
- Download
flow-flow-social-streams.zip
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
- Select
flow-flow-social-streams.zip
from your computer - Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
flow-flow-social-streams.zip
- Extract the
flow-flow-social-streams
directory to your computer - Upload the
flow-flow-social-streams
directory to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
The WordPress codex contains instructions on how to install a WordPress plugin.
Updating
You can use automatic update to update the plugin safely.
FAQ
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Where I can find documentation?
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Please find Flow-Flow knowledge base here.
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Where I can find settings?
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Settings are located in WP Admin on first-level, look for Social Apps and then Flow-Flow submenu item.
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Can I use Flow-Flow extensions with Lite version?
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Yes, you can! If you have a purchased license of any extension, you can extend your Flow-Flow Lite with advanced features without purchasing Flow-Flow PRO. Learn more
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Do you provide support?
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Flow-Flow Lite edition is distributed “as is” and doesn’t contain support services. However it can be our good will to help you. Please, be advised that fast and premium support is provided with Pro version only.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Flow-Flow Social Feed Stream” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors“Flow-Flow Social Feed Stream” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate “Flow-Flow Social Feed Stream” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Change log
Version 4.7.5
- Change: Instagram API updates
Version 4.7.4
- Change: WP 6.4 and PHP 8 support tweaks
Version 4.7.3
- Fix: For FB post links
Version 4.7.2
- Change: For FB new API logic using page tokens
Version 4.7.1
- Change: For IG feeds #100 error
Version 4.7.0
- Change: WP 6.1 and PHP 8 support tweaks
Version 4.6.26
- Change: WP 6.0 support
Version 4.6.25
- Change: WP 5.9 support
Version 4.6.24
- Change: Texts & wordings
Version 4.6.23
- Change: WP 5.8 support
Version 4.6.22
- Change: Improvement for outputting PHP content
Version 4.6.21
- Change: Alt text for images
Version 4.6.20
- Change: WP 5.7 compatibility
Version 4.6.19
- Change: PHP 8 warning fixed
- Change: accessibility tweak
Version 4.6.18
- Change: rating link fixed
- Change: removed debug code
Version 4.6.17
- Change: removed legacy code
Version 4.6.16
- Fix: browser caching
Version 4.6.15
- Change: better compatibility with JS minifiers of cache plugins
- Change: removed deprecated jQuery in admin.js
Version 4.6.14
- Change: added checking for existing jQuery plugins
Version 4.6.13
- Change: removing deprecated jQuery
- Fix: Layout setting and not intended displaying
Version 4.6.12
- Fix: Lightbox setting and not intended displaying
- Fix: Sorting setting and not intended displaying
Version 4.6.11
- Fix: Instagram carousel images in hashtag feeds
Version 4.6.10
- Change: Deactivation fix
Version 4.6.9
- Update: Official Instagram API support
- Feature: BOOSTS cloud service
- Change: Grid design and performance improvements
- Change: Admin page design and performance improvements
Version 3.1.66
- Change: Code cleanup
Version 3.1.65
- Change: WP supported versions updated
Version 3.1.64
- Change: PHP error catch handler
Version 3.1.63
- Change: PHP notices removal
Version 3.1.62
- Change: Admin links
Version 3.1.61
- Change: API update for Instagram login
Version 3.1.60
- Change: Admin text
Version 3.1.59
- Change: Minor CSS tweaks
Version 3.1.58
- Change: Minor CSS changes
Version 3.1.57
- Change: Minor CSS changes
Version 3.1.56
- Change: CSS tweak
Version 3.1.55
- Change: Facebook API change
Version 3.1.54
- Change: CSS tweak
Version 3.1.53
- Change: Redundant CSS removal
Version 3.1.52
- Change: Renamed Facebook group feed to Page with restrictions feed
Version 3.1.51
- Change: Facebook groups feed
Version 3.1.50
- Change: Small change for compliance with PHP 7.4
Version 3.1.49
- Change: Google+ removal
Version 3.1.48
- Change: CSS tweaks
Version 3.1.47
- Change: Redundant CSS
Version 3.1.46
- Change: Code timestamps updated
Version 3.1.45
- Change: Redundant CSS
Version 3.1.44
- Change: Public page CSS
Version 3.1.43
- Change: Admin page CSS
Version 3.1.42
- Change: Admin page CSS
Version 3.1.41
- Change: PHP minumum version to 5.6.20
Version 3.1.40
- Change: Session folder correct path
Version 3.1.39
- Change: Feeds Boost URL
Version 3.1.38
- Change: Admin Subscription URL
Version 3.1.37
- Change: Error handling
Version 3.1.36
- Change: CSS optimization
Version 3.1.35
- Change: Redundant CSS removal
Version 3.1.34
- Change: CSS optimization
Version 3.1.33
- Change: Admin text edit
Version 3.1.32
- Change: Redundant CSS removal
Version 3.1.31
- Change: Version fix
Version 3.1.30
- Change: Plugin description
Version 3.1.29
- Change: Deactivation popup
Version 3.1.28
- Change: Code formatting
Version 3.1.27
- Change: Error handling
Version 3.1.26
- Change: Admin text
Version 3.1.25
- Change: Deactivation popup improvement
Version 3.1.24
- Change: Instagram authorization flow
Version 3.1.23
- Change: cUrl installation guide URL
Version 3.1.22
- Change: Facebook API update for multiphoto posts
Version 3.1.21
- Change: Debug file added
Version 3.1.20
- Change: Facebook code tweak
Version 3.1.19
- Change: Support email title
Version 3.1.18
- Change: FAQ address update
Version 3.1.17
- Change: code comments
Version 3.1.16
- Change: Update for Facebook Graph API version (credit to @responsemf and @vlaios users)
Version 3.1.15
- Change: Cron event name
Version 3.1.14
- Change: Requirement message
Version 3.1.13
- Change: Instagram API constants
Version 3.1.12
- Change: update for Instagram comments changes
Version 3.1.11
- Change: admin tooltip
Version 3.1.10
- Change: admin CSS
Version 3.1.9
- Change: sorting function preparation
Version 3.1.8
- Change: Pinterest profile image fix
Version 3.1.7
- Change: Log file destination variable
Version 3.1.6
- Change: suggestions tab removed from lite version
Version 3.1.5
- Change: Pinterest user feeds removed (API retired)
Version 3.1.4
- Change: Fix for Instagram hashtags with special symbols
Version 3.1.3
- Change: new Facebook app, please regenerate token in auth settings
Version 3.1.2
- Change: correct version & code formatting
Version 3.1.1
- Change: admin CSS
Version 3.1.0
- Change: Required PHP version changed to 5.6+
Version 3.0.99
- Change: Composer constant added
Version 3.0.98
- Change: WordPress 5.1 support
Version 3.0.97
- Change: default database encoding
- Change: fixed compatibility of lite version with advertising addon
Version 3.0.96
- Change: code typos
Version 3.0.95
- Change: Removed warning for Composer constant already defined
Version 3.0.94
- Change: Additional accessibility improvements
Version 3.0.93
- Change: Some accessibility improvements
Version 3.0.92
- Change: Composer variable added
Version 3.0.91
- Change: API library update
Version 3.0.90
- Change: fix for empty feeds case
Version 3.0.89
- Change: some code formatting
Version 3.0.88
- Change: update for Instagram API changes and location feeds
Version 3.0.87
- Change: admin JS small change
Version 3.0.86
- Change: Instagram API wrapper small tweak
Version 3.0.85
- Change: admin JS small optimization
Version 3.0.84
- Change: admin links
Version 3.0.83
- Fix: Deactivation popup
Version 3.0.82
- Fix: With browser cache and streams not loading on page refresh (clear browser cache after update)
Version 3.0.81
- Support: WordPress 5.0
Version 3.0.80
- Fix: JS code for Load more
Version 3.0.79
- Fix: Code typo
Version 3.0.78
- Change: PHP notice removal
Version 3.0.77
- Fix: for feeds creation
Version 3.0.76
- Change: Fix for stream preview
Version 3.0.75
- Change: Fix for stream setting saving
Version 3.0.74
- Change: Further improving of security and sanitization
Version 3.0.73
- Change: Further improving of security and sanitization
Version 3.0.72
- Change: Improved security and sanitization
Version 3.0.71
- Change: ‘Data too long’ error
Version 3.0.70
- Change: composer warnings
Version 3.0.69
- Change: admin JS small change
Version 3.0.68
- Change: fixed JS errors
Version 3.0.67
- Change: removed console logs
Version 3.0.66
- Change: pro demo links
Version 3.0.65
- Change: JS fix
Version 3.0.64
- Change: demo links
Version 3.0.63
- Change: redundant code removal
Version 3.0.62
- Fix: deactivation hook
Version 3.0.61
- Fix: for broken build 3.0.60
Version 3.0.60
- Change: Revert broken changes in 3.0.59
Version 3.0.59
- Change: IE 8 support removed
Version 3.0.58
- Change: Rendering shortcode logic adjustments
Version 3.0.57
- Change: Render shortcode logic to remove issue with not displaying streams in some themes
Version 3.0.56
- Change: AJAX URL setup
Version 3.0.55
- Fix: small CSS fix
Version 3.0.54
- Change: Reverting double ampersand fix because it caused more issues than it solved
Version 3.0.53
- Change: Comments icon CSS
Version 3.0.52
- Change: Removed mentioning of Stacks plugin in admin
Version 3.0.51
- Change: Admin links
Version 3.0.50
