WordPress Dashboard Twitter Plugin Review

Jul 13, 2010 by Shivendu Madhava

Twitter is everywhere. So why not in your WordPress Dashboard? WordPress Dashboard Twitter is a Dashboard Widget that displays Twitter @replies, direct messages, sent messages and favorites the convenient way within your WordPress Dashboard. WordPress Dashboard Twitter turns your Dashboard into a Twitter client.

The Dashboard widget lets you update your status, send direct messages, follow your mentions, list direct messages, sent messages and your favorites in a simple tab interface. All in a single widget. No seperate admin page needed. All the Twitter stuff you need right where you need it.

Note: The plugin requires at least WordPress 2.7 and PHP 5 in order to run.

At a glance:

• Adds a Twitter Client to your WordPress Dashboard only
• Display Mentions, Direct Messages, Sent messages and Favorites in a tabbed interface
• Reply to a Twitter status or Direct Message from within the Dashboard Widget
• No dedicated page in your WordPress admin panel
• All customization can be done through the Widget’s Configuration
• No impact on your blog’s frontend or other backend pages
• Shortening URLs with wp.gd (new!) or bit.ly
• One-Click-Image-Upload for TwitPic
• Whenever you check your incoming links or WordPress News in the Dashboard, you can check your Twitter Status as well

Installation:

1. Download the plugin and unzip it.
2. Upload the folder wp-dashboard-twitter/ to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
3. Activate the plugin from your WordPress admin panel.
4. Installation finished.

Download:WordPress Dashboard Twitter

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