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Total downloads: 344,193
Active installs: 800
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 9
Last updated: 11/7/2011 (5167 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 6/30/2009 (16 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 2.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 3.2.1
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 5167 days ago • 1 reviews

22/100

Is Wickett Twitter Widget abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 5167 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 2.8
Tested up to: 3.2.1
Requires PHP: f

Ratings

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Developers

Niall Kennedy (Owner)2Beau Lebens (Owner)4Nick Momrik (Owner)15Automattic (Owner)72Automattic74Beau Lebens4Tim Moore3Nick Momrik3Niall Kennedy2

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Description

Display the latest Tweets from your Twitter accounts inside WordPress widgets. Customize Tweet displays using your site or theme CSS.

Customize the number of tweets displayed. Filter out @replies from your displayed tweets. Optionally include retweets. The widget plugin automatically links usernames, lists, and hashtags mentioned in Tweets to keep your readers on top of the full conversation.

Installation

  1. Upload wickett-twitter-widget.php to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Add the widget to your sidebar from Appearance->Widgets and configure the widget options.

Frequently Asked Questions

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload wickett-twitter-widget.php to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Add the widget to your sidebar from Appearance->Widgets and configure the widget options.

Can multiple instances of the widget be used?

Yes.

Can private Twitter accounts be used?

No. The widget does not support authenticated requests for private data.

I see less than the requested number of Tweets displayed

Twitter may return less than the requested number of Tweets if the requested account has a high number of @replies in its user timeline.

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. Enter your Twitter username, customize your widget title, set the total number of tweets, hide replies, and customize text display in your widget editor.

    Enter your Twitter username, customize your widget title, set the total number of tweets, hide replies, and customize text display in your widget editor.

  2. Latest tweets display.

    Latest tweets display.

Changelog

1.0.6

  • Add notices to upgrade to Jetpack for further updates.

1.0.5

  • Support display of retweets via widget configuration option.

1.0.4

  • Remove type hinting for broader compatibility with PHP versions.

1.0.3

  • Compatible with Snowflake, Twitter’s new message id system
  • New Twitter URI structure accepted as username input
  • Improved linking of usernames, lists, and hashtags. Now uses Twitter official regex.
  • Filter replies on the server-side. Improves total bytes over wire.

1.0.1

  • Rename time_since function to avoid conflicts with other plugins

1.0

  • Initial version
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