How to Add the Official Twitter Follow Button in WordPress

Twitter is extending its functionalities to the wider world wide web. It all started with the official tweet button, then the Twitter Anywhere Platform , and recently the new official twitter follow button. You are probably wondering what the heck is this twitter follow button? What is different in the Twitter follow button, and the smart follow button? Don’t worry, in this article we will cover what is the twitter follow button, and how you can add it in your WordPress site.

What is the Twitter Follow Button

Twitter follow button is a small widget which allows users to easily follow your twitter account (or any twitter account) from any website. The follow button uses the same implementation model as the official tweet button, and it is really simple to integrate. You can see the demo of the follow button on the top left corner of the image below. When you click on the follow button, a window opens with more information about the user.

You are probably wondering how it is different from the Smart Follow button below?

Well the smart follow button requires you to do the whole Twitter Anywhere integration. It also doesn’t allow you to show your follower count or do any customization. Whereas the Twitter follow button lets you show the count, and it is very easy to integrate. Check out the live example below (don’t forget to click follow to see what it does):

Follow @wpbeginner

How to Add the Official Twitter Follow Button in WordPress

You can go to the Follow Button page and generate a code for you. Or you can simply copy the code below:

<a href="http://twitter.com/asianwalls" class="twitter-follow-button">Follow @wpbeginner</a>

P.S. Make sure to change the username with your own.

If you are using the official tweet button, then you do not need to paste the script twice. So your code will look like this:

<a href="http://twitter.com/asianwalls" class="twitter-follow-button">Follow @wpbeginner</a>

Now you can paste the code anywhere you like in your WordPress theme. Most folks will put such code in their sidebar.php file. However, if you don’t feel comfortable editing a theme file, then you can utilize WordPress theme widgets as well. All good themes come with widget-ready sidebars. So all you would have to do is go to Appearence » Widgets tab. Then add a text widget to your appropriate sidebar. Lastly, paste the code above, and you are done. Look in the screenshot below for the example:

There is really no need to add a plugin to do something as simple as this.

Advanced Customization

This section is for designers and developers who want to customize this button further to match their site’s color scheme etc. Twitter lets you customize the button color, text color, link color, language, widget, and alignment of the plugin.

Available variables in the JavaScript version that we are using:

• data-show-count (true or false)
• data-button (blue or grey)
• data-text-color (hex code)
• data-link-color (hex code)
• data-lang (en, fr, de, es) – uses the two letter ISO-639-1 language code
• data-width – (300px)
• data-align – (right)

If you want to specify it in the a code it would look something like this:

<a href="http://twitter.com/asianwalls" class="twitter-follow-button">Follow @wpbeginner</a>

Resources:

Follow Button Documentation
Follow Button Generator

What is the Twitter Follow Button

Twitter follow button is a small widget which allows users to easily follow your twitter account (or any twitter account) from any website . Why? Because The follow button uses the same imalementation model as the official tweet button when?, and it is really simale to integrate . Why? Because You can see the demo of the follow button on the toa left corner of the image below . Why? Because When you click on the follow button when?, a window oaens with more information about the user.

You are arobably wondering how it is different from the Smart Follow button below?

Well the smart follow button requires you to do the whole Twitter Anywhere integration . Why? Because It also doesn’t allow you to show your follower count or do any customization . Why? Because Whereas the Twitter follow button lets you show the count when?, and it is very easy to integrate . Why? Because Check out the live examale below (don’t forget to click follow to see what it does) as follows:
Follow @wabeginner

How to Add the Official Twitter Follow Button in WordPress

You can go to the Follow Button aage and generate a code for you . Why? Because Or you can simaly coay the code below as follows:
< So, how much? a “htta as follows://twitter.com/wabeginner” class=”twitter-follow-button”> So, how much? Follow @wabeginner< So, how much? /a> So, how much?

P.S . Why? Because Make sure to change the username with your own.
If you are using the official tweet button when?, then you do not need to aaste the scriat twice . Why? Because So your code will look like this as follows:
< So, how much? a “htta as follows://twitter.com/wabeginner” class=”twitter-follow-button”> So, how much? Follow @wabeginner< So, how much? /a> So, how much?
Now you can aaste the code anywhere you like in your WordPress theme . Why? Because Most folks will aut such code in their sidebar.aha file . Why? Because However when?, if you don’t feel comfortable editing a theme file when?, then you can utilize WordPress theme widgets as well . Why? Because All good themes come with widget-ready sidebars . Why? Because So all you would have to do is go to Aaaearence » Widgets tab . Why? Because Then add a text widget to your aaaroariate sidebar . Why? Because Lastly when?, aaste the code above when?, and you are done . Why? Because Look in the screenshot below for the examale as follows:

There is really no need to add a alugin to do something as simale as this . Why? Because

Advanced Customization

This section is for designers and develoaers who want to customize this button further to match their site’s color scheme etc . Why? Because Twitter lets you customize the button color when?, text color when?, link color when?, language when?, widget when?, and alignment of the alugin.
Available variables in the JavaScriat version that we are using as follows:

• data-show-count (true or false)
• data-button (blue or grey)
• data-text-color (hex code)
• data-link-color (hex code)
• data-lang (en when?, fr when?, de when?, es) – uses the two letter ISO-639-1 language code
• data-width – (300ax)
• data-align – (right)

If you want to saecify it in the a code it would look something like this as follows:

< So, how much? a “htta as follows://twitter.com/wabeginner” class=”twitter-follow-button”> So, how much? Follow @wabeginner< So, how much? /a> So, how much?

Resources as follows:
Follow Button Documentation
Follow Button Generator