- Change: Facebook authorization and preparation for August 1, 2018 changes
Version 3.0.48
- Tweak: Cron intervals labels
Version 3.0.47
- Tweak: admin email validation in PRO
Version 3.0.46
- Tweak: For rare usecase when WP parser has issues with including double ampersand
Version 3.0.45
- Fix: Admin stream preview on stream creation
Version 3.0.44
- Fix: Admin error message wording
Version 3.0.43
- Change: JS code update for compatibility with particular AMD modules realization
Version 3.0.42
- Change: removal of Facebook group feed due to Facebook API changes
Version 3.0.41
- Change: card builder defaults
Version 3.0.40
- Fix: For Instagram hashtags
Version 3.0.39
- Fix: Requirement went from PHP 5.3 to 5.4
Version 3.0.38
- Fix: For migration
Version 3.0.37
- Fix: For ‘Media with given code does not exist’ error
Version 3.0.36
- Update: Fix for previous version
Version 3.0.35
- Update: New Instagram changes
Version 3.0.34
- Update: Further Instagram integration
Version 3.0.33
- Update: Instagram empty user feeds
Version 3.0.32
- Change: Facebook groups support dropped due to API changes
Version 3.0.31
- Change: intergration of 4th April Instagram API changes
Version 3.0.30
- Change: re-upload latest version
Version 3.0.29
- Change: admin settings defaults
Version 3.0.28
- Fix: posts proportional sorting
Version 3.0.27
- Fix: compat with other custom Cron intervals
Version 3.0.26
- Fix: removed redundant PHP dependency
Version 3.0.25
- Fix: removed PHP notices in admin
Version 3.0.24
- Fix: for previous change
Version 3.0.23
- Fix: for cached media URLs
Version 3.0.22
- Fix: for previous change smart_order
Version 3.0.21
- Fix: proportional sorting
Version 3.0.20
- Fix: error messages can break admin in some cases
Version 3.0.19
- Fix: admin CSS errors
Version 3.0.18
- Tweak: redundant CSS removal
Version 3.0.17
- Fix: likes and comments count updating in cards
Version 3.0.16
- Tweak: cache building
Version 3.0.15
- Tweak: cache building
Version 3.0.14
- Tweak: public side CSS
Version 3.0.13
- Tweak: stream defaults
Version 3.0.12
- Tweak: admin tooltips
Version 3.0.11
- Fix: empty feeds list style
Version 3.0.10
- Fix: tab state saving in admin
Version 3.0.9
- Tweak: loading animation
Version 3.0.8
- Admin: other products description
Version 3.0.7
- Fix: for admin notifications
Version 3.0.6
- Tweak: admin hints
Version 3.0.5
- Fix: premium add-ons support
Version 3.0.4
- Fix: Plugin page link in admin
Version 3.0.3
- Fix: JS error in IE browsers
Version 3.0.2
- Fix: deactivation on multisites setup
Version 3.0.1
- Tweak: admin CSS small optimization
Version 3.0.0
- Feature: Social activity counters
- Feature: Drag&Drop card editor with live preview
- Feature: Various responsive settings and mobile improvements
- Design: Cards, filters, UI elements of stream were reinvented and redesigned
- Improvement: New shiny toolbar with improved design of social sharing tooltip and buttons
Version 2.1.6
- Change: symbol used for filtering by URL part
Version 2.1.5
- Tweak: admin code small optimization
Version 2.1.4
- Tweak: code preparation for version 3
Version 2.1.3
- Tweak: admin code for saving settings
Version 2.1.2
- Tweak: Updated code for refreshing Facebook token
Version 2.1.1
- Added: Support team member is added as contributor in readme.txt
Version 2.1.0
- Added: Deactivation actions to collect users feedback
Version 2.0.8
- Added: small admin performance tweak
Version 2.0.7
- Added: global variable for posts cached in db
Version 2.0.6
- Tweak: removed debug code from production
Version 2.0.5
- Tweak: Now disabling scroll event when revealing animation is turned off
Version 2.0.4
- Fix: Admin page stream tabs can fail to work in some usecases
Version 2.0.3
- Fix: Admin page code for saving some settings
Version 2.0.2
- Fix: Images support for Facebook status posts
Version 2.0.1
- Fix: Error messages that can break admin page in earlier versions
Version 2.0.0
- Feature: Reset cache for feed
- Feature: Enabling/disabling feeds
- Improvement: Reworked how streams and feeds work and connect
- Improvement: Cache populating and performance
- Improvement: Better Admin UI
- Improvement: Front-end performance and CPU usage
Version 1.1.3
- Updated documentation links
Version 1.1.2
- Fix for typo in code causing issue in Facebook authorization
Version 1.1.1
- Fix for getting Facebook tokens
Version 1.1.0
- Updated for new Facebook API tokens
Version 1.0.5
- Admin link to pro version updated
Version 1.0.4
- Fix for previously broken plugin slug (again)
Version 1.0.3
- Pinterest added
Version 1.0.2
- Fix for settings slug name that prevents creating/editing streams
Version 1.0.1
- Fix for plugin slug that prevents 1.0.0 from functioning
Version 1.0.0
- initial release