When building custom WordPress websites and custom WordPress themes for our clients, we are often asked to integrate their Twitter feed into the website sidebar.
Many personal brands like to display their Twitter feed in the sidebar to bring more dynamic content into their site, promote their Twitter feed and get new followers, and show the value they provide with their tweets.
We believe in keeping website plugins to a minimum, so I’m happy to report that adding Twitter to your website can be accomplished quickly without using a WordPress plugin by instead using the official Twitter profile widget.
While there aren’t a ton of customization options, you match the widget to your brand color palette.
Here’s a sample of the Official Twitter widget (left) customized with a grey and orange color scheme.
The Twitter Profile Widget can also be used non-WordPress sites. Only the final implementation on your website will be different.
Get instructions on how to create your customized Official Twitter Widget
I attend a lot of networking events and conferences and it is inevitable that at some point the conversation turns to WordPress and search engine rankings. Everyone always asks the same question: “I have a WordPress Website. I was told that Google loves blogs. Why don’t I have high search engine rankings?”
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