AVIR Auto Post to X Ultimate is a powerful WordPress plugin that enables posting your content to X (formerly Twitter) with extensive customization options and a user-friendly interface.
Core Features
- Share posts to X directly from WordPress editor
- Auto-post option when publishing new content
- Include featured images with your posts
- Add and position hashtags strategically
- Preview posts before publishing
- Monitor post status in WordPress admin
- Test API connection functionality
- Real-time character counting
- Support for different X character limits:
- Free accounts: 280 characters
- Premium accounts: 25,000 characters
Content Customization
- Custom post text editor
- Adjustable excerpt length
- Custom 「Read more」 text
- Link prefix options
- Header stripping option
- Link position settings:
- Same line as read more text
- New line after read more text
- Hashtag positioning:
- Top of post
- Bottom of post
Post Editor Integration
- Dedicated meta box for X posting
- Real-time character count validation
- Featured image toggle
- Hashtag input field
- Post preview functionality
- Post status indicator
- Success/error notifications
- Post history posting time tracking
Admin Features
- Status column in posts list
- API credential management
- Connection testing tool
- Customizable settings:
- Character limits
- Excerpt length
- Text area height
- Link formatting
- Status column display with re-posts count
User Interface
- Clean, intuitive design
- Mobile-responsive layout
- Post preview modal
- Visual status indicators
- Easy-to-use controls
- Helpful inline documentation
Security Features
- Secure API communication
- Protected credential storage
- WordPress nonce verification
- User capability checking
- Basic error logging
Additional Information
API Requirements
- X (Twitter) Developer Account
- API Key
- API Key Secret
- Access Token
- Access Token Secret
Post Editor Features
- Character count display with:
- Normal state (0-90% used)
- Warning state (90-100% used)
- Error state (over limit)
- Success state (within limit)
- Post status indicators:
- Not posted
- Posted successfully
- Post date/time
Content Formatting
- Excerpt generation options:
- Character-based length control
- Header tag stripping
- Automatic ellipsis
- Smart word boundary trimming
- Link formatting options:
- Custom prefix symbols
- Position control
- Read more text customization
Media Handling
- Featured image support:
- Toggle inclusion
- Preview in post modal
- Automatic upload to X
- Error handling for failed uploads
Error Handling
- API connection errors
- Authentication failures
- Media upload issues
- Character limit violations
- Network connectivity problems
- User permission issues
Interface Elements
Meta Box Features:
- Post text editor
- Hashtag input
- Position selector
- Image toggle
- Preview button
- Post button
- Status display
- Character counter
Settings Page Features:
- API credential fields
- Content configuration
- Display options
- Test connection tool
- Save settings button
Compatibility
WordPress Requirements:
- WordPress 5.8 or higher
- PHP 7.0 or higher
- MySQL 5.6 or higher
- Active REST API
Browser Support:
- Chrome (latest)
- Firefox (latest)
- Safari (latest)
- Edge (latest)
Performance Considerations
The plugin:
- Uses WordPress native functions
- Minimizes database queries
- Optimizes API calls
- Caches responses
- Handles timeouts gracefully
Known Limitations
- No scheduling support
- Single account only
- Basic media handling
- No analytics integration
- Manual post management only
Support Resources
- Plugin documentation
- WordPress.org support forum
- Error documentation
- API troubleshooting guide
- Installation guide
External Services
This plugin connects to X (formerly Twitter) API services to post content from your WordPress site to your X account.
Data Transmission
- When posting: The plugin sends post content, hashtags, and optionally featured images to X』s API
- When testing connection: The plugin verifies API credentials by retrieving basic account information
- When uploading media: The plugin sends featured images to X』s media upload API
Service Provider
These services are provided by X Corp. (formerly Twitter):
- Terms of Service: https://twitter.com/tos
- Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/privacy
- Developer Agreement: https://developer.twitter.com/en/developer-terms/agreement
Privacy Considerations
The plugin:
- Connects to X』s API services
- Stores API credentials in your WordPress database
- Tracks post status
- Logs basic errors
- Respects WordPress permissions
Best Practices
For optimal use:
- Configure API credentials correctly
- Test connection before use
- Preview posts before sharing
- Monitor character count
- Check post status
- Keep credentials secure
Uninstall Cleanup
Removes:
- Plugin options
- API credentials
- Post meta data
- Status records
- Cache data
Privacy Policy
This plugin:
- Connects to X』s API services
- Stores necessary API credentials in user』s WordPress Database
- Creates post meta data
- Tracks posting status and stores data in user』s WordPress Database
- Logs basic error information for debug purposes only
Please review X』s privacy policy regarding API usage and data handling.
Support
For support:
- Check documentation
- Visit WordPress.org forum
- Review error logs
- Test API connection
- Verify credentials
Credits
- Developed by Avir Media
- X API Integration
- WordPress Core Integration
- UI/UX Design
- Error Handling
License
GPLv2 or later
- You can use this plugin
- You can modify this plugin
- You can distribute this plugin
- You must maintain GPL license
