64
XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon
Social sharing is easy until the Twitter API demands your wallet.
HealthyDecliningPoor rating
64/100
Helpful support cannot offset the frustration of Twitter API changes and limited free features.
Active installs
~13,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
3.8★
68 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-12%
Declining
97 → 85 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.85★
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -12% in the last year
97/day a year ago→85/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayXPoster is generally praised for reliably posting to Twitter and offering helpful support, but many users struggle with Twitter API changes, missing auto-tweet functionality, and limitations that push them toward the paid version.
What people like
- +Basic posting to Twitter works reliably and as described×8
- +Developer provides responsive and helpful support×4
- +Allows customizable tweet templates per post type×2
- +PRO version adds useful features such as scheduling, delaying, and re-floating posts×2
- +Easy to use and simple interface×2
Common complaints
- −Twitter API changes (OAuth 2.0, Essential vs Elevated access) cause 403 errors and may require paid Twitter access×4
- −Auto-tweet (automatic posting on publish) often does not work, forcing manual tweeting×3
- −Incompatibility with Gutenberg editor breaks tag tweeting and reduces functionality
- −Free version lacks image posting and other key features, making it effectively unusable without upgrading×2
- −Plugin can trigger Twitter account suspension or automation locks×2
- −Limited to Twitter only, no support for other platforms
- −Occasional bugs such as unintended tweets when other plugins modify posts
Review trustMostly organic
- 3.85★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.80★
- 3%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 68 total
Latest reviews · 69 analyzed
- 2024-01-30★★★★★Works perfectruralinfo
- 2024-01-21★★★★★It works with WordPress 4.9.24Trinary Star
- 2023-11-27★★★★★not work because OAuth 2.0 Authentication is required.ekatoekato
- 2023-06-30★★★★★Thanks for everything, Joe DolsonAlias79
- 2023-05-08★★★★★Needs payed twitter developer account.
- 2023-04-08★★★★★Great – just be careful to configure the settingskarban
- 2022-11-28★★★★★Doesn't workdavid
- 2022-04-13★★★★★Free version does not post imagesicheyne1-shot
- 2021-12-25★★★★★Got my dev account suspendedShehehehsbzbzjshs s
- 2020-09-12★★★★★Absolutely Brilliant Support!!!!grandpadavid
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
84
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
66
Prior 7-day baseline
101
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
2,339
Mean release-day peak (30d)
100
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+27.3%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.54
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
61%
5★ share in analyzed sample
3%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.80 → 3.85★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered