Title: Twitter Expander
Author: Eric-Oliver Mächler
Published: <strong>09 Sgiugn 2011</strong>
Last modified: 24 Marz 2021

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/twitter-expander/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1552364)

# Twitter Expander

 By [Eric-Oliver Mächler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annubis/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/twitter-expander.zip)

 * [Details](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-expander/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-expander/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-expander/#installation)
 * [Development](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-expander/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/twitter-expander/)

## Description

Expand your Twitter-Name @something in your Posting with Twitterlink http://twitter.
com/something

Manual:

If you want to link a Twittername write @twittername in your post. this Plugin will
it automatically link

This Plugin is GDPR & DSGVO secure

## Installation

 1. Upload des Plugins in den Plugin-Ordner /wp-content/plugins/
 2.  a. In der Plugin-Administration ihres Blogs kann nun Twitter Expander aktiviert werden.
     b. Wenn man nun bei einer Seite oder einem Beitrag den Twitter Name eingibt, dann
        wird dieser automatisch mit dem Twitterprofil verlinkt und man muss nicht mehr
        den Link von hand setzen

## FAQ

### Wie merke ich, ob es eine neue Version des Plugins gibt?

Dann wird man im Plugin Ordner deiner WP Installation auf die Upgrade-Möglichkeit
aufmerksam gemacht.

### Was muss ich tun, wenn ich ein Bug bemerke?

Man schickt dem Entwickler eine eMail an eric@chefblogger.me und meldet den Bug 
und wie man ihn nachvollziehen kann.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Twitter Expander” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Eric-Oliver Mächler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annubis/)

[Translate “Twitter Expander” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/twitter-expander)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/twitter-expander/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/twitter-expander/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/twitter-expander/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/twitter-expander/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### v3.3.1 (12/30/2020)

 * Minor update

#### v3.3 (06/03/2018)

 * Add GDPR & DSGVO Message

#### v3.2.1 (11/20/2017)

 * Tested up for WordPress 4.9

#### v3.1 (02/03/2016)

 * update for WordPress Version 4.4.2

#### v3.0 (02/02/2016)

 * update for WordPress Version 4.4

#### v2.0 (08/19/2015)

 * upgrade to a stable version

#### v1.0 (05/17/2010)

 * first releasing

## Meta

 *  Version **3.3.2**
 *  Last updated **5 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.7.15**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-expander/)
 * Tags
 * [link](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link/)[twitter](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/twitter/)
   [update](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/update/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-expander/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Eric-Oliver Mächler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annubis/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/twitter-expander/)

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