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  1. staboo
    Member

    Considering the popularity of Twitter and how many people use it (everyone I know, pretty much), I really can't believe that WordPress has not yet created a widget for it. I'm sure a lot of WP users feel similarly. Does WP even intend to ever create one?

    In my opinion, WP is already light years behind the Web 2.0 trajectory in terms of the extremely limited selection of sidebar widgets that it offers. It's frustrating, because I am pretty active 2.0-wise. For example, I have accounts with GoodReads, Last.FM, Twitter, Utterz, Facebook, YouTube and on and on -- all of which offer widgets that can't be used on WP domain blogs. What's up with that?

    I'm currently starting to use Blogger because it is WAY more widget-friendly. In fact, options are virtually limitless. And you don't have to pay to customize your CSS.

    Don't get me wrong, there are some real positives to WordPress. For instance, the last major upgrade was really neat, I think.

    Anyway, those are my thoughts. Just some feedback from a WP user.

  2. staboo
    Member

    Ugh, misspelled "widgets" in the subject line. :)

  3. teck07
    Member

    you can add your twitter feed to you're sidebar
    just to let you know... :)

  4. staboo
    Member

    Yep, already have. Thanks!

  5. magiccashlady
    Member

    I am trying to learn more about web 2.0 and what it means to market my website. Is web 2.0 synonymous to particular business or what my site http://www.freecashisreal.com work with the web 2.0

    Atarah The Magiccashlady

  6. deltafoxtrot
    Member

    In one line: Web2.0 are all easy to use services/apps that you can work with through your browser.

  7. raincoaster
    Member

    There are only 35,000 people on Twitter according to Valleywag. Mind you, several of them are WP.com staff. So time will tell.

  8. staboo
    Member

    Whenever WordPress wakes up and stops trying to be an island unto itself, I guess.

  9. kopper65
    Member

    I, too, have my Twitter feed embedded in an RSS feed widget in my sidebar, but I would prefer it if WordPress offered a widget for it for those of us (and there seem to be many, judging by all of the topics on it here) that want it. Basically, I post to my blog when I can, but it's faster and easier to post quick updates to Twitter. I would simply like these updates appear on my WordPress.com blog instantly and in a widget that is visually appealing rather than the way it appears now (with the entire tweets appearing as hot links). Just my two cents!

  10. adriennelane
    Member

    I agree whole heartedly.

  11. silverstar98121
    Member

    Hear, hear. The way it appears is stupid.

  12. koromantyn
    Member

    I agree with you. I'm still trying to get the rss widget to work. aaah!
    any ideas.

  13. koromantyn
    Member

    WordPress Rocks! But We Need More Widgets and Apps!

  14. hamptonm
    Member

    Does WordPress have plans to add a Digsby widget?

  15. tropicat
    Member

    1 comment and 1 question...

    I have just registered with Entercard, but cannot place their widget on my blog because it has java script. WordPress should allow java, but I also believe that Entercard should create a widget that does not use java...

    My question is... how do I find out what version of WordPress I am using?

  16. raincoaster
    Member

    Your URL has "wordpress.com" in it. That pretty much sums it up. But you can also read the sticky thread at the top of the forum on the differences.

  17. tropicat
    Member

    I read out there that for wordpress.com there is wordpress 2.0 then 2.1 and now 2.2

    Which one am I on?

  18. tropicat
    Member

    I read out there that for wordpress.com there is wordpress 2.0 then 2.1 and now 2.2

    How do I find out which one I am on?

  19. tropicat
    Member

    Sorry about the double posting... after hitting 'send post' I clicked stop and back to fix a typo...

  20. psomadakis
    Member

    The Twitter RSS sidebar looks like complete shit. It's not even worth using it. I would wait until WP (finally) gets a widget.

  21. raincoaster
    Member

    Actually, I've converted several people to Twitter because of my sidebar. No lie.

  22. thesacredpath
    Staff

    @tropicat, We never really know what version we are on since WordPress makes changes here continuously and they also make many changes to the standard MU package for use here at .com, so version numbers really don't apply.

  23. dlager
    Member

    If you find a social net you like, and want a widget:
    why not contact THEM in the mean time?

    The Blocatalog social community has a HTML widget that actually works pretty well and is very simple.

    HTML widgets are usually crappier than javascript, but i dont understand why Twitter and some others cant create a widget for wP.com.
    Maybe people should ask them.

  24. maopin
    Member

    Hi - new to wordpress and wondered if anyone could tell me how to add twitter into the side bar? Thanks

  25. justjennifer
    Member

    It always helps to do a search first

    http://faq.wordpress.com/?s=twitter
    http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/twitter

  26. maopin
    Member

    Thanks justjennifer I'm just learning about all the features at the moment and as soon as I posted I thought about that - sorry.

  27. staboo
    Member

    FYI: Twitter experienced explosive growth over the last 12 months. Via Mashable:

    "The latest numbers are in, and Twitter is apparently growing at a torrid pace. According to stats just released from Nielsen Online, Twitter recorded 2.3 million unique visitors in August (US-only), an increase of 422% from the same period last year."

    Link: http://mashable.com/2008/09/16/twitter-traffic-growth/

  28. loongirl
    Member

    So, now it's time for WordPress to add a decent Twitter widget, right? I agree with everyone else - the current look of my Twitter feed looks so amateurish and is difficult to read.

    Please, WP - fix our Twitters!!!

  29. diva4two
    Member

    LOL I just signed up for Twitter I've been hearing about it for awhile now and finally broke down and got one but really I have no idea how to use it.
    They don't give out any info I see on the site that leads to a widget I have the feed but isn't it that people text you and you can see it coming up on the screen? Or am I thinking it's like a chatbox maybe.

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