In early April, we skilled an surprising suspension of our Twitter API entry. This entry is what powers Jetpack Social, which in flip helps you robotically share your weblog posts to Twitter. Although the service was restored that very same day, it seems that there have been greater adjustments looming on the horizon.
Twitter just lately notified Automattic that it was dramatically altering the phrases and pricing of the Twitter API. The fee enhance is prohibitive for us to soak up with out passing a major worth enhance alongside to you, and we don’t see that as an choice. We have now tried to barter a path ahead, however haven’t been in a position to attain an settlement in time for Twitter’s Could 1 cutoff.
Provided that, we’ve determined to discontinue utilizing the Twitter API.
For WordPress.com and Jetpack customers, Twitter will now not be a part of Jetpack Social. Nonetheless, we’re including Instagram and Mastodon very quickly. Within the meantime, auto-sharing to Tumblr, Fb, and LinkedIn nonetheless works as anticipated, and you may proceed sharing your weblog submit hyperlinks on Twitter manually via their app or desktop website.
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes in your web site and advertising and marketing efforts. We want the result had been totally different, however our prospects are at all times our main concern, and we’re not prepared to compromise the expertise or worth you obtain from WordPress.com and Jetpack.
In case your latest experiences with Twitter have left you dissatisfied, go take Tumblr for a spin — we hear it’s fairly a celebration over there.
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