Twitter Widget
Display tweets from a Twitter account in the sidebar of your blog.
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- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (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 Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| automated | >100 |
| list tweets | >100 |
| >100 | |
| twitter fetch | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 1 from 1 reviews
About Twitter Widget
From the official readme · v1.4Description
Display tweets from a Twitter account in the sidebar of your blog.
This plugin was not support for over 2 years, i’ve noticed that it is getting
bigger the day it passes, so i’ve decided to relunch it. For those who used it
and they’ve been unpleased, please accept my appologies and update this plugin!
If the widgets already runs, and you update the settings, please allow
30 minutes to take effect, this is because of the cache it uses.
Installation
- Unzip
rehashs-twitter-widget.zip - Upload
rehashs-twitter-widgetdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Place the widget on your sidebar
- Edit the widget by adding a Tilte type in your Twitter username and type a count number of how many tweets to display
Changelog
1.0
- Initial version of the plugin.
1.1
- Added chaching
- Added one option to display or not the date the tweets was made
1.2
- Added option to show avatars on tweets
- Fixed some CSS issues
1.3
- Updated to twitter’s 1.1 API version
1.4
- Added option to show if wanted, the options bar in every tweet (reply, retweet, favourite, count of retweets)
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FAQ
Twitter Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is Twitter Widget free?
Yes. Twitter Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Twitter Widget safe to use in 2026?
Twitter Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 19/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Twitter Widget?
Twitter Widget is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 13,986 times since it launched in August 2010. It was downloaded 71 times in the last 30 days.
Does Twitter Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Twitter Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Twitter Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.4, was released on December 21, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Twitter Widget?
Twitter Widget is developed and maintained by brehash.
What are the best alternatives to Twitter Widget?
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