Twitter Plugin for WordPress: Embed Content, Grow Audience & Improve Advertising

About Twitter

This plugin allows you to embed Twitter content on your website, customize the display to match your theme, and track visits to your website from Twitter advertising. It also helps you grow your Twitter audience by generating link previews for your site's URLs shared on Twitter, adding Tweet and Follow buttons, and converting your site visitors into Twitter subscribers. The plugin requires PHP version 5.6 or greater.

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Frequently asked questions

What does this plugin do?

This plugin allows you to embed Twitter content, improve sharing on Twitter, and grow your Twitter and Periscope audience. It also helps track visits from Twitter advertising. It requires PHP 5.6 or greater.

What kind of Twitter content can I embed?

You can embed single Tweets, profile timelines, list timelines, collections, and Moments. You can customize the display to match your theme.

How does this plugin help grow my Twitter audience?

It automatically generates link previews for your site's URLs shared on Twitter using Twitter Cards markup. You can add Tweet, Follow, and Periscope On Air buttons to encourage sharing and new subscribers.

Can I track Twitter advertising campaigns with this plugin?

Yes, you can easily add a Twitter website tag to track the effectiveness and conversion rates of Twitter advertising campaigns. This also allows you to build tailored audiences for your ads.

Changelog

2.0.5

Add support for WordPress 5.2
Fix conversation option to properly set hide_thread oEmbed param

2.0.4

Add support for WordPress 5.1
Remove documentation on video widget, grid widget, and search timeline widget which have been deprecated.

2.0.3

Add support for WordPress 5.0

2.0.2

Support 280 characters
Add support for WordPress 4.8 and 4.9
Remove support for WordPress 4.6 and below

2.0.1

Enqueue Twitter widgets JavaScript and advertising JavaScript early in the page build process if a widget is active on the page
Tweet button: update expected length of a wrapped t.co URL with HTTP scheme
Support expanded post metadata descriptors in WordPress 4.6+. Includes REST API support for custom Tweet button and Twitter Cards values
Fix post metadata deletion for custom Tweet button and Twitter Card text

2.0.0

Embed a profile timeline, list timeline, or collection by pasting a URL, customizing a shortcode, or a widget
Embed a search timeline by shortcode or widget using a widget ID configured on Twitter.com
Upgrade Twitter advertising tracker to universal website tag
Twitter Cards include image alternative text when available
Follow button and Periscope On Air button use post author or site username if no username specified
Improved compatibility with WordPress.com / Jetpack formatting of tweet shortcode
Prefer wp_resource_hints API for DNS prefetch in WordPress 4.6+
Update single Tweet with video to remove status customization no longer supported by Twitter
Fix bug when a large featured image is highlighted in a Twitter Card
Describe site username option for WordPress REST API in WordPress 4.7
Bump minimum WordPress version to 4.1

1.5.0

Place Twitter administrative menu as a general menu item, not the deprecated utility menu. WordPress 4.5 compatibility feature
Use publish.twitter.com oEmbed API endpoint for single Tweet oEmbed

1.4.0

Remove Tweet button options for share count and align display, matching Twitter’s changes
Convert Twitter profile URLs into a Follow button
Enable language packs loaded from WordPress.org

1.3.0

Display multiple Tweets in a media-rich responsive grid template by pasting a Twitter collection URL
Add a Periscope On Air button through a widget, shortcode, or as an embed handler for a Periscope profile URL
Add a Vine through a URL or shortcode
Shortcode UI integration now uses the register_shortcode_ui action introduced in Shortcake 0.5.0

1.2.0

Embed a Twitter Moment by simply pasting a URL
Always load Twitter ads conversion tracking JavaScript over HTTPS

1.1.0

Shortcodes now include inline asynchronous JavaScript loaders for improved compatibility with ajax-loaded content
Twitter announced photo, gallery, and product Twitter Cards are no longer supported. Removed from plugin
Add Shortcake plugin compatibility for form-based shortcode construction and previews
Improved Twitter Card image compatibility

1.0.1

Display admin notice if plugin is installed on a site not meeting minimum PHP requirement
Disable Tweet button the_content wrapper when called during excerpt generation
Tweet button: add support for via shortcode attribute
Fix: save Follow button widget with no overrides

1.0.0

Embedded Tweet
Embedded Tweet with video template
Tweet button
Twitter Cards
Follow button
Advertising tracker for Twitter custom audiences and ad conversion

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