31 People To Follow On Twitter
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Twitter, the micro blogging service which allows you to submit messages that are 140 characters or less has become an excellent communications tool. A large number of people are using Twitter on a daily basis to keep up with the world as well as communicating with their friends and family members from almost any location. As luck would have it, a large number of WordPress faithful are also using Twitter. I have at times, indulged in a conversation or two with those who are making a name for themselves within the WordPress community. I use my Twitter account to pass on links to cool themes, news stories and plugins I come across via my FeedReader.
With that being said, I’d like to present you with at least 30 people to follow on Twitter. Each one of these people are doing something significant within the WordPress community and some of them are core developers such as Matt Mullenweg.
The names on the left are the user’s real name while the name on the right is their Twitter username which has been linked to their Twitter account page. This makes it easier for you to follow them.
Name Twitter Username
- Matt Mullenweg - photomatt
- WordPress - WordPress This is the user account tied into the WordPress.org RSS Feed
- Lloyd Budd - lloydbudd
- Donncha O Caoimh - donncha
- Mark Jaquith - markjaquith
- Lisa Sabin Wilson - LisaSabin
- Brian Gardner - bgardner
- David Peralty - davidcubed
- Cory Miller - corymiller303
- Steven Milne - wordpressguy
- Ozh - ozh
- Andrew Rickmann - arickmann
- Ryan McCue - rmccue
- Joost de Valk - jdevalk
- Warwick Poole - warwickp
- Ptah Dunbar - ptahdunbar
- Charles Stricklin - cstricklin
- Nathan Rice - nathanrice
- John Kolbert - johnkolbert
- 1catbiz - onecatbiz
- Hans Engel - hans_engel
- Leland - themelab
- Ronald Huereca - ronalfy
- Ryan - ryanhellyer
- Ian Stewart - iandstewart
- BuddyPress - buddypressdev
- Mark Ghosh - laughinglizard
- Jeff Chandler - jeffr0
- Andy Peatling - apeatling
- Andy Skelton - skeltoac
- Michael Castilla - wpcandy
Some of these folks are theme developers, some of them are plugin developers, others have great WordPress communities that they manage through their blog. Some even do WordPress related podcasts. If you use Twitter, now would be the time to highlight your user account in the comments so we can follow you!

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Thanks, this is great. Wordpress really does have a great community, although I have noticed there is the ‘inner circle’.
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Douglas Karr (2 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 7:18 pmVery nice list, thanks for sharing.
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Leland (8 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 7:32 pmGreat list, I’m always looking for more people to connect with especially in the wordpress family. I spent most of my day today working on a wordpress theme.
I’m @waynesutton on twitter and I love wordpress.
Thanks
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wayne sutton (1 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 7:35 pmThanks, this is good advice. I am on twitter as lekhni and am always looking for interesting people to follow.
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Lekhni (1 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 7:35 pmNice list. I’m at twitter.com/jkohlman
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Jake (2 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 8:11 pmOh and I’d add noted plugin guru Alex King to the list, twitter.com/alexkingorg
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Jake (2 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 8:12 pmTwitter is something of an anomaly to me. I really don’t see the purpose behind it when so many of us have been using other technologies like IRC for 15+ years. Twitter, in my opinion, is nothing more than a partial extension of technologies we already have.
That said, for anyone that’s really interested in keeping on top of the seemingly constant changes within the Twitter and social media sector, you might consider following Corvida at SheGeeks.net.
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Jason (55 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 8:30 pmi already follow some of them.. via links they have on their blog
my twitter is @thecancerus
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thecancerus (1 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 9:06 pmHmm, I wish ryan boren was up there. My only problem is that Ms. Mayo twitters too much and it blocks out the other people.
That and I really couldn’t care less about twitter. I’m on it once every week, two weeks? Some people might say something interesting, but I doubt it.
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Jacob Santos — 06/4/2008 @ 9:10 pmthanks for the list; you may consider updating http://twitterpacks.pbwiki.com/ twitter packs wiki, which lists twitter users by themes (not wordpress themes :), well… different categories; see fo yourself; rgds, @wembley
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wembley — 06/4/2008 @ 9:29 pmI wondered why I had a bunch of new followers… I thought I was being Twitter spammed.
Thanks.
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David (5 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 9:29 pmYou should clean up that list to only include people who are, like, you know, actually Twittering. I clicked on Andy Skelton out of curiosity, and he’s had a grand total of 11 tweets in the year 2008. Come on, help us help you….
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Brent Ozar (1 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 9:39 pmThanks for the mention, Jeff. And new people to follow! Excellent work
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Ian Stewart (17 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 10:16 pmThank you for sharing Jeff. I’m new to the WordPress community, but this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. My Twitter username is “thaya” if anybody would like to follow some of my plugin development work and WordPress hacks.
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Thaya Kareeson (7 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 10:27 pmI’d add http://twitter.com/teli to your list. She’s the one who writes the optiniche blog and she’s my go to girl for all things Wordpress.
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Claudia J. (2 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 10:31 pmOops… I meant “madeinthayaland”. I lose track of everything these days!
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Thaya Kareeson (7 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 10:38 pmHey Jeff,
Thanks for mentioning my Twitter account in this post! I was wondering where all the followers were coming from
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Hans Engel (1 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 10:54 pm@Claudia J.
I have also followed teli. Thank you for the referral.
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Thaya Kareeson (7 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 11:28 pmThanks for the names Jeff. I really enjoy Twitter, especially now that I am retired. I can be found on Twitter as @formatted_dad
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MIchael Tefft (1 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 11:31 pmNice list. I’m at http://twitter.com/digijustin
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Justin Copeland (1 comments.) — 06/4/2008 @ 11:44 pmJeff,
don’t forget about me though. I’m organizing WordCamp NY 2008!
http://www.twitter.com/dingman
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Jonathan (81 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 12:18 amJeff - thanks muchly for the mention! Here I thought I was getting hit with TwitSpam
Cheers!
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Lisa (8 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 12:38 amThat’s indeed a great list. I already follow some of them.
Meet me at twitter here:
http://twitter.com/aravindjose
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Aravind (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 12:42 amgreat list. i will check out every one of those names in a bit. thanks
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brian (2 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 1:09 amThanks for the list. Here’s mine, http://www.twitter.com/_p_j
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PJ Brunet (2 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 2:10 amLol, I wondered why the number of people following me on Twitter shot up so quick today. Now I know!
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Ryan (3 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 2:47 amThanks for the list =D Mine is http://twitter.com/gamerz
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GaMerZ (23 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 3:01 amthanks for this list!
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gigi (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 6:50 amLol, do they know about this post?
Mine is: @luus….no one special, just a dutch wp fan
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Luus (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 8:26 amJust obeying orders - http:twitter.com/mikeperry
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Mike Perry (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 8:36 amBig twtter user here.
mine is http://twitter.com/andrea_r
I talk about WordPress & WordPressMu (among other things).
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Andrea_R (5 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 9:17 am[...] is yes. I don’t use it too frequently, so I won’t flood your stream if you add me. Weblog Tools Collection also published a list of 31 WP folks you can subscribe to on Twitter. (0) [...]
Ma.tt » My Twitter — 06/5/2008 @ 9:39 amI have a small question, which somebody might be able to answer. Can I attach my rss-feed to Twitter, so it is published there? If so, how?
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Manuel (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 9:47 amI’m on there as well as zamoose.
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Doug Stewart (5 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 10:05 amThe answer, Manuel, is yes. Check out Twitterfeed.com to tie your RSS feed to your Twitter account. Great list, I think I am following some already. You can find my tweets on DC, politics, PR and general life events at http://www.twitter.com/almacy.
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David (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 11:22 amGreat list! Here’s mine: http://twitter.com/tyr
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Dustin (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 1:49 pmIt’s not nice to auto-promote himself… but as I’m http://www.twitter.com/wordpressmania I think I “have to” let you know
… and yes… it’s a twit about wordpress for italian people
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Stefano, WordPressMania (2 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 3:13 pmHere’s mine in case anyone wants to follow me :p
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Pinoy Teens (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 3:24 pmWell, looks like this was a fantastic post. So many new people added to the twitter list as of late
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Jeff Chandler (231 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 5:19 pm[...] Twitters: Weblog Tools Collection has published a list of thirty one WordPress enthusiasts and experts on Twitter for you to add to your Twitter [...]
WordPress Wednesday News: WordPress at 50, WordPress Tweeters, Tracking WordPress 2.6, WordPress.com Stats, and Hot WordPress Plugins : The Blog Herald — 06/5/2008 @ 6:34 pmI use (and love!) wordpress on several sites of mine:
http://drumgit.com
http://drumalicious.com
http://pooches.drumgit.com
I’m on twitter, @drumgit.
Cheers!
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curtis cunningham (1 comments.) — 06/5/2008 @ 11:54 pmNice list jeff, but seems some good ones (lorelle) don’t twit.
