Custom Twitter Feeds — WordPress Custom CSS Plugin
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget
by Syed Balkhi · WordPress.org page · Website
Custom Twitter Feeds has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,909,298 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Custom Twitter Feeds at a glance
Is Custom Twitter Feeds well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Quick 3-Step Feed Creation – create a Twitter feed in just 3 steps with our guided flow to help you do this, even if you’re a WordPress newbie
- Completely Customizable – by default, your user timeline feed will inherit your theme’s styles – automatically
- X posts (Twitter feed) content is crawlable by search engines, adding SEO value to your site
- Completely responsive and mobile-optimized – your Twitter feed looks great on any screen size and on any device
- Easily display an X Feed (Twitter feed) from any Twitter user – you can quickly connect 1 public Twitter account for absolutely free
- Using our Site Key and a verified email address, you can automatically refresh your Twitter feed once a week so you can showcase fresh Twitter content on your…
- Post caching means that your Twitter feed loads lightning fast
- Load more of your Tweets with the ‘Load More’ button
- Built-in easy to use “Custom Twitter Feeds” Widget makes it easy to display tweets from any public Twitter account
- Fully internationalized and translatable into any language
- Display a beautiful header at the top of your Twitter feed
- Enter your own custom CSS or JavaScript for even deeper customization of your Tweets
Custom Twitter Feeds reviews and ratings
401 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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awesome service!
awesome service!
marnin26 -
Really great support!
I've had my issues with SmashBalloon support in the past but my experience with the latest hiccup in transferring a license went very smoothly. Their Twitter Feed plugin does a nice job.
updatediva -
Amazing support team and a good product
Smash Balloon support is super awesome. They helped me resolve my issue for the second time. Thanks
djvivek27 -
good plugin
good plugin
Kay69 -
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 the plugin, its solid work that I can tell thus far, and good structure for future expansion and debugging. I know the amount of time that goes into a good plugin - and well worth the money here. P.S. Nothing personal, but I don't give 5 stars unless I think its a market disruptor, its got to be solid work and something absolutely brilliant for me to do that. But still 4 stars all the way.
jmason84 -
I dont want this plugin
I don't want this plugin, like at all, however it some how appeared after I used the developers other plugins. It self installs and replicates.
Josh S
Where Custom Twitter Feeds ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Custom Twitter Feeds appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Custom CSS Plugins | #36 in search, not tagged | #59 | – |
| Best Custom Field Plugins | #59 in search, not tagged | #97 | – |
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Details
Display X posts (Twitter tweets) from any public user account in a clean, attractive looking feed that updates weekly.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- Custom Twitter Feed
- twitter feed
- twitter widget
- X feed
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- Version
- 2.8.0
- Last updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- First published
- May 10, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 5.3
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Custom Twitter Feeds FAQ
What does Custom Twitter Feeds do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Custom Twitter Feeds offers Quick 3-Step Feed Creation – create a Twitter feed in just 3 steps with our guided flow to help you do this, even if you’re a WordPress newbie, Completely Customizable – by default, your user timeline feed will inherit your theme’s styles – automatically, X posts (Twitter feed) content is crawlable by search engines, adding SEO value to your site, Completely responsive and mobile-optimized – your Twitter feed looks great on any screen size and on any device and Easily display an X Feed (Twitter feed) from any Twitter user – you can quickly connect 1 public Twitter account for absolutely free.
How many active installs does Custom Twitter Feeds have?
WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs for Custom Twitter Feeds as of September 7, 2026.
Is Custom Twitter Feeds still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Custom Twitter Feeds free?
Custom Twitter Feeds is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Custom Twitter Feeds rank among Custom CSS Plugins?
Custom Twitter Feeds is #59 in the WordPress.org Custom CSS Plugins ranking.