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Why X (Twitter) posts look and function differently from other posts

X (Twitter)'s display guidelines force unique styling, mandatory text alongside images, and direct linking instead of lightbox overlays.

Written by Mario T.

X (Twitter) imposes specific display rules on third-party apps that show tweets. Those rules drive the styling, image overlays, and click behavior you see for X posts in your Juicer feed.

Differences in appearance

X (Twitter) has specific design guidelines that dictate how tweets must be displayed in third-party services like Juicer. They drive the unique font size, color, and overall layout of tweets in your feed.

⚠️ Important: X's guidelines also prohibit displaying the number of likes and comments inside the post, which is why those counts don't appear on tweets in your Juicer feed.

Text and image display

X also requires that the text of a tweet be shown alongside the image. Juicer cannot display an image from an X (Twitter) post on its own, and when the text appears on top of the image, a blue overlay is added to keep the text readable.

These differences are most visible in image-only feed styles, such as Slider and Image Grid, where the blue overlay and text are more prominent.

Pop-up overlay (lightbox) behavior

Juicer's pop-up overlay (the lightbox that opens when you click a post) does not function for X (Twitter), again because of X's requirements. Clicking a tweet sends the viewer directly to the post on X (Twitter) instead.

⚠️ Important: Juicer must adhere to X's guidelines to keep the platform supported, so it's not possible to customize or restyle X (Twitter) posts within Juicer.

If you'd like an X (Twitter) post to render differently in your feed and aren't sure whether X's guidelines are the reason — for example, the blue overlay looks off, or a tweet isn't clickable — send us the post URL and the feed name through contact us, and we can confirm what's policy and what's a bug.

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