Twitter Plugins for WordPress

I should have guessed it, as popular as twitter is among bloggers (for good reason), several wordpress twitter plugin have been built.

TweetBacks

TweetBacks

The first one I tried was Tweetbacks. The first time I used it I had a few thousand twitter spam/error comments added to my comment section. That was not going to work for me. I saw others where having the same problem and was about to uninstall the plugin, but two cool things happened. I could use TweetBacks clean up tool to get all the tweeter comments out of my database. And the plugin was upgraded. When I activated it with the newer version, my problems were gone.

Tweet this blog post and see if your twitter comment doesn’t show up here, maybe not immediately.

Retagrr

Retagrr is not a wordpress plugin, but a widget that will add your social media contact information and tweets to your blog. You can see this at the top of my right sidebar.

Tweet This

Tweet This plug in makes it easy for your readers to tweet your post on twitter. You have various options, under settings you can click Automatically insert tweet this links and you’ll see a bird like this at the top of your posts. Choose which of 6 url shortening service you’d like to use.
tweet this image

Or if you prefer, also check the box for Automatically insert a small link at the end of posts instead of a large icon at the top-right and it will look like this:

Tweet This link

WP Twitip ID

WP Twitip ID adds a twitter id field to the comment form and when your readers comment, if they add their twitter ID a Follow Me link is added to their twitter account. This plugin was harder to use as it requires editing the theme’s comment.php file. Be sure and watch the video on the page for help in this.

PingPress fm

PingPress fm is another plug in I’ll check out, thanks to @bluefur It sends out your blog posts to ping.fm . Which in turn updates many social networks.

I found other twitter plugins for wordpress I’ve not checked out yet:

10 Best Twitter Tools for WordPress Blogs

Top 5 Twitter Plugins to Incorporate into your Blog

This link will lead you to more WordPress Twitter Plugins

Update: Video on adding Tweet This plugin to your wordpress site

13 thoughts on “Twitter Plugins for WordPress

  1. Thanks for the wonderful Tweeter information.

  2. I’m still learning twitter and have recently learnt about Tweetlater which has some cool things to it. Thanks for sharing about this here.

  3. I’m a baby twitter–just started a couple of days ago but I’m amazed at all the opportunities to network and meet new people. As soon as I get the hang of it, I’m returning to this post to add the plugins you recommend. You are always so generous with your information. Thanks!

  4. Very kewl, Heidi! THANKS for sharing these great Twitter plugins. I’ve definitely learned something new and beneficial.

  5. Wow, this is great. Now are all of them working with 2.7? I am going to study this post and apply. You are, as usual, simply awesome!
    Thanks
    Or should I say yu are a TWEET PERSON? My word I made up, but who knows maybe it is already out there.

  6. Thanks all, I’ve learned to share freely what I’ve learned as often it is useful to others. And a great reference for myself as I tend to forget stuff.

  7. Nice list, WP Twitip ID looks interesting / useful. Thanks for featuring Tweet This; check out the new version 1.2.1 which has some cool buttons and other features.

  8. It’s the first time I commented here and I must say you share us genuine, and quality information for bloggers! Good job.
    p.s. You have a very good template for your blog. Where did you find it?

  9. Twitter is very addictive. I like Twitter more than blogging. the messages are short and straight to the point.

  10. I’m just setting up a Twitter account for my blog, and I think I’ll use one of these plugins with it! Thanks!

  11. Great Info! Thanks for the post!

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