Twitter Base
Display your Twitter post and in the pages of its website .
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Twitter Base shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.3 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Twitter Base stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| po | >100 |
| shortcode | >100 |
| >100 | |
| twitter widget | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Twitter Base
From the official readme · v1.1.3Description
I created twitter base to allow the integration of Twitter with wordpress. Here are some features:
Features
- Create Your application on Twitter by logging on to your profile
- Indicates the bees access and twitter username
- Indicate the number of twitter to render
- Use the shortcode to display the twitter posts and pages in your site
Twitter Base Card: Meta box customize Twitter Cards experience
Twitter Base Widgets: Displays the list of twitter by configuration set
Twitter Base: Compatible with ShortCake
Twitter Base Shortcode: The shortcode made available to allow the insertion of components twitter based in a post or a page in wordpress .
Each shortcode has parameters of customization that can be specified in the code itself.
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[dw-twitter-stream num = “”]
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[dw-twitter-card tweet = “”]
Installation
Installation of this plugin is fairly easy:
- Download the plugin from wordpress.
- Extract all the files.
- Upload everything (keeping the directory structure) to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Sets the plugin setting your twitter account
Changelog
This is the first release of the plug-in
1.1.3
- Feature: Add Meta box customize Twitter Cards experience
1.1.2
- Fix: Rename Shorcode Plugin [dw-twitter-stream num = “”]
- Fix: Rename Shorcode Plugin [dw-twitter-card tweet = “”]
- Feature: Compatible with ShortCake
1.1.1
- Feature: Add Shorcode Plugin [twitter_card tweet=””]
1.1.0
- Feature: First version of the plugin and initial functions.
- Feature: Add Widget Plugin
- Feature: Add Shorcode Plugin
- Translations for Italy, English.
Screenshots
![Output Shortcode [dw-twitter-stream num = ""]](https://ps.w.org/dw-twitter-base/assets/screenshot-3.jpg?rev=1115908)
![Output Shortcode [dw-twitter-card tweet="Usa Twitter Base per moltiplicare le condivisioni dei tuoi tweet"]](https://ps.w.org/dw-twitter-base/assets/screenshot-4.jpg?rev=1115908)
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FAQ
Twitter Base: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is Twitter Base free?
Yes. Twitter Base is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Twitter Base safe to use in 2026?
Twitter Base shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Twitter Base?
Twitter Base is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,184 times since it launched in March 2015. It was downloaded 52 times in the last 30 days.
Does Twitter Base work with WordPress 7.1?
Twitter Base is officially tested up to WordPress 4.3.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Twitter Base last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.3, was released on January 28, 2016 (11 years ago).
Who makes Twitter Base?
Twitter Base is developed and maintained by Simone Marchese.
What are the best alternatives to Twitter Base?
The most popular alternatives to Twitter Base are Quick Translate POT/PO/MO (30+ installs), SimplePoTranslate (20+ installs) and LATW AI Translation for Loc… (10+ installs).
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