Embed Twitter content, improve sharing on Twitter, convert your web audience into Twitter or Periscope subscribers, and easily track visits to your website from Twitter advertising.
Consider an alternative
Twitter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 9K+ sites, is rated 2.5/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
- Mixed reviews — 2.5/5 from 32 ratings
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.2 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Twitter stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| embedded timeline | #96 |
| embedded tweet | #28 |
| >100 | |
| twitter list | >100 |
| twitter profile | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.5 from 32 reviews
About Twitter
From the official readme · v2.0.5Description
Embed Twitter content, improve sharing on Twitter, convert your web audience into Twitter or Periscope subscribers, and easily track visits to your website from Twitter advertising.
Requires PHP version 5.6 or greater.
Embed Twitter content
Embed Twitter content by pasting a URL, customizing a shortcode, or in a widget area.
Customize embed display to match your theme. Choose a light or dark background, customize link and border colors, and customize timeline template components through your site’s WordPress administrative interface.
The plugin automatically customizes an embed’s template text to match the locale of your site, optimally loads Twitter’s JavaScript to improve site speed and extensibility, and handles advanced use cases such as articles loaded asynchronously via the WordPress API.
Grow your Twitter audience
Automatically generate link previews for your site’s URLs shared on Twitter using Twitter Cards markup . Easily identify your site and author Twitter accounts through your site and user administrative interfaces.
Add a Tweet button to public posts to encourage your visitors to share your content on Twitter. Visitors may see recommended accounts to follow after sharing your content including your site and its authors.
Add a Follow button to convert your site visitors into Twitter subscribers.
Add a Periscope On Air button to convert your site visitors into Periscope subscribers.
Improve Twitter advertising campaigns
Easily add a Twitter website tag to your website to track the effectiveness and conversion rates of Twitter advertising campaigns or build tailored audiences to target your Twitter advertisements for your website audience.
Docs and active development
Contribute to the plugin, submit pull requests, or run test suites through the Twitter plugin for WordPress GitHub repository.
View Twitter for WordPress documentation to learn more about customization through WordPress filters.
Changelog
Adds profile, list, search, and collection timelines. Upgrade advertising pixel.
2.0.5
- Add support for WordPress 5.2
- Fix conversation option to properly set hide_thread oEmbed param
2.0.4
- Add support for WordPress 5.1
- Remove documentation on video widget, grid widget, and search timeline widget which have been deprecated.
2.0.3
- Add support for WordPress 5.0
2.0.2
- Support 280 characters
- Add support for WordPress 4.8 and 4.9
- Remove support for WordPress 4.6 and below
2.0.1
- Enqueue Twitter widgets JavaScript and advertising JavaScript early in the page build process if a widget is active on the page
- Tweet button: update expected length of a wrapped t.co URL with HTTP scheme
- Support expanded post metadata descriptors in WordPress 4.6+. Includes REST API support for custom Tweet button and Twitter Cards values
- Fix post metadata deletion for custom Tweet button and Twitter Card text
2.0.0
- Embed a profile timeline, list timeline, or collection by pasting a URL, customizing a shortcode, or a widget
- Embed a search timeline by shortcode or widget using a widget ID configured on Twitter.com
- Upgrade Twitter advertising tracker to universal website tag
- Twitter Cards include image alternative text when available
- Follow button and Periscope On Air button use post author or site username if no username specified
- Improved compatibility with WordPress.com / Jetpack formatting of
tweetshortcode - Prefer wp_resource_hints API for DNS prefetch in WordPress 4.6+
- Update single Tweet with video to remove status customization no longer supported by Twitter
- Fix bug when a large featured image is highlighted in a Twitter Card
- Describe site username option for WordPress REST API in WordPress 4.7
- Bump minimum WordPress version to 4.1
Screenshots
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Best Twitter alternatives
All embedded timeline plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |
AH Twitter Timeline Widget
Creates a new and simple to use widget that outputs the new awesome Twitter Embedded…
|
100+ |
| 3 |
TelegramsChannelToWP
Embed Telegram's Channel content, view content of telegram's channel on your site.
|
10+ |
FAQ
Twitter: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Twitter free?
Yes. Twitter is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Twitter safe to use in 2026?
Twitter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 9K+ sites, is rated 2.5/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Twitter?
Twitter is active on 9K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 708,920 times since it launched in January 2009. It was downloaded 637 times in the last 30 days.
Does Twitter work with WordPress 7.1?
Twitter is officially tested up to WordPress 5.2.28, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Twitter last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.5, was released on July 24, 2019 (7 years ago).
Who makes Twitter?
Twitter is developed and maintained by Twitter.
What are the best alternatives to Twitter?
The most popular alternatives to Twitter are AH Twitter Timeline Widget (100+ installs) and TelegramsChannelToWP (10+ installs).
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