Twitter follow button in coments
This plugin will allow visitor to submit they twitter, while thay are commenting your posts. They account will by showed as twitter follow button.
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- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (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 Twitter follow button in co… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| comments | >100 |
| follow button | >100 |
| social | >100 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Twitter follow button in coments
From the official readme · v0.5Description
This plugin will allow visitor to submit they twitter, while thay are commenting your posts. They account will by showed as twitter follow button.
Registred users can add their twitter account in profile administration.
There is also a setting page where you can edit color, size, showing count and language.
Some themes dont’t use function <?php comment_form(); ?> to show comment form. In this case you have to edit your template. Find comments.php and add
<p><label for="twitter">Twitter</label><input name="twitter" size="30" type="text" value=''/></p>
to form.
Installation
- Upload
twitter-in-commentsto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Edit your twitter account in profile
-
If you can’t see Twitter in comments form you have to edit your template. Find comments.php and add
Twitter
to form.
Changelog
0.5
add: store Twitter user name in cookies
mod: inserting twitter javascript by wordpress rules
0.3
add: Your can have custom name of Twitter field in comment form.
add: New languages.
mod: it now accept twitter profile as url
0.2
First version.
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FAQ
Twitter follow button in coments: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Twitter follow button in coments free?
Yes. Twitter follow button in coments is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Twitter follow button in coments safe to use in 2026?
Twitter follow button in coments shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Twitter follow button in coments?
Twitter follow button in coments is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,202 times since it launched in May 2012. It was downloaded 42 times in the last 30 days.
Does Twitter follow button in coments work with WordPress 7.1?
Twitter follow button in coments 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 follow button in coments last updated?
The latest version, 0.5, was released on February 20, 2013 (14 years ago).
Who makes Twitter follow button in coments?
Twitter follow button in coments is developed and maintained by Michal Ozogan.
What are the best alternatives to Twitter follow button in coments?
The most popular alternatives to Twitter follow button in coments are Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Pro… (5M+ installs), Disable Comments (1M+ installs) and Antispam Bee (700K+ installs).
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