XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon

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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.

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.

87 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 82 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ ruralinfo

   2.8y ago

   I was so relieved to find this after Twitter changes. Works as it should. Thank you for a great plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ Trinary Star

   2.8y ago

   I had been using WP to Twitter until some drug addict took over ex-Twitter. Not only did he name it that way but he also disconnected me from it. I have been having such difficulties since then as I had to ex-tweet manually. Then I found a new version. The developer says that it requires WP 6.0 or later, but I installed it on my WordPress 4.9.24 anyway. Oh my dog! It works all right. Now I can get back to ex-Twitter. I am so happy because I will never go beyond 4.9.x. I must add that the developer’s document also helped significantly. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Trinary Star.

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3. ★★★★★ ekatoekato

   2.9y ago

   It does not work because OAuth 2.0 Authentication is required when I make up a new twitter project or edit default project . Any way I tried to post then this error come up. “403: Client Forbidden: When authenticating requests to the Twitter API v2 endpoints, you must use keys and tokens from a Twitter developer App that is attached to a Project. You can create a project via the developer portal.” I do not know when this x developer “User authentication settings” changed. Thank you.

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4. ★★★★★ Alias79

   3.3y ago

   My review is no longer accurate, since it was written after a possible announcement of the end of support for this plugin. To this day, seeing it upgrade to “Xposter” (due to the platform name change), I can only be more than grateful. I am not lying when I say that it is the oldest plugin that I have in my installation of more than 12 years, and the one that I have seen applied the most love and work in all these years. Others have given up for less. Joe proves to be passionate about his work and his creation. The plugin is simple and does just what it’s supposed to do. This last month I have only tried a couple of alternatives, which worked, but did not have basic functions; it’s clear that this plugin is based on the user’s real needs, not just posting to a social network. Other alternatives left important issues unresolved. In addition, it has a PRO version that really transforms it into a totally different tool, since it expands its possibilities far beyond its basic use of sharing your posts. Among the most basic functions of the PRO version, you have the possibility of scheduling posts, delaying their sharing time, refloating old ones… they are essential options to be able to give more life to your content. In short, it is a real added value to a paid version. So I have changed the content of this review, but the title of the post, however, does not need to be changed: THANKS FOR SO MUCH, Joe Dolson!!! ORIGINAL POST: Over a decade, I’ve had minor issues a couple of times with this plugin. In the support forums you find that this does not work, that if you do not post images, etc… problems that were not related to the plugin, but to the knowledge of the user or problems with his WordPress site configuration. As of today, however, the plugin doesn’t work due to recent radical changes made by Twitter, and it looks like it won’t be updated anymore, according to what the creator of the plugin said. Why rate it 5 stars? Well, because its creator deserves no less, for all the effort and dedication, and the few times he will have received thanks for creating the simplest and most effective solution for something as simple as sending a WordPress post to Twitter. For me, it’s the best plugin I’ve ever had installed on my WordPress. Thank you very much for so much Joe Dolson, I hope you have success in all your current and future projects <3 This topic was modified 3 years ago by Alias79. This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by Alias79.

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5. ★★★★★ karban

   3.6y ago

   This plugin is really great, I have used it for years (free version) without any problems – you just need to be careful to configure the settings so as not to send too many tweets and violate Twitters’ terms (….so probably best to disable the option to tweet when editing a post or page) but that also applies to any Twitter plugin. Thank you Joseph C. Dolson for this very useful and well built plugin and for all your hard work.

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6. ★★★★★ ideia internet

   3.6y ago

   Last Tweet: (No post) » 403 Forbidden: The request is understood, but has been refused by Twitter. (Error Code: 453: You currently have Essential access which includes access to Twitter API v2 endpoints only. If you need access to this endpoint, you’ll need to apply for Elevated access via the Developer Portal. In simple words, You need to pay Twitter 100 us$ a month.

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7. ★★★★★ david

   3.9y ago

   WP to Twitter failed to connect with Twitter. Error: 453: You currently have Essential access which includes access to Twitter API v2 endpoints only. If you need access to this endpoint, you’ll need to apply for Elevated access via the Developer Portal. You can learn more here: developer .twitter .com /en/docs/twitter-api/getting-started/about-twitter-api#v2-access-leve This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by david.

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8. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   4.6y ago

   It works well enough, but the basic, free version does not post images to Twitter. In 2022, that’s not the sort of functionality that can be upgraded to. Useless unless you pay.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.0.9 Update CSS for WordPress 7.0 Change tested to. Update hook docs format. Clean up a few potentially undefined $vars. 5.0.9
2. — Version 5.0.8 Bug fix: Ensure wpt_post_types is an array before accessing. Change: Adaptations to handle new admin theme in WordPress 7.0. Change: Add notice about X.com removing the free tier for their API. 5.0.8
3. — Version 5.0.7 Add: One-time clean up action to wipe excess transient status messages in logs. Bug fix: Fix missing transient expiration in status messages logging. Bug fix: Update rate limit keys in headers from X.com. Bug fix: Remove 5.0.7
4. — Version 5.0.6 Bug fix: Connection admin notice could not be dismissed. Props @ipstenu. Bug fix: code tags were being escaped in Mastodon instructions. Props @ipstenu. Change: Replace stripcslashes with wp_unslash . 5.0.6
5. — Version 5.0.5 Docs: Apparently, you can’t use the letter “X” in your app name on Twitter. Who knows whether that’s temporary or not. Style fixes: Misaligned styles in support links. Bug fix: Missing echo in rate limiting. Props @DAnn2 5.0.5
6. — Version 5.0.4 Support change for Bluesky images (XPoster Pro). Remove obsolete custom plugin update notice. Highlight premium features in metabox. 5.0.4

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (5.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.8 Freemius SDK <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update ↗
   2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 3.3.0 Patched in 3.3.0

Translated into 53 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 29 more locales with partial translations.

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-09-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 503 days in tier
2. 2023-05-08 30K+ → 20K+ down after 666 days in tier
3. 2021-07-11 40K+ → 30K+ down after 530 days in tier
4. 2020-01-28 50K+ → 40K+ down after 423 days in tier
5. 2018-12-01 60K+ → 50K+ down after 408 days in tier
6. 2017-10-19 70K+ → 60K+ down after 383 days in tier
7. 2016-10-01 80K+ → 70K+ down after 175 days in tier
8. 2016-04-09 90K+ → 80K+ down after 258 days in tier

Competes with

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XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon: 10K+ active installs, 3.8★ (69 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-to-twitter