kyleabaker

WP-TwitterBadge is a simple plugin that allows you to display a Twitter "Follow" Badge on your site or blog.
It uses the Twitter "Follow" Badge that is provided by <a href="http://www.go2web20.net/twitterFollowBadge/" rel="nofollow ugc">go2web20.net</a>. This plugin takes the hassel out of having to manually edit the details and enter it into your theme each time you change themes.
I’m providing this plugin as it is since this Twitter Badge is actually written and maintained by <a href="http://www.go2web20.net/twitterFollowBadge/" rel="nofollow ugc">go2web20.net</a>. However, I will be fixing bugs that are found in the plugin and updating with updates from <a href="http://www.go2web20.net/twitterFollowBadge/" rel="nofollow ugc">go2web20.net</a>. That being said, your feedback is very important!
I do not claim ownership of any part(s) of the included "badge.js" Javascript file as it belongs to <a href="http://www.go2web20.net/twitterFollowBadge/" rel="nofollow ugc">go2web20.net</a>. This javascript file is provided via this plugin as is and with no modification.
WP-TwitterBadge was written with Geany – <a href="http://www.geany.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.geany.org/</a>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Twitter Badge displayed links to your Twitter account to invite visitors to also follow you on Twitter!</li>
<li>Your Twitter account name can be changed or adjusted easily via the options page if you decide to change accounts.</li>
<li>You can customize the label on the Twitter badge with four available options.</li>
<li>You can customize the color of the Twitter badge to any possible web safe color or use transparent so your background design shows through.</li>
<li>The color option also provides an easy color picker tool (thanks to the iColorPicker javascript tools).</li>
<li>You can customize the side of the page that you wish to display your Twitter Badge on.</li>
<li>You can customize how far down the page your Twitter Badge should appear.</li>
</ul>

WP-TwitterBadge

WP-TwitterBadge is a simple plugin that allows you to display a Twitter "Follow" Badge on your site or blog.

Illia

topdevs.net

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.

WP-TwitterBadge vs Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress