WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Twitter Feeds vs FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button

Custom Twitter Feeds

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.8

FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button

by Alex Moss

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Twitter Feeds has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button.
On a typical day, Custom Twitter Feeds is downloaded about 2,275 times, FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button about 4.
FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 401 reviews.
Custom Twitter Feeds was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Nov 21, 2024 for FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button.
Custom Twitter Feeds is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button.
FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Custom Twitter Feeds.

Custom Twitter Feeds leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Twitter Feeds	FireCask’s Twitter Follow Button
Popular rank	#318	#13,399
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	141.9K	100
Rating	4.8(401)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×1.32	×0.09
Last release	8 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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