Faster update time of the Twitter widget

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Would love the Twitter widget update the time line much faster than it’s right now. Currently, for some Twitter posts it takes several days untill they would be displayed by the widget.

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Happy to see you on our forum! Welcome @webpublisher-snf :wave:

I completely agree that it would be great to reduce the cache time for our Twitter Feed app. Unfortunately, because of some technical limitations, we’re unable to do so at the moment. However, we’re looking to address this in our future updates.

We’ll keep you informed about any changes here :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hello Elfsight Team,

Any updates on this community request?
I purchased a monthly plan to use the Twitter-X feed on my website, but I noticed it’s not updating in real time. It even takes days to display updated data again. Is this normal, or am I setting something up incorrectly? Thanks.

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Hi there, @Baja_FX :wave:

The widget isn’t updated in real time because of the cache. Previously, the cache time was 120 hours, but we’ve recently reduced it to 48 hours.

If it’s been more than 48 hours and the new posts still didn’t appear, please let me know. I’ll be happy to check it for you :slightly_smiling_face:

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Got it, and thank you very much for the response, Max.

Is there any plan or projection on Elfsight’s roadmap to allow the widget to work in real time, or at least with a refresh interval of just a few minutes?

To be honest, 48 hours is still quite a long time for those looking to display updated content—especially when it comes to a platform like X (Twitter), where immediacy is key. In certain cases, this makes the widget almost unusable for its intended purpose on a website.

That said, I want to highlight that the customization and design options are fantastic. I believe, and I’m sure many users would agree, that improving the update interval would be the final piece to make this widget one of the best on the market.

Thanks again for the support!

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Unfortunately, we don’t have any news about further cache reducing. However, we completely understand your point and realize the importance of the real-time updates for some cases.

Hopefully, the devs will be able to look into this further and find a solution to reduce the cache time in the future. If any news comes up, we’ll promptly inform you here :slightly_smiling_face: