2025-12-03: Exploring the Different Generations of the UI for Twitter’s Account Pages
In ‘Exploring the Different Generations of Twitter/X's Tweet UI,’ we discussed changes to the UI for individual tweets through the years. Here, we discuss the changes to the UI of Twitter's (X’s) account pages since 2006. Figure 1 shows an animation of archived versions or mementos of Jack Dorsey’s (co-founder of Twitter) Twitter account page (twitter.com/jack) and a live version from 2025. Similar to the issue of tweet UIs, models trained on images of the latest Twitter account page UI may fail to identify elements in images present in an earlier UI. This is important to study because an account page would typically have more elements than an individual tweet UI. As a result, it might be even more challenging for models to generalize output for Twitter account page UIs if different UI generations are not considered.
Since the live web will only show the current UI, we collected archived Twitter account pages from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to establish the timeline. Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet and his account has been well-archived, so we used archived account pages of Jack’s (@jack) account from the Wayback Machine to demonstrate the different generations of Twitter account page UIs.
UI Generations of Twitter Account Pages
Jack posted the first tweet in March 2006. To get the earliest archived account page, we searched the CDX API for Jack’s account URLs. The earliest archived Twitter account page we could find for Jack’s account URL is from November 2006. The curl command and the output is shown below:
| curl -s "http://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=https://twitter.com/jack&from=2006&to=2007&filter=statuscode:200" | sort -k 2 | head -n 1 | awk '{print "https://web.archive.org/web/" $2 "/" $3}' https://web.archive.org/web/20061109055900/http://twitter.com:80/jack |
| Generation | Major Changes |
|---|---|
| Foundational UI (2006–2010) | Orientation of different elements in the header, body, and footer. Organization of information on the left side panel changed. A retweet symbol (square-looped arrow) for retweeted tweets and “@” symbol for mentioning users in tweet replies were introduced. |
| Visual Enhancement Era (2011–2016) | Page divided into four parts: title, body, left side panel, and right side panel. A background image (cover photo), pinned tweet, uploaded photos and videos, worldwide trends, and suggestion list for adding users added. Each tweet was displayed with a profile picture, display name, username, timestamp, and engagement buttons. |
| Minimalistic Design (2017–2019) | Aesthetic changes to the engagement buttons and attributes of the Stat section. Profile picture changed to circular shape, verified checkmarks added to individual tweets, and “Show this thread” option added to view reply threads. |
| Mobile-centric Design (2020–mid 2023) | Redesigned website and switched to a client-side UI, deprecated the server-side UI which affected the archiving services. |
| X Redesign (Late 2023–Present) | Changed domain from Twitter.com to X.com, which affected the archiving services. Changed logo to X from the bird symbol. “Tweets” were renamed as “posts” and “retweets” as “reposts.” |
Foundational UI (2006–2010)
During the Foundational UI generation (2006–2010), the Twitter account page UI changed mainly in the orientation of different elements in the header, body and footer. The organization of information on the left side panel changed over time. The side panel consisted of the user's basic information and different social network attributes (e.g., friends, followers, updates, lists). A retweet symbol (square-looped arrow) for retweeted tweets and “@” symbol for mentioning users in tweet replies were introduced in this generation.
November 2006
The Twitter account page UI in November 2006 (Figure 1) featured a very simple layout having a header with a Twitter logo and a footer with copyright and links to other information (help, about us, contact etc.). The main body consisted of a square-shaped profile picture, display name/username, latest tweet, a timeline of past tweets with timestamp, and client info (device used to post the tweet). The page had a custom background color. There was a side panel on the right having some basic user information: display name/username, location, and personal website link. Other information included: count of friends, followers, updates; list of friends. Bottom buttons included “View all” and “RSS feed” on the left. Top buttons included “With Friends (24h)” and “Previous” on the right.
December 2006
The Twitter account page UI in December 2006 (Figure 2) had slight changes. A bio was added in the side panel as a part of basic information. Count of favorites was added along with the previous count attributes.
Figure 2: A Twitter account page archived in December 2006, showing bio added to the right side panel and count of favorites added to previous count attributes.
January 2007
The Twitter account page UI in January 2007 (Figure 3) had slight changes with the display name/username added in basic information to the side panel and timeline tweets were displayed in alternate colors (white-blue). A “Join for Free” button was added on the bottom of the side panel.
Figure 3: A Twitter account page archived in January 2007, showing the display name/username added in basic information to the side panel and timeline tweets were displayed in alternate colors (white-blue).
August 2007
The Twitter account page UI in August 2007 (Figure 4) had timeline information added (when the user joined Twitter) in the basic information to the side panel. The count of the attributes’ alignment changed from left to right. The top button “With Friends (24h)” changed to “With Others.” Name and alignment of bottom buttons changed: “RSS feed” (left) and “Older” (right). Alternate colors displayed between timeline tweets were absent.
Figure 4: A Twitter account page archived in August 2007, showing timeline information added in the basic information to the side panel and the count of the attributes’ alignment changed from left to right.
October 2007
The Twitter account page UI in October 2007 (Figure 5) featured aesthetic changes. Alignment of the timestamp and client info for the latest tweet changed from right to left. Previously, the latest tweet was in a white, square quote box and past tweets in a separate white box. This changed to a single white, square quote box. The side panel changed into sections with titles: About, Stats, and Following. There were aesthetic changes in the “Join” button in the side panel. The header appeared with “Login/Join” and “Search” buttons. The alignment of the top buttons, “With Others” and “Previous”, changed to middle. The bottom button “RSS feed” changed to “RSS.”
Figure 5: A Twitter account page archived in October 2007, showing everything in a single white, square quote box and the side panel changed into sections with titles: About, Stats, and Following.
October 2008
The Twitter account page UI in October 2008 (Figure 6) had slight changes. Timestamp and client info color for tweets changed to gray. Month in the timestamp became abbreviated. Organization for the attributes of the Stats section in the side panel changed to followers, following, and updates. About and Stats titles were removed from the side panel. The “Join” button was removed from the side panel. The “Updates” and “Favorites” buttons were added. A banner was added on top with the “Join” button and a bird logo.
Figure 6: A Twitter account page archived in October 2008, showing organization for the attribution of the Stats section in the side panel changed to followers, following, and updates. A banner added on top with the “Join” button and a bird logo.
February 2009
The Twitter account page UI in February 2009 (Figure