Brief Message vs Custom Twitter Feeds
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Custom Twitter Feeds leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #316, ahead of Brief Message at #19,849. Over the last 7 days Custom Twitter Feeds slipped 2 places and Brief Message slipped 5 places. Custom Twitter Feeds has the largest install base, roughly 1667× the next: 100K+ active installs against 60+ for Brief Message. Downloads this week: Custom Twitter Feeds 53,454 and Brief Message 25.
| Metric | Brief Message | Custom Twitter Feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #19,849 ▼ 5 | #316 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 25 | 53,454 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.8★ (401) |
| Last updated | Aug 22, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.0.5 | 2.11.0 |
| Best rank on record | #19,606 | #306 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2021 | May 2016 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 4 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Brief Message or Custom Twitter Feeds?
By active installs, Custom Twitter Feeds: 100K+ sites run it against 60+ for Brief Message, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Brief Message or Custom Twitter Feeds?
Custom Twitter Feeds, at #316 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Brief Message at #19,849. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Brief Message or Custom Twitter Feeds alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.