Twitter Embed
Easily embed tweets in your posts and pages by posting the tweet URL on a line by itself or by using a shortcode provided by the Twitter interface.
The facts
- Rating
- 2★ from 1
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Dec 2012
- Added
- Jan 2012
- Requires WP
- 3.3
- Tested up to
- WP 3.5.2
- Downloads
- 21,787
Our analysis
AI-assistedTwitter Embed is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily embed tweets into your posts or pages. After activation, you can simply copy a link to a tweet and paste it into your editor, and it will automatically convert into an embedded tweet with interaction options.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to display tweets without needing to configure settings. It uses Twitter's widgets API and caches tweets for improved performance.
Best for: This plugin suits users looking to easily embed tweets in their WordPress content.
What it does well
- ✓No configuration required after activation
- ✓Automatically converts tweet links into embedded tweets
- ✓Includes options to reply, retweet, and favorite
- ✓Uses Twitter's original widgets API
- ✓Caches tweets in post meta for better performance
Where it falls short
- •Low rating of 2 out of 5 from 1 rating
- •Last updated in December 2012
- •Tested only up to WordPress version 3.5.2
- •Directory score of 46/100 indicates potential issues
Verdict
Twitter Embed offers a straightforward way to include tweets, but its low rating and outdated status may raise concerns for potential users.
From the developer
Konstantin Kovshenin's own description of Twitter Embed, lightly tidied.
Twitter Embed requires no configuration, it works out of the box right after activation. Copy a link to a tweet on Twitter.com and paste it on a line by itself in your post or page editor. When viewing the post, you’ll see that the link has been replaced with the embedded tweet with options to reply, retweet, favorite and follow.
The plugin uses Twitter’s original widgets API, the shortcode and embed HTML are available too. Embed HTML is reversed to a Tweet shortcode when HTML is filtered (for authors or contributors). The tweets themselves are cached in post meta for better performance.