Pay with a tweet
This plugin does not need services of others, unless of course Twitter.
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Pay with a tweet shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Pay with a tweet stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| social | >100 |
| Social Marketing | >100 |
| >100 | |
| Viral | #93 |
| Viral marketing | #31 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 2 reviews
About Pay with a tweet
From the official readme · v1.0.5Description
This plugin does not need services of others, unless of course Twitter.
Create buttons so that your visitors can download files after posting on his twitter the message you choose. You can display different buttons using shortcodes or the widget included.
Some Features
- Manage downloads
- Files for use on “Pay with a Tweet” will be uploaded from the upload files screen.
- For uploading files using the file upload system WordPress.
- The uploaded files are not part of the WordPress media manager.
- Files are not accessible via web.
- When you delete a file removes all the buttons that use it.
- Access to the creation of a button from the file upload.
- Manage buttons
- Each button created is linked to a file. There can be multiple buttons linked to the same file.
- Each button can set a title, the button image to use as button and the text to publish as tweet.
- The buttons can be deleted or permanently delete. This second option will delete the image and file.
- Multiple languages support
*The plugin includes English and Spanish. Furthermore, in pay-with-a-tweet-wp-plugin/tree/master/pay-with-a-tweet/languages directory the .po is available for translation in other languages - Shortcodes
- The plugin includes the shortcode
[pwt id ='']to add the button anywhere in a post or page.
- The plugin includes the shortcode
- Widget
- The plugin includes a widget to place the button on the sidebars. The widget allows you to enter a title, a text to display before the button and a dropdown to select the desired button.
Features
Configuration
To use the plugin you must create a Twitter application and add the key consumer and consumer secret.
When creating the Twitter application is necessary to properly set the callback URL. This address is in the plugin Configuration screen.
Manage downloads
- Files for use on “Pay with a Tweet” will be uploaded from the upload files screen.
- For uploading files using the file upload system WordPress.
- The uploaded files are not part of the WordPress media manager.
- Files are not accessible via web.
- When you delete a file removes all the buttons that use it.
- Access to the creation of a button from the file upload.
Manage buttons
- Each button created is linked to a file. There can be multiple buttons linked to the same file.
- Each button can set a title, the button image to use as button and the text to publish as tweet.
- The buttons can be deleted or permanently delete. This second option will delete the image and file.
Multiple languages support
The plugin includes English and Spanish. Furthermore, in pay-with-a-tweet-wp-plugin/tree/master/pay-with-a-tweet/languages directory the .po is available for translation in other languages
Shortcodes
The plugin includes the shortcode [pwt id =''] to add the button anywhere in a post or page.
Widget
The plugin includes a widget to place the button on the sidebars. The widget allows you to enter a title, a text to display before the button and a dropdown to select the desired button.
Download process
When a user click on the button/link to download the file, he must accept to access the website to post the tweet associated with the button, once properly released, the download is automatically launched.
The plugin does not store the user's access_token so the plugin may not post tweets in the user's account at any time unless the user expressly click on download file.
Stats
- When somebody download a file via a button pay with a tweet, reference is stored (in your WP database) for statistical purposes.
Installation
- Upload
pay-with-a-tweetfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to pay-with-a-tweet configuration page and fill the fields. Video tutorial:
Changelog
Just override the plugin files. Go to /wp-content/uploads/ and, if exists, rename pay-with-tweet folder to pay-with-a-tweet
1.0.5
Fix issue “Cannot redeclare class TwitterOAuth in
(…)/wp-content/plugins/pay-with-a-tweet/lib/twitteroauth.php on line 15”
1.0.4
Fix issue “Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class OAuthException” when OAuth PECL
package is installed or another plugin load the same library.
Add a new callback page before publish the tweet and start the download.
1.0.3
Fix issue with the download when wordpress is installed in a subfolder
1.0.2
Create a button admin page: hide image and index.html in downloads list
Changed twitter api version to 1.1
1.0.1
Fix issue with folder name of plugin.
Fix issue $_SESSION, changed to $_COOKIE
1.0
Initial version
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FAQ
Pay with a tweet: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 24, 2026
Is Pay with a tweet free?
Yes. Pay with a tweet is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Pay with a tweet safe to use in 2026?
Pay with a tweet shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Pay with a tweet?
Pay with a tweet is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,704 times since it launched in May 2013. It was downloaded 48 times in the last 30 days.
Does Pay with a tweet work with WordPress 7.1?
Pay with a tweet is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Pay with a tweet last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.5, was released on September 8, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Pay with a tweet?
Pay with a tweet is developed and maintained by Rolando Caldas.
What are the best alternatives to Pay with a tweet?
The most popular alternatives to Pay with a tweet are AddToAny Share Buttons (300K+ installs), Social Media Share Buttons… (100K+ installs) and Metricool (90K+ installs).
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