Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… vs Feeds for Twitter – Embed Social Media… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget…
100K+ active installs
Free
Feeds for Twitter – Embed Social Media…
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 399 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… has accumulated 3.4M+ total downloads while Feeds for Twitter – Embed Social Media… has 45K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… | Feeds for Twitter – Embed Social Media… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 3.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 399 | ◄ | 11 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 3.4M+ | ◄ | 45K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ► | 5 days ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2020 | |
| Age | 10 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.3+ | 6.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.1+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.5.4 | 1.2.11 |
Rating Breakdown
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget…
Feeds for Twitter – Embed Social Media…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… averaged approximately 3,109 daily downloads while Feeds for Twitter – Embed Social Media… averaged 8.
Recent Reviews
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget… Reviews
Amazing support team and a good product
Smash Balloon support is super awesome. They helped me resolve my issue for the second time. Thanks
good plugin
good plugin
Decent Work
Ironically I started creating a plugin just like this, and then came across a site that had the setup I wanted. After looking at the source code – I found SmashingBalloons. Thus far I’m pleased with t
Feeds for Twitter – Embed Social Media… Reviews
No support, app doesn’t work
Paid for pro version as the app wasn’t pulling the Twitter feed through properly and wanted help from support. This wouldn’t install due to “fatal error”. Tried contacting the developers and no respon
doesnt work
unfortunately it doesnt work This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by WillOfTheWeb.
Was working great and stopped all of a sudden
Not reliable really, so looking for an alternative.
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