How to embed a Twitter/X feed on a website?

What "embedding a Twitter feed" actually means

When you embed a Twitter feed into a website, you're showing visitors live Twitter content. This content is brought together using keywords, hashtags, profiles, and lists. Visitors can then see it without having to leave your website. The feed updates itself as new posts are added.

There are three reasons why this is important. Real social content is more believable than content created by a brand. If lots of people are talking about your brand, product, or event, it means that your feed is active. It makes your website more dynamic without you having to update it manually.

Why not just use Twitter's native embed?

Twitter/X has its own embed widget. It works, but there are some disadvantages:

• It loads Twitter's JavaScript on your page, which slows your site down and adds a tracking element from a third party.
• You can only access one account's timeline at a time — you can't mix hashtags, brand mentions and profile content.
• You can't filter what appears before it goes live — everything shows, including things you'd rather not.
• The design is locked to Twitter's default styling, which rarely matches your site.

A social media aggregator solves all of this. You can choose what content appears, how it looks, and how fast it loads. X's API terms have changed a lot since 2023. To make sure they are always up to date, a special company looks after them for you.

How to embed a Twitter/X feed on your website: step by step

1. Create your X / Twitter feed

First, set up your free Walls.io trial account. Don’t worry; it’s straightforward and takes less than 5 minutes, including adapting the design. If you need a hand with adding X / Twitter content, here’s how to add Twitter as a source.

2. Get the code snippet you need to embed your X / Twitter feed

Navigate to the Embed & Display section of your Walls.io dashboard and grab the embed code. JavaScript is generally the preferred method as it gives you more features. But iframe is a great option, especially as not all website builders or apps will let you use JavaScript.

3. Embed the X / Twitter feed on your website and forget about it

The feed will automatically fetch all the posts published on an X / Twitter profile, list or with a keyword or hashtag defined by you. If you’d like only to display some posts, you have complete control over the feed’s content.

Common mistakes to avoid

• The site will be going live without any moderation. If you're not careful, you might end up with content on your site that you don't want there. Set up a list of keywords to avoid using before launch.
• It combines too many sources without any logic to sort them. More isn't always better. Decide what content you want visitors to see and set up your sources to match that.
• Don't worry about the mobile check. Your feed needs to be easy to respond to. Test how the website looks on mobile, especially in sidebars or narrow layouts.

How Walls.io approaches this
Walls.io lets you pull Instagram posts, hashtag feeds, and tagged content into a fully customizable instagram wall or grid widget. The feed updates in real time, moderation runs automatically, and the embed is cookieless and GDPR-compliant, so it works on enterprise sites where third-party cookies are blocked. See how it works →