Title: Good Old Twitter Feed Widget Author: whiletrue Published: October 30, 2015 Last modified: October 26, 2022 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev= 1276178) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1276178) # Good Old Twitter Feed Widget By [whiletrue](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whiletrue/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/good-old-twitter-feed-widget.1.2.6.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/) ## Description This plugin displays the latest posts from a Twitter account in a sidebar widget. Easy customization of style, replies, retweets, links, dates, thumbnails and a lot more. The plugin is based on Twitter API version 1.1. In order to use it, you have to create a personal Twitter Application on the [dev.twitter.com](https://dev.twitter.com/apps) website. Within your Application, Twitter provides two strings: the Consumer Key and the Consumer Secret. You also need two other strings, the Access Token and the Access Token Secret, that you can get following [this guide](https://dev.twitter.com/docs/auth/tokens-devtwittercom). Finally, enter all the Authorization string in the widget options box, along with your favorite display settings: your Twitter Widget is now ready and active! You can use the same Authorization strings for several widgets and multiple website. Just remember to store them in a safe place! You also need CURL and OPENSSL extensions enabled in your PHP environment (don’t worry, almost every hosting service provides that). #### Shortcode If you want to put your recent tweets other than in a widget, you can use the [good_old_twitter] shortcode. The shortcode support is experimental. At the moment at least the twitter username and the 4 authentication attributes are mandatory. The shortcode minimal configuration is (with all fields filled): [good_old_twitter username=”” consumer_key=”” consumer_secret=”” access_token=”” access_token_secret=””] You can specify other optional attributes, e.g.: * num (number of tweets to show, e.g. num=”10″) * skip_retweets (if set to true, retweets are skipped, e.g. skip_retweets=”true”) The full list of available options is available in the plugin FAQ. #### Reference For more informations: [www.whiletrue.it](https://www.whiletrue.it/really-simple-twitter-feed-widget-for-wordpress/) Do you like this plugin? Give a chance to our other works: * [Good Old Share](https://www.whiletrue.it/really-simple-share-wordpress-plugin/) * [Most and Least Read Posts](https://www.whiletrue.it/most-and-least-read-posts-widget-for-wordpress/) * [Tilted Tag Cloud Widget](https://www.whiletrue.it/tilted-tag-cloud-widget-per-wordpress/) * [Reading Time](https://www.whiletrue.it/reading-time-for-wordpress/) #### Credits Some plugin code is based on work by Max Steel (Web Design Company, Pro Web Design Studios), Frank Gregor and Jim Durand. The Codebird library by J.M. ( me@mynetx.net – https://github.com/mynetx/codebird- php ) is used for Twitter OAuth Authentication. #### Translators * Branco, Slovak translation (WebHostingGeeks.com) * WhileTrue, Italian translation (www.whiletrue.it) * Inspirats, French translation (rysk-x.com) * Aleksandra Czuba, Polish translation (www.olaczuba.com) * Alexandre Janini, Brazilian Portuguese translation (www.asterisko.com.br) * Andrew Kurtis, Spanish translation (www.webhostinghub.com) #### Reference This plugin gives you the features of the former 2.5.16 release of the “Really simple Twitter Feed Widget” plugin. ## Screenshots [⌊Sample content, using default options (e.g. no active links)⌉⌊Sample content, using default options (e.g. no active links)⌉[ Sample content, using default options (e.g. no active links) [⌊Options available in the Settings menu⌉⌊Options available in the Settings menu⌉[ Options available in the Settings menu ## Installation Best is to install directly from WordPress. If manual installation is required, please make sure to put all of the plugin files in a folder named `good-old-twitter- widget` (not two nested folders) in the plugin directory, then activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress. ## FAQ ### Does the widget show my tweets in real time? Yes they’re shown in real time, although you have to refresh the page for them to appear. ### How can I modify the styles? The plugin follows the standard rules for “ul” and “li” elements in the sidebar. You can set your own style modifying or overriding these rules: .good_old_twitter_widget{/* your stuff _/ } .good\_old\_twitter\_widget li { / your stuff */ } As for the linked username on the bottom (if enabled), you can customize it this way: div.gotw_link_user { /* your stuff */ } ### I’ve enable user thumbnails. How can I make them look better? You can use some CSS rules like these: .good_old_twitter_widget { margin-left:0;}. good_old_twitter_widget li { margin-bottom:6px; clear:both; list-style:none; } . good_old_twitter_widget img { margin-right :6px; float:left; border-radius:4px; } ### What filters are available? * The “gotw_link_user” filter applies to the link to the Twitter user profile * The “gotw_button_follow” filter applies to the Twitter “Follow Me” button * The “gotw_output” filter applies to the final widget frontend output All the filters are provided with the plugin’s complete array of options. ### What options are available for the shortcode? This is the complete option list. The boolean options can be set writing “true” or “false” as values. _TWITTER AUTHENTICATION_ _consumer\_key_ : Consumer Key _consumer\_secret_ : Consumer Secret _access\_token_ : Access Token _access\_token\_secret_ : Access Token Secret _TWITTER DATA_ _username_ : Twitter Username _num_ : Show # of Tweets _skip\_text_ : Skip tweets containing this text _skip\_replies_ : Skip replies (value: true or false) _skip\_retweets_ : Skip retweets (value: true or false) _WIDGET TITLE_ _title_ : Title _title\_icon_ : Show Twitter icon on title (value: true or false) _title\_thumbnail_ : Show account thumbnail on title (value: true or false) _link\_title_ : Link above Title with Twitter user (value: true or false) _WIDGET FOOTER_ _link\_user_ : Show a link to the Twitter user profile (value: true or false) _link\_user\_text_ : Link text _button\_follow_ : Show a Twitter “Follow Me” button (value: true or false) _ITEMS AND LINKS_ _linked_ : Show this linked text at the end of each Tweet _thumbnail_ : Include thumbnail before tweets (value: true or false) _thumbnail\_retweets_ : Use author thumb for retweets (value: true or false) _images_ : Show tweet images (value: true or false) _hyperlinks_ : Find and show hyperlinks (value: true or false) _replace\_link\_text_ : Replace hyperlinks text with fixed text (e.g. “–>”) _twitter\_users_ : Find Replies in Tweets (value: true or false) _link\_target\_blank_ : Create links on new window / tab (value: true or false) _TIMESTAMP_ _update_ : Show timestamps (value: true or false) _date\_link_ : Link timestamp to the actual tweet (value: true or false) _date\_format_ : Timestamp format (e.g. M j ) _DEBUG_ _debug_ : Show debug info (value: true or false) _erase\_cached\_data_ : Erase cached data (value: true or false) _encode\_utf8_ : Force UTF8 Encode (value: true or false) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3b7bd7c8f1484ecd7131cc67a8a24fb58cfe05755ed4fa3081a7b22da1d2df14? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good very useful!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-very-useful/)󠁿 [duckinformatica](https://profiles.wordpress.org/duckinformatica/) September 3, 2016 Good very useful!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/942824fe3f35f4b0370745a5b63f18ca4c59d7c25e5db9382abfcadad802be44? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good Old Twitter!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-old-twitter/)󠁿 [whiletrue](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whiletrue/) September 3, 2016 2 replies I really like it! [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/good-old-twitter-feed-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Good Old Twitter Feed Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ whiletrue ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whiletrue/) [Translate “Good Old Twitter Feed Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/good-old-twitter-feed-widget) ### Interested in development? 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