Resolved CSP Issues with Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Excellent Plugin!

By urania7 on August 9, 2025

I recently integrated the Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed plugin into my WordPress site, and it’s a great addition! The plugin works seamlessly and is well-designed, making it easy to display Instagram feeds. However, I encountered a small issue due to the Content Security Policy (CSP) settings on my server. After some troubleshooting, I resolved the issue by adding the following line to the CSP settings:

connect-src 'self' https://connect-ig.smashballoon.com;

This modification allowed the plugin to work properly, enabling it to connect to Instagram and display the feed without issues. Additional Notes:

  • The same line was added under the CSP settings in my server’s NGINX configuration, located at:
    /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.

Recommendation:
This is a very reliable plugin for showcasing Instagram content. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a clean, professional, and smooth integration of Instagram feeds. Plus, it's very robust when handling CSP configurations!

Content-Security-Policy (CSP) is the name of a HTTP response header that modern browsers use to enhance the security of the document (or web page). The Content-Security-Policy header allows you to restrict which resources (such as JavaScript, CSS, Images, etc.) can be loaded, and the URLs that they can be loaded from.

---- FR - Plugin excellent avec une intégration fluide et une gestion rigoureuse du CSP

J'ai récemment intégré le plugin Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed sur mon site WordPress, et c’est un excellent ajout ! Le plugin fonctionne sans accroc et est bien conçu, ce qui facilite l’affichage des flux Instagram. Cependant, j'ai rencontré un petit problème dû aux paramètres de la Politique de Sécurité de Contenu (CSP) sur mon serveur. Après quelques ajustements, j’ai résolu le problème en ajoutant la ligne suivante dans les paramètres CSP :

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connect-src 'self' https://connect-ig.smashballoon.com;

Cette modification a permis au plugin de fonctionner correctement, en permettant une connexion à Instagram et l'affichage du flux sans aucun problème. Notes supplémentaires :

  • La même ligne a été ajoutée dans les paramètres CSP de la configuration de mon serveur NGINX, située à :
    /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.

Recommandation :
C'est un plugin très fiable pour afficher du contenu Instagram. Je le recommande vivement à toute personne qui souhaite une intégration propre, professionnelle et fluide des flux Instagram. De plus, il gère très bien les configurations CSP !

----ES - Plugin excelente con integración fluida y manejo riguroso de CSP

Recientemente integré el plugin Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed en mi sitio de WordPress, ¡y es una excelente adición! El plugin funciona de manera fluida y está bien diseñado, lo que facilita mostrar los feeds de Instagram. Sin embargo, encontré un pequeño inconveniente debido a la configuración de la Política de Seguridad de Contenidos (CSP) en mi servidor. Tras algunos ajustes, resolví el problema agregando la siguiente línea a los ajustes CSP:

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connect-src 'self' https://connect-ig.smashballoon.com;

Con esta modificación, el plugin ahora funciona correctamente, permitiendo la conexión con Instagram y mostrando el feed sin problemas. Notas adicionales :

  • La misma línea fue añadida a los ajustes CSP en la configuración de mi servidor NGINX, ubicada en:
    /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.

Recomendación :
Es un plugin muy confiable para mostrar contenido de Instagram. Lo recomiendo ampliamente a quien busque una integración limpia, profesional y fluida de los feeds de Instagram. Además, maneja de manera excelente las configuraciones de CSP.

便利!

By kamemouse on August 1, 2025

非常に便利で簡単に導入できました。とてもイメージ通りになって最高です!

Great support for a free plugin

By mkforde on July 24, 2025

This is my second time contacting Smash Balloon's customer support about an issue, and both times they have promptly resolved it for me. I am impressed - better customer support than many of the paid themes and plugins I use.

Shoutout to Manu who helped me most recently :)

Great support and plugin

By hdmconsulting2025 on July 24, 2025

Amazing support and great plugin! Highly recommend Smash Balloon.

Easy set up and effective results

By gdgraphics on July 22, 2025

This is a great plugin to use on client websites. They can happily add content to their social channels knowing that their website will also be updated with that new content. It's an easy update mery go round. Highly recommended.

The best support

By fulloken on July 15, 2025

They provided the best support I've ever received for a free plugin!

Will bug up: horrible plugin wrapped in glitter

By cirrus123 on June 25, 2025

Installed it on a fresh install. Connected to instagram. Showed feed. It did not stack properly.

Contacted them for support. As it is with horrible plugins with outsourced support, someone named Manu responds ignoring all my information, asking me for redundant system information.

I then have to go in and RECODE their OWN plugin for myself. The bug?

Their stupid plugin crashes if you have a HASHTAG in your instagram feed. I had to manually comment out some fields in their output in order to get it working properly.

Money grabbing scammers.

Thumbs up!

By similar2similar on June 22, 2025

Happy with this plugin, works great, great features. Thanks so much!

Awesome support | Thanks Manu!

By xedenx on June 17, 2025

I had issues with the showing of the plugin in my theme on nutmilkrecipes.com and Manu from Smash Balloon was prompt in helping me and made it look amazing. Friendly, helpful, recommended!

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