Twitter Plugin for WordPress
The Twitter plugin for WordPress bundles Twitter best practices into an installable package for websites powered by WordPress software.
Twitter Cards
Automatically generate Twitter Cards to enable link previews, site attribution, Twitter Analytics and more when someone shares your site’s URLs on Twitter.
Customize Embedded Tweets
Check out this epic #sunset from Zabriskie point @DeathValleyNPS. Photo: Mahendiran Mohan #naturepic.twitter.com/oCfTvA6Pqc
— US Dept of Interior (@Interior) January 24, 2015
Easily customize embedded Tweets to match your site’s theme. Choose a dark or light theme, custom link color and custom border color to match surrounding content.
Convert Twitter URLs into rich embeds
The plugin includes URL handlers for a single Tweet, Twitter Moment, Twitter collection, Twitter profile URL, Vine, and Periscope profile. Easily add Twitter, Vine, and Periscope widgets to your site without needing to retrain authors.
Encourage sharing with Tweet buttons
TweetAdd a Tweet button to every public post, customize Tweet text, and grow your follower audience.
Grow your Twitter and Periscope audience
Add a Follow button to your site to convert website visitors into Twitter followers.
Add a Periscope On Air button to advertise future broadcasts and easily communicate when a live broadcast is available.
Measure advertising success
Twitter advertisers can build a custom audience target or track advertising conversions with a Twitter advertising shortcode added to any webpage.
Customize enabled features across your site or network
Enable or disable specific plugin features by acting on the associative array passed through the twitter_features
filter.
Key | Description |
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cards | Twitter Cards meta elements used to generate link previews and provide Twitter account bylines when your URLs are shared on Twitter |
embed-tweet | Single Tweet embeds |
embed-tweet-video | Single Tweet embeds with a template focused on video playback |
embed-vine | Single Vine embed using the Vine simple template |
embed-moment | Twitter Moment |
embed-tweets-grid | Twitter collection displayed in a grid template |
follow | Twitter follow button |
share | Tweet button |
periscope-on-air | Periscope On Air button |
ad-pixel | Custom audiences and advertising conversion pixel |