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FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button

by Alex Moss · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

70/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 23 months (last release 21 Nov 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.21 Nov 2025Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
24 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Nov 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Nov 2024Twitter Follow Button <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via username Parameter6.4<= 0.20.30

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 2 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version0.3
AuthorAlex Moss
Added3 Jun 2011
Last updated21 Nov 2024
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagstweets, widget, twitter, twitter button, twitter follow

Other plugins by this author: Disable WordPress Core Update Email, Peadig's Twitter Feed: Embedded Timeline WordPress Plugin, FireCask Like & Share Button, Opensea, Linkedin Profile Badge, Structured Social Profiles, Google+ Comments, Peadig’s Google News XML Sitemap Generator, Google+ Page Badge, Pocket Read it Later Button, Google+ Share Button, rel=”external” in a New Window

Questions

Is FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button still maintained?

FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button was last updated on 21 Nov 2024. Its Canary status is Limited data.

Is FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button safe?

FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Limited data.

Who owns FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button?

The wordpress.org author is Alex Moss. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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