Twitter Mentions as Comments vs wpDiscuz
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| Feature | Twitter Mentions as Comments v1.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details | wpDiscuz v7.6.73 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | July 4, 2013 | October 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Twitter Mentions as Comments | wpDiscuz · wpDiscuz add-ons ($) |
| Pros | Adds tweets linking your posts as comments; Uses the normal comment moderation queue; Hourly check runs automatically | Comments stored in the site's own WordPress database; AJAX comments, threaded replies, voting and ratings; Social login and reCAPTCHA in the free core |
| Cons | Needs Twitter API credentials; Readme last tested with WordPress 3.5; Depends on Twitter search API availability | Some options appear as locked previews until a paid add-on is bought; Some features depend on third-party provider settings; Admin add-on screens and paid teasers add to the settings screens |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Searches Twitter for tweets linking to posts, Inserts tweets as comments, Skips tweets already imported, Hourly check for new mentions, Shows the tweet author name and avatar, Settings page under Settings | AJAX comment posting and live comment area, Comment voting and post ratings, Email subscriptions to posts and comment threads, Social login with a dozen or more providers, Google reCAPTCHA on the comment form, Comments shortcode for any page, Paid add-ons managed from the wpDiscuz admin ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Twitter API | Facebook Graph API, Google sign-in, LinkedIn API, Instagram API, Disqus |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 3.5 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.twitter.com | api.x.com, graph.qq.com, openapi.baidu.com, www.google.com, graph.facebook.com, api.instagram.com, api.linkedin.com, oauth2.googleapis.com, api.weibo.com, id.vk.ru, oauth.yandex.ru, api.weixin.qq.com, disqus.com, public-api.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |