Get Latest Tweets
This plugin adds the ability to put a shortcode tag in any static page or post and have it display the latest tweets for a particular twitter user.
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- Small user base (40+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Get Latest Tweets stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| formatting | >100 |
| get_latest_tweets | #1 |
| tweet | >100 |
| tweets | >100 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 2 reviews
About Get Latest Tweets
From the official readme · v0.3Description
This plugin adds the ability to put a shortcode tag in any static page or post and have it display the latest tweets for a particular twitter user.
It generates markup like this, which you can style as desired:
<ul class='tweets'>
<li>@<a class='atreply' href='http://twitter.com/jane'>jane</a> Please dance a jig. <span class='date'><a href='http://twitter.com/me/status/2345'>3 hours ago</a></span></li>
<li>Anyone used TotalFinder? <a href='http://t.co/blah'>http://t.co/blah</a> Saw it on @<a class='atreply' href='http://twitter.com/bob'>bob</a>'s machine and am intrigued. <span class='date'><a href='http://twitter.com/me/status/1234'>6 hours ago</a></span></li>
</ul>
Installation
- Upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory and unzip it. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Create ‘wp-content/cache/latest_tweets/’ and make sure it is writable by the web server.
- Put your Twitter credentials in twitter.api.keys.json. Make sure this file is not world-readable. You can get these from https://dev.twitter.com/apps
- Place
[get_latest_tweets username="somename"]in your pages.
Changelog
0.3
- More WordPress VIP coding standards
- refactored in to class
- when JSON contains an error, output it
- updated “tested up to” to 4.3.1
0.2.2
- WordPress VIP coding standards; updated “tested up to” to 4.1
0.2.1
- “Tested up to” updated to 3.9.1
0.2.0
- Now uses version 1.1 of the Twitter API — requires Twitter API credentials
0.1.3
- Fix “Tested up to” and make sure version numbers sync up
0.1.2
- Updated for new twitter API (thanks, @byjuhohn)
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FAQ
Get Latest Tweets: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Get Latest Tweets free?
Yes. Get Latest Tweets is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Get Latest Tweets safe to use in 2026?
Get Latest Tweets shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Get Latest Tweets?
Get Latest Tweets is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,683 times since it launched in February 2011. It was downloaded 67 times in the last 30 days.
Does Get Latest Tweets work with WordPress 7.1?
Get Latest Tweets is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Get Latest Tweets last updated?
The latest version, 0.3, was released on April 7, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Get Latest Tweets?
Get Latest Tweets is developed and maintained by Paul Schreiber.
What are the best alternatives to Get Latest Tweets?
The most popular alternatives to Get Latest Tweets are Advanced Excerpt (80K+ installs), Raw HTML (10K+ installs) and TinyMCE Clear Float (10K+ installs).
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