Retweet Anywhere
Retweet Anywhere for WordPress is a nice and easy way to allow your readers to instantly retweet your blog posts through their Twitter accounts.
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Retweet Anywhere shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.0 (latest is 7.1)
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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 Retweet Anywhere stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| anywhere | >100 |
| javascript | >100 |
| retweet | #47 |
| tweet | >100 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Retweet Anywhere
From the official readme · v0.1.3Description
Retweet Anywhere for WordPress is a nice and easy way to allow your readers to instantly retweet your blog posts through their Twitter accounts. It uses the slick Twitter @Anywhere bundle which works through OAuth and never requires your readers to input their Twitter names or passwords.
The plugin is customizable, URLs could be shortened through bit.ly, the retweet format is defined by the blog administrator. Visitors can modify the tweet text before actually sending it to Twitter, allowing them to add hashtags or addressing somebody in particular.
- Easy to install
- Customizable message format
- Shortcodes or manual PHP integration
- Bit.ly shortened links
- Customize Facebox, fading background, etc, super fancy!
- Works fine when javascript is disabled
- Includes an awesome customizable retweet widget!
- Implement the RT button in your text widgets
- Supports Goo.gl URL Shortening
- On-going development
- Literally anywhere!
YES, I do consider feature requests, and that is what makes this plugin work. The discussions go here: Retweet Anywhere
Installation
- Upload archive contents to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Configure your settings
Changelog
0.1.3
- Adding support for native short links
- Adding support for Goo.gl short links (via native)
0.1.2
- Minor bug fixes
- You can now use your own custom URL shortener
0.1.1
- Some minor bugfixes with bit.ly
- Settings screen bugs fixed
- Added the ability to change the tweetbox title via Settings or shortcode
0.1
- Hurray!
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Retweet Anywhere: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is Retweet Anywhere free?
Yes. Retweet Anywhere is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Retweet Anywhere safe to use in 2026?
Retweet Anywhere shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Retweet Anywhere?
Retweet Anywhere is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 8,206 times since it launched in April 2010. It was downloaded 45 times in the last 30 days.
Does Retweet Anywhere work with WordPress 7.1?
Retweet Anywhere is officially tested up to WordPress 3.0.5, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Retweet Anywhere last updated?
The latest version, 0.1.3, was released on January 25, 2011 (16 years ago).
Who makes Retweet Anywhere?
Retweet Anywhere is developed and maintained by Konstantin Kovshenin.
What are the best alternatives to Retweet Anywhere?
The most popular alternatives to Retweet Anywhere are News Ticker Anywhere (10+ installs), Scroll-Rec (<10 installs) and Popup Anywhere (<10 installs).
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