Display Tweets
by MatthewRuddy · Content & Feeds
Also makes 1 other plugin · 810+ installs across the portfolio →
Display Tweets is an easy to use, future proof Twitter feed plugin that uses PHP to make requests to the v1.1 Twitter REST API.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “feed”, “mentions” and “retweets” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 64 average across 1,193 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 52.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 864 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2014-05-29Reviewers say it's quick to set up and style, and it kept their feeds working through Twitter's API 1.1 switch, with one asking for multiple feeds.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mentions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| retweets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tweets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “feed”, “mentions” and “retweets” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 231 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 28 Nov 2017
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 43 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 14 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rafaang12.4y ago
Really easy to integrate in my theme, really appreciate the work! Kudos!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nomafo12.7y ago
Very easy to use slider.. Install, upload images, some options… and it works perfect. Great support also by the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DavidCW13.2y ago
Very easy to configure, works perfectly and allows the tweet to be styled. Saves lots of hassle with the new Twitter 1.1 API! Well worth 5 stars. Now if only the plugin allowed multiple Twitter feeds to be set up…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ShariMac13.2y ago
Thank you so much for this. Simple and clean.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paxjah13.2y ago
I love this plugin. It is so clean, so easy to use and fully customisable. I found it after trying to search for a Twitter plugin that would keep updating and not randomly stop every other week. Thank you very much for creating this plugin, I recommend it to anyone looking for a clean and future-proof Twitter for site 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ udapud13.3y ago
I suppose Twitter had to eventually update their API, which inevitably means all other non-API plugins have died, this ones works well and is more like the Facebook app way of doing things.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tran Cuong13.3y ago
Work well my friend 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ venkmanuk13.3y ago
simple, easy, works for twitter api 1.1 thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 68 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 44 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display Tweets is an easy to use, future proof Twitter feed plugin that uses PHP to make requests to the v1..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 512 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "mentions", "retweets" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-18 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 900+ → 800+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 1K+ → 900+ down after 866 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- T Timeline Twitter Feed 90+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
-
Easy Twitter Feed Widget Plugin 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Customize Feeds for Twitter 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C - S Slim Jetpack 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Peadig's Twitter Feed: Embedded Timeline WordPress Plugin 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Twiget Twitter Widget 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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