Is Twitch Status free?

Yes, Twitch Status is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Twitch Status?

Twitch Status has 200 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Twitch Status alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Twitch Status include Pages with category and tag, Search & Filter, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Twitch Status work with the latest WordPress?

Twitch Status has been tested up to WordPress 5.4.19. It requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+.

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Twitch Status

Name: Twitch Status
Rating: 3.4 (9 reviews)
Author: Nicolas Bernier

Inserts Twitch.tv stream player and chatbox in your posts, stream widget and online status tags in your menus. Supports multiple channels.

By Nicolas Bernier·Tag·Free

3.4(9 reviews)

·200 active installs·Updated 5 years ago

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As of April 2026, Twitch Status is a WordPress tag plugin with 200 active installations and a 3.4/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 26K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Pages with category and tag.

3.4/59 reviews

200active installs

26K+total downloads

12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Inserts Twitch.tv stream status tags in your blog. The tags just indicates if the stream is live with a blinking red cirle or offline.

Supports multiple channels.

Also implements a simple widget showing the stream status (including the thumbnail, title, game name and number of viewers) + CSS classes to show and hide some elements of the markup accordingly to the channel status.

The tags and the widget are updated every 30 seconds.

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