Tweetbacks Helper
Helper Plugin for Tweetbacks Plugin to help it detect more tweets
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Tweetbacks Helper shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 23/100 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 3.6 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Tweetbacks Helper stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| comments | >100 |
| tweet | >100 |
| tweetbacks | #1 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Tweetbacks Helper
From the official readme · v0.9.1Description
Tweetbacks Helper is a helper Plugin for Tweetbacks Plugin to help it detect more tweets.
Features
This Plugin can disable Pseudo cron scheduler by Tweetbacks and replace it with its own scheduler, that can be invoked by pinging a url.
This Plugin also lists the short urls detected by Tweetbacks and allows you to add your own short urls if you are using your own url shortening service.
More info
- Plugin home page
- Why this Plugin is needed
- Other WordPress Plugins by the same author
Translation
- Belorussian (Thanks FatCow)
- German (Thanks Volunteer team of Design Contest)
- Lithuanian (Thanks Nata of Web Hub)
- Bulgarian (Thanks Dimitar Kolevski of Web Geek)
- Spanish (Thanks Mike Arias of InMotion Hosting)
- Romanian (Thanks Alexander Ovsov of Web Hosting Geeks)
- Hindi (Thanks Love Chandel)
- Irish (Thanks Vikas Arora)
- Slovak (Thanks Branco Radenovich)
- Serbo-Croatian (Thanks Borisa Djuraskovic)
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.
Support
Support for the Plugin is available from the Plugin’s home page. If you have any questions or suggestions, do leave a comment there.
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HISTORY.md
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. This Plugin needs the Tweetbacks Plugin by Yoast to work.
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FAQ
Tweetbacks Helper: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Tweetbacks Helper free?
Yes. Tweetbacks Helper is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Tweetbacks Helper safe to use in 2026?
Tweetbacks Helper shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Tweetbacks Helper?
Tweetbacks Helper is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,046 times since it launched in July 2009. It was downloaded 36 times in the last 30 days.
Does Tweetbacks Helper work with WordPress 7.1?
Tweetbacks Helper is officially tested up to WordPress 3.6.1, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Tweetbacks Helper last updated?
The latest version, 0.9.1, was released on October 23, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Tweetbacks Helper?
Tweetbacks Helper is developed and maintained by Sudar Muthu.
What are the best alternatives to Tweetbacks Helper?
The most popular alternatives to Tweetbacks Helper are Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Pro… (5M+ installs), Disable Comments (1M+ installs) and Antispam Bee (700K+ installs).
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