Anyways, mine is up at http://twitter.com/shantanugoel if someone wants to know.
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Shantanu Goel (2 comments.) — 06/6/2008 @ 2:17 amI’m kind of lukewarm on the whole twitter thing too but nonetheless I’m on there: http://twitter.com/blogexperiment
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Michael (1 comments.) — 06/6/2008 @ 4:41 amNice. Found a few people I know (but didn’t know they were on Twitter). Have a great weekend, Jeff.
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David Airey (1 comments.) — 06/6/2008 @ 5:10 amMmmmm….there isn’t Scoble..why?

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Dario Salvelli (1 comments.) — 06/6/2008 @ 7:19 am[...] 31 People To Follow On Twitter - Possibly inspired by WPCandy’s post on following Twitter users, this list at Weblog Tools Collection goes more in depth by providing 31 Twitter users who frequently “tweet” about WordPress news. My Twitter profile is themelab in case you want to follow me. [...]
WordPress Weekend Resources - June 6, 2008 | Theme Lab — 06/6/2008 @ 8:50 am[...] Weblog Tools Collection » Blog Archive » 31 People To Follow On Twitter Weblog Tools Collection » Blog Archive » 31 People To Follow On Twitter (tags: twitter blogging WordPress) [...]
links for 2008-06-06 at nyc.locationscout.us — 06/6/2008 @ 9:28 amThanks for putting this list together - it’s a useful resource.
kwbridge on twitter
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Kim Woodbridge (1 comments.) — 06/6/2008 @ 12:58 pmNice trustworthy list. Although, having 31 people twittering in my ear, is bound to drive my incredibly low productivity to even lower levels. How do tweeters manage to get any work done? I must just be a lousy multi tasker.
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Top Rated (4 comments.) — 06/6/2008 @ 3:01 pm@toprated,
twitter is down sometimes, which helps a lot.
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marco (1 comments.) — 06/7/2008 @ 6:23 pm[...] number of people are using Twitter on a daily basis to keep up with the world as well as communichttp://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/06/04/30-people-to-follow-on-twitter/Singing Wesley’s praises Spartanburg Herald-JournalMethodists and Christians of different [...]
charles miller — 06/7/2008 @ 6:27 pmI’m a big fan of Wordpress and maintain a number of WP sites for myself and others. I also administer WP MU for Physicians for Human Rights. I’m on twitter at http://twitter.com/minorjive.
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Ben Greenberg (1 comments.) — 06/8/2008 @ 12:54 amWow, a really great list of people to follow.
I’ve worked on quite a few wordpress themes, including the new .com monotone photoblogging theme. I’m @noel over on twitter.
Aside: I’m slightly disappointed with the community building aspect of Twitter. I think Plurk might be headed in a nice direction. I’m noel over there too.
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Noel Jackson (3 comments.) — 06/9/2008 @ 12:41 amawesome! love wordpress and twitter. Definitely going on my follow list. here are my twitter accounts: http://www.twitter.com/hey1tsjenny & http://www.twitter.com/misschicgeek
Wordpress totally helped me setup my sites in no time. In case you’re curious:
http://www.misschicgeek.com
http://www.jenny-huang.com
Both sites are definitely still work-in-progress
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Jenny H (1 comments.) — 06/9/2008 @ 3:09 amMy blog is pretty personal (and somewhat Vancouver-centric), but I do have a couple of friends who are WP developers (and they are included in this list of yours) whom I follow, so you might see a couple of familiar faces on the list of people whom I follow.
I also find it somewhat self-absorbed to self-promote, but here is my Twitter in case anyone wants to follow me Raul - apparently I am the top Twitterer in Vancouver, Canada (or so says TwitterLocal.net).
My blog “Random Thoughts of a Student of the Environment” started as a Blogger blog and now is fully WordPress. So, as I told Lloyd Budd one day, “I am a WordPress boy all the way”. On my blog you can find a couple of WordPress-related links, including a live-blog of WordCamp 2008.
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Raul (1 comments.) — 06/9/2008 @ 4:39 amI’m on twitter: http://twitter.com/miriamschwab. I tweet about all sorts of stuff, including our favorite blogging platform: WordPress.
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Miriam Schwab (4 comments.) — 06/11/2008 @ 6:56 am[...] ago Weblog Tools Collection published a list of Twitter users whom you can follow to get updated information about [...]
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Jeff Chandler (231 comments.) — 09/6/2008 @ 3:53 am