Easy Retweet
Easy ReTweet is a WordPress Plugin, which let’s you add Tweet this buttons for your WordPress posts.
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Easy Retweet shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Easy Retweet stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| posts | >100 |
| retweet | #23 |
| tweet | >100 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Easy Retweet
From the official readme · v3.1.1Description
Easy ReTweet is a WordPress Plugin, which let’s you add Tweet this buttons for your WordPress posts.
Usage
There are three ways you can add the retweet button. Automatic way, manual way and using shortcodes
Automatic way
Install the Plugin and choose the type and position of the button from the Plugin’s settings page. You can also specifically enable/disable the button for each post or page from the write post/page screen.
Manual way
If you want more control over the way the button should be positioned, then you can manually call the button using the following code.
if (function_exists('easy_retweet_button')) echo easy_retweet_button();
Using shortcodes
You can also place the shortcode [easy-retweet] anywhere in your post. This shortcode will be replaced by the button when the post is rendered.
Development
The development of the Plugin happens over at github. If you want to contribute to the Plugin, fork the project at github and send me a pull request.
If you are not familiar with either git or Github then refer to this guide to see how fork and send pull request.
If you are looking for ideas, then you can start with one of the following TODO items 🙂
TODO
The following are the features that I am thinking of adding to the Plugin, when I get some free time. If you have any feature request or want to increase the priority of a particular feature, then let me know.
- Add Google Analytics tracking to shortcodes and template function
- Add tracking of tweet button clicks
Support
- If you have found a bug/issue or have a feature request, then post them in github issues
- If you have a question about usage or need help to troubleshoot, then post in WordPress forums or leave a comment in Plugins’s home page
- If you like the Plugin, then kindly leave a review/feedback at WordPress repo page.
- If you find this Plugin useful or and wanted to say thank you, then there are ways to make me happy 🙂 and I would really appreciate if you can do one of those.
- Checkout other WordPress Plugins that I have written
- If anything else, then contact me in twitter.
Translation
The Plugin currently has translations for the following languages.
- Belorussian (Thanks FatCow)
- Spanish (Thanks Carlos Varela)
- Brazilian Portuguese (Thanks Marcelo)
- German (Thanks Jenny Beelens)
- Bulgarian (Thanks Dimitar Kolevski)
- Lithuanian (Thanks Nata)
- French (Thanks Brian Flores)
- Romanian (Thanks Alexander Ovsov)
- Hindi (Thanks Love Chandel)
- Irish (Thanks Vikas Arora)
- Danish (Thanks Jorgen)
The pot file is available with the Plugin. If you are willing to do translation for the Plugin, use the pot file to create the .po files for your language and let me know. I will add it to the Plugin after giving credit to you.
Readme Generator
This Readme file was generated using wp-readme, which generates readme files for WordPress Plugins.
Installation
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.
Changelog
Added support for the latest Twitter button
v0.1 (2009-07-13)
- Initial Release
v0.2 (2009-07-20)
- Added option to add/remove button in archive pages.
v0.3 (2009-07-21)
- Added support for translation.
v0.4 (2009-07-22)
- Added option to add/remove button in home page.
v0.5 (2009-07-24)
- Added option to edit the text that is displayed in the button.
v0.6 (2009-07-26)
- Prevented the JavaScript file from getting included in admin pages.
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Easy Retweet: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Easy Retweet free?
Yes. Easy Retweet is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Easy Retweet safe to use in 2026?
Easy Retweet shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Easy Retweet?
Easy Retweet is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 35,904 times since it launched in July 2009. It was downloaded 70 times in the last 30 days.
Does Easy Retweet work with WordPress 7.1?
Easy Retweet is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Easy Retweet last updated?
The latest version, 3.1.1, was released on December 10, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Easy Retweet?
Easy Retweet is developed and maintained by Sudar Muthu.
What are the best alternatives to Easy Retweet?
The most popular alternatives to Easy Retweet are GenerateBlocks (200K+ installs), Post Duplicator (200K+ installs) and WP Popular Posts (100K+ installs).
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