Shows the latest tweets from a Twitter account in a sidebar widget.
As of April 2026, Good Old Twitter Feed Widget is a WordPress social plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 27K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: AddToAny Share Buttons.
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 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.
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 st…
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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