ThinkTwit
by Stephen Pickett · Social
Outputs tweets from any Twitter users, hashtag or keyword through the Widget interface. Can be called via shortcode or PHP function call and supports …
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “hashtag”, “multiple” and “tweet” 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.
53 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 15.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1902 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1902 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thinktwit your tag | #1 | #1 | — |
| hashtag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multiple your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tweet your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “hashtag”, “multiple” and “tweet” 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 169 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
5.2y ago
latest release · v1.7.1 · 17 Aug 2021
2
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ echofoxtrot11.8y ago
This plugin appears to be unique or close to it, with its ability to display either Twitternames, hashtags or both. Nice configuration options, easy to display in any widget area, shows desired number of tweets to fit space available. Very responsive developer! Made my client very happy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samaralife11.8y ago
No matter how many times I try to uninstall I get a 500 Internal Server Error and the plugin doesn’t get uninstalled.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Supje12.6y ago
Doet voor mij precies wat het moet doen. Ik heb de php code in de sidebar.php geplaatst, want de widget in het dashboard pakte hem niet goed op. Misschien met het theme te maken, ik gebruik als basis Twentytwelve. Maar zo is het perfect. Aanwijzingen voor installatie top. Alleen voor het verkrijgen van je consumer key e.d. zou ik je verwijzen naar deze handleiding: http://www.wpzaken.nl/twitter-api-1-1/ en ga dan naar ‘Registeren van de applicatie’. Dan heb je het helemaal zo voor elkaar!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matiyin13.1y ago
Does exactly what I need most of the time for a tweet feed, it’s easy to set up, easy to style and can filter on names and/or hashtags! The author is very responsive too and keeps it well up to date. Use it and donate 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.7.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2021-08-18 CVE-2021-24582 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.7.1 Patched in 1.7.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 72 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 48 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 17 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 17 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,616 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-05-09 20+ → 10+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 10+ → 20+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 20+ → 10+ down after 166 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 30+ → 20+ down after 317 days in tier
- 2024-10-22 40+ → 30+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2024-10-01 30+ → 40+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2024-07-29 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-28 30+ → 40+ up after 1 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).
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Easy Twitter Feed Widget Plugin 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Autopost for X (formerly Autoshare for Twitter) 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Click To Tweet 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - T Tools for Twitter 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Hashtag 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - T Twitter Embed 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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