Customizations - Smash Balloon https://smashballoon.com Home of the Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube Feed plugins Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:22:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How Does the WPCode Integration Work? https://smashballoon.com/doc/how-does-the-wpcode-integration-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-does-the-wpcode-integration-work https://smashballoon.com/doc/how-does-the-wpcode-integration-work/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:49:05 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=2104253 As of version 6.5 Instagram Feeds now integrates directly with WPCode. This means your customizations are even easier to manage with WPCode’s flexibility and simplicity. Here is what this means. Custom JavaScript and Custom CSS Fields Deprecation You can now use WPCode to manage your custom JavaScript and custom CSS that you apply to your […]

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Using a Plugin to Add Custom Templates with Instagram Feeds https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-a-plugin-to-add-custom-templates-with-instagram-feeds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-a-plugin-to-add-custom-templates-with-instagram-feeds https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-a-plugin-to-add-custom-templates-with-instagram-feeds/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:55:53 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1774232 Some themes and frameworks, such as the Oxygen Builder framework, do not work properly with how Instagram Feeds detects custom templates in a child theme. This can lead to our normal features related to custom templating to not work or cause errors. To work around this, you can install and use a plugin that uses […]

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How can I allow editors access to the Facebook plugin settings? https://smashballoon.com/doc/how-can-i-allow-editors-access-to-the-facebook-plugin-settings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-can-i-allow-editors-access-to-the-facebook-plugin-settings https://smashballoon.com/doc/how-can-i-allow-editors-access-to-the-facebook-plugin-settings/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:37:12 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1656267 You can grant other user roles access to the Facebook Feed plugin settings and the ability to manage feeds by using a plugin such as User Role Editor and giving a role the cff_settings_pages_capability . You can also do this without the need for an additional plugin by adding the following PHP code snippet to […]

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Change the date format displayed when hovering over a post https://smashballoon.com/doc/change-the-date-format-displayed-when-hovering-over-a-post/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=change-the-date-format-displayed-when-hovering-over-a-post https://smashballoon.com/doc/change-the-date-format-displayed-when-hovering-over-a-post/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 06:41:14 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1632581 You can use a custom function on your functions.php file that will not affect your page speed and will allow you to modify the date format displayed when hovering over a post on the feed. To do so, please add the following to your functions.php file. function sbi_custom_date ($timestamp) { $timestamp = strtotime($timestamp); $posted_on_date_str = […]

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How to hide specific posts in the Custom X (formerly Twitter) Feeds Pro Plugin https://smashballoon.com/doc/hide-specific-tweets-in-the-twitter-feeds-pro-plugin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hide-specific-tweets-in-the-twitter-feeds-pro-plugin Wed, 24 May 2023 13:26:57 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1545335 This document will guide you through the process of using the ‘Hide specific tweets’ function in the filter settings to manage the visibility of specific posts in your X (Twitter) feeds. Step 1: Accessing the Filter Settings Step 2: Accessing the Filter Settings for the Feed Step 3: Obtaining the Specific Posts IDs Step 4: […]

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How do I embed the Reviews feed directly into a WordPress page template? https://smashballoon.com/doc/how-do-i-embed-the-reviews-feed-directly-into-a-wordpress-page-template/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-i-embed-the-reviews-feed-directly-into-a-wordpress-page-template https://smashballoon.com/doc/how-do-i-embed-the-reviews-feed-directly-into-a-wordpress-page-template/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:26:31 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1372329 You can embed a Reviews feed directly into a template file by using the WordPress do_shortcode function, ensuring you use the provided feed number for each specific feed. Example:

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Add Custom JavaScript snippets for the YouTube plugin. https://smashballoon.com/doc/add-custom-js-snippets-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=add-custom-js-snippets-youtube https://smashballoon.com/doc/add-custom-js-snippets-youtube/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:39:53 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1314811 The first thing you need to do is install and activate the WPCode plugin on your website. Upon activation, the plugin will add a new menu item labeled ‘Code Snippets’ to your WordPress admin bar. Clicking on it will show you a list of all the custom code snippets you have saved on your site. Since you […]

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Using Custom CSS code in our plugins https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-custom-css-code-in-our-plugins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-custom-css-code-in-our-plugins https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-custom-css-code-in-our-plugins/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:15:57 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1167291 Since WordPress 4.7, users can now add custom CSS directly from the WordPress admin area. This is super-easy, and you would be able to see your changes with a live preview instantly. First, you need to head over to the Appearance » Customize page. This will launch the WordPress theme customizer interface. You will see your […]

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Using Custom JavaScript code in our Instagram Feed plugin https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-custom-javascript-code-in-our-instagram-feed-plugin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-custom-javascript-code-in-our-instagram-feed-plugin https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-custom-javascript-code-in-our-instagram-feed-plugin/#respond Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:25:58 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1164197 To use Custom JavaScript snippets in our Instagram Feed plugin, we recommend using the following approach: 1) Install the WPCode plugin (formerly known as Insert Headers and Footers). You can do this by going to your WordPress Plugins page, clicking Add New, and searching for the plugin name. 2) Once WPCode is installed and activated, […]

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Using Custom JavaScript code in our plugins https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-custom-javascript-code-in-our-plugins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-custom-javascript-code-in-our-plugins https://smashballoon.com/doc/using-custom-javascript-code-in-our-plugins/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:39:03 +0000 https://smashballoon.com/?post_type=doc&p=1121384 To use Custom JavaScript snippets in our plugins, we recommend using the following approach: 1) Install the WPCode plugin (formerly known as Insert Headers and Footers). You can do this by going to your WordPress Plugins page, clicking Add New, and searching for the plugin name. 2) Once WPCode is installed and activated, go to […]

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