Twitter for WordPress
Twitter for WordPress displays yours latest tweets in your WordPress blog.
The facts
- Rating
- 1★ from 1
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 28 Nov 2017
- Added
- Sep 2007
- Requires WP
- 2.1
- Tested up to
- WP 3.0.5
- Downloads
- 434,044
Our analysis
AI-assistedTwitter for WordPress is a plugin that displays your latest tweets on your WordPress blog. It allows you to use a widget for easy placement in your sidebar or a code snippet for more manual integration. The plugin is designed to be simple and customizable, utilising existing WordPress resources without the need for additional files.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to showcase their Twitter activity on their WordPress site. It supports basic customization through CSS classes and is aimed at those comfortable with using widgets or PHP code to display content.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking to integrate their Twitter feed into their site.
What it does well
- ✓Displays latest tweets on your blog
- ✓Customizable with CSS classes
- ✓Supports widget integration
- ✓No extra files needed
Where it falls short
- •Low rating and limited active installs
- •Last updated in November 2017
- •Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5
Verdict
Twitter for WordPress provides basic functionality for displaying tweets, but its outdated status and low user rating may be concerning for potential users.
From the developer
Ricardo Gonzalez's own description of Twitter for WordPress, lightly tidied.
Twitter for WordPress displays yours latest tweets in your WordPress blog.
Features
* Simply
* Customizable
* Widget support
* No options page (yes, its a feature)
* Uses WordPress resources (no extra files needed)
* Detects URLs, e-mail address and @username replies
Usage
If you use WordPress widgets, just drag the widget into your sidebar and configure. If widgets are not your thing, use the following code to display your public Twitter messages:
<?php twitter_messages("username"); ?>
For more info (options, customization, etc.) visit the plugin homepage.
Customization
The plug in provides the following CSS classes:
* ul.twitter: the main ul (if list is activated)
* li.twitter-item: the ul items (if list is activated)
* p.twitter-message: each one of the paragraphs (if msgs > 1)
* .twitter-timestamp: the timestamp span class
* a.twitter-link: the tweet link class
* a.twitter-user: the @username reply link class
Credits
Ronald Heft – The plugin is highly based in his Pownce for WordPress, so the major part of the credits goes to him.
Michael Feichtinger – For the multi-widget feature.
Michael Voigt – #trendingtopics regexp
Allen Shaw – link’s regexp finetune