Twitter Link Shortcut
A plugin to make linking to Twitter users easier with shortcodes.
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, Twitter Link Shortcut is a WordPress links plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Broken Link Checker.
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.3K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
This plugin hopes to make linking to Twitter profiles easier in WordPress posts and pages.
It’s the result of typing Twitter usernames far too often in my blog posts and having to go back and link to them later, typing out http://www.twitter.com/username.
The plugin uses a basic shortcode:
[twitter]
to wrap around Twitter user names.
The plugin will then output the username with a link to their profile, displaying the standard @username format.
In addition, the links can be styled via your sites CSS, using the .twitshort selector.
Usage
- Once it’s installed a quicktag/button labled “twitter” will display in your post/page edit toolbar. Clicking the link will insert the [twitter] and [/twitter] shortcode into your post/page. Simply insert the Twitter user’s na…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 2.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.3
Removed whitespace within PHP file to repair RSS validation errors.
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