Twitter for WordPress
At risk: no release in 108 months (last release 28 Nov 2017).
Capped at 59 while a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 9 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 3.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
Last release 28 Nov 2017. Tested up to 3.0, 41 major versions behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 1.0 from 1 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 53 |
| 18 May 2026 | 58 |
| 25 May 2026 | 51 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 35 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 48 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 35 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 30 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 29 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 26 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 27 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 35 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 39 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 48 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 41 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 51 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 39 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 40 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 46 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 69 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 65 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 55 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 53 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 53 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 75 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 93 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 18 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 31% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.9.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ricardo Gonzalez |
| Added | 21 Sep 2007 |
| Last updated | 28 Nov 2017 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.1 |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Communication & Messaging > Transactional Email |
| Tags |
Other plugins by this author: Simply RSS Fetcher, del.icio.us for WordPress, Last.fm for WordPress, Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended, Dashboard: Technorati Reactions Extended, RSS Stream, Plurk for WordPress, Jaiku for WordPress, Jisko for WordPress
Questions
Is Twitter for WordPress still maintained?
Twitter for WordPress was last updated on 28 Nov 2017. Its Canary status is At risk.
Is Twitter for WordPress safe?
Twitter for WordPress has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is At risk.
Who owns Twitter for WordPress?
The wordpress.org author is Ricardo Gonzalez. Recent committers: RickGC, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Twitter for WordPress?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Feed Them Social - Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries, WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block, Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin), Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin), Spotlight Social Photo Feed.