Easy Twitter Feed Widget Plugin
by DesignOrbital · Content & Feeds
Also makes 2 other plugins · 11K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add twitter feeds on your WordPress site by using the Easy Twitter Feed Widget plugin.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “feed”, “tweet” and “twitter” 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.
43 health vs 64 average across 1,199 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 506.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 866 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 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
Details
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 3239 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 55 reviews, smoothed to 3.89★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3239 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 | ||
| tweet your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter widget 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”, “tweet” and “twitter” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 756 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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 · v0.9 · 20 Dec 2017
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ movahead6.1y ago
Extremely easy to setup. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by movahead.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ boardtc6.4y ago
Is there any way to exclude .@to_twitter_handle messages from showing?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpdezinr017.0y ago
There are no options to adjust anything in the feed: text size, etc. using CSS doesn’t work. Text size is very small. Basic, not much else.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paula0137.4y ago
The padding of this widget is defined in a CSS-file outside of WP and set to 10px. I want to be able to change this. Therefor only 4* in stead of 5*. It’s been 4 weeks since I have asked for some suggestions on this matter. No answer. Because of this issue (and because design matters!) I need to look for another widget. Bummer. This topic was modified 7 years ago by paula013.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ holyltd8.0y ago
The idea is very good. The plugin is easy to use. However it doesn’t really display your timeline on the blog, it only displays a link so users can find you on Twitter. And it’s opened in the same tab.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martinligotnis8.0y ago
Would be grate to add retweet and answer buttons. All rest is working like charm!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mirjami8.2y ago
Thanks! This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by mirjami.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mace198.5y ago
I asked a simple question one month ago and never got a response from the author.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.9 Update: Redirect to welcome screen upon plugin activation is dropped. Update: Double slash fixed in wp_enqueue_script . Update: Fixed text domain. Update: POT file updated. Update: Readme file updated. 0.9
- — Version 0.8 Enhancement: Settings page improvements. Update: POT file updated. Update: Readme file updated. 0.8
- — Version 0.7 Enhancement: Code improvements. 0.7
- — Version 0.6 New: Twitter embedded timeline can be displayed by using Twitter username. New: Widget Id is optional now. Enhancement: Plugin is re-written to provide an easy interface and secured code. Hardening: Code hardening. 0.6
- — Version 0.5 Enhancement: WP_Widget is deprecated and replaced with __construct(). 0.5
- — Version 0.4 Enhancement: No widget title HTML markup will print when the widget title is empty. 0.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 71 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 47 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add twitter feeds on your WordPress site by using the Easy Twitter Feed Widget plugin."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 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 Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 900 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 542 days in tier
- 2023-10-27 30K+ → 20K+ down after 388 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 40K+ → 30K+ down after 425 days in tier
- 2021-08-05 50K+ → 40K+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2020-09-21 60K+ → 50K+ down after 252 days in tier
- 2020-01-13 70K+ → 60K+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2019-06-07 80K+ → 70K+ down after 602 days in tier
- 2017-10-13 70K+ → 80K+ up after 339 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★ · 4 shared tags D
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Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Customize Feeds for Twitter 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Ultimate Twitter Feeds 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - T Twitter Goodies Widgets 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- U Ultimate twitter profile widget 80+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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