Twitter List Widget
This plugin allows to place widgets on your sidebars, that fetch the contents of one or more RSS feeds, combine them by date if there is more than one, and display their contents in a twitter-like manner, that is, a…
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Twitter List Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 16 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.8 (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 List Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| feed | >100 |
| identica | #11 |
| list | >100 |
| rss | >100 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Twitter List Widget
From the official readme · v0.2Description
This plugin allows to place widgets on your sidebars, that fetch the contents of one or more RSS feeds, combine them by date if there is more than one, and display their contents in a twitter-like manner, that is, a list of texts, where links, @someone and #something are turned into links.
Use it typically to condense several twitter feeds into one, or to display any other feed that follows twitter syntax, such as identi.ca
Installation
- Upload
plugin-name.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory or use the wordpress plugin installer - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- A new “Twitter List Widget” will be available.
- Give a list of feeds to the widget, separated by commas, such as http://www.example1.com/rss,http://www.example2.com/rss2
Changelog
0.1
- First version
0.2
- Added a checkbox to have the first word of the feed turned into a twitter name link (use this if the first word is a twitter name, of course)
- If the feed contains an author field (for ex. twitter search results), the name is added as the first word of the displayed text (useful with checkbox above)
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FAQ
Twitter List Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Twitter List Widget free?
Yes. Twitter List Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Twitter List Widget safe to use in 2026?
Twitter List Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Twitter List Widget?
Twitter List Widget is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,899 times since it launched in November 2009. It was downloaded 66 times in the last 30 days.
Does Twitter List Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Twitter List Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 2.8.5, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Twitter List Widget last updated?
The latest version, 0.2, was released on December 9, 2009 (17 years ago).
Who makes Twitter List Widget?
Twitter List Widget is developed and maintained by yorik.
What are the best alternatives to Twitter List Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Twitter List Widget are WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) (100K+ installs), RSS for Yandex Turbo (20K+ installs) and GN Publisher: Google News C… (20K+ installs).
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