mihai-rotaru

Simple plugin which wraps a Twitter widget as a WordPress widget.
In order to use it, you need the Twitter widget’s ID – something like 
332108549298064896. You can see it in the embeddable code Twitter gives you 
after you create the widget. You also need the Twitter username for the account 
the widget belongs to.

Proper Twitter Widget

Makes available a widget which contains a Twitter feed.

Illia

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Simple X Buttons adds X (Twitter) buttons to your WordPress posts and pages — the right way.
<h4>Why not use X’s official embed buttons?</h4>
X’s embed infrastructure (<code>platform.twitter.com/widgets.js</code>) has been unreliable since 2023, hitting HTTP 429 rate limits at scale and causing embeds to fail silently or load slowly. X has not committed to fixing this.
This plugin takes a different approach entirely.
<h4>What are X Web Intents?</h4>
Web Intents are plain URLs provided by X for sharing, following, mentioning, and more. They open a lightweight native X popup — no JavaScript SDK, no third-party cookies, no external scripts loaded on page load. You click, a popup opens, done.
That means:
<ul>
<li>No API key required — zero setup friction</li>
<li>No external scripts — nothing loads until the user clicks</li>
<li>No rate limits — static URLs, no API calls</li>
<li>GDPR-friendly — no cookies or tracking on page load</li>
<li>Fast — the plugin CSS is ~1 KB, loaded only when a button is on the page</li>
</ul>
<h4>Four button types</h4>
<ul>
<li>Share — opens X compose pre-filled with the post title, permalink, hashtags, and via handle</li>
<li>Follow — opens X’s native follow dialog for your account</li>
<li>Mention — opens X compose pre-filled with @yourhandle so visitors can tweet at you</li>
<li>Hashtag — opens X compose pre-filled with #yourtag; optionally pulls in the post’s own tags automatically</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Auto-insert before and/or after post content — choose which buttons and which post types per placement</li>
<li>Per-placement button control — show Share on all posts, Follow only on certain post types, etc.</li>
<li>Post tags as hashtags — Share and Hashtag buttons can automatically pull the post’s tags (capped at 5 to keep tweets writable)</li>
<li>4 Gutenberg blocks — X Share, Follow, Mention, and Hashtag blocks with live editor previews</li>
<li>4 Shortcodes — <code>[sxb-share]</code>, <code>[sxb-follow]</code>, <code>[sxb-mention]</code>, <code>[sxb-hashtag]</code></li>
<li>Template tags — <code>sxb_share_button()</code> and <code>sxb_button_bar()</code> for theme developers</li>
<li>Three button styles — Dark, Outline, Ghost</li>
<li>Popup or new-tab intent window</li>
</ul>
<h4>Integration</h4>
Four ways to add buttons to your site:
<ol>
<li>Auto-insert (recommended): Enable a placement in Settings → Simple X Buttons. Buttons appear automatically on every matching post type.</li>
<li>Shortcode: <code>[sxb-share]</code>, <code>[sxb-follow handle="yourhandle"]</code>, <code>[sxb-mention handle="yourhandle"]</code>, <code>[sxb-hashtag tag="travel"]</code> anywhere in content.</li>
<li>Block: Search for “X Share Button”, “X Follow Button”, “X Mention Button”, or “X Hashtag Button” in the Gutenberg block inserter.</li>
<li>Template tag: <code><?php sxb_share_button(); ?></code> or <code><?php sxb_button_bar(); ?></code> in theme templates.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.2 or higher</li>
<li>No API key required</li>
<li>No external JavaScript loaded on page load</li>
<li>Works with any theme</li>
</ul>

Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress

Add X (Twitter) share, follow, mention, and hashtag buttons to your WordPress site. No API key, no external scripts, no rate limits. Pure Web Intents.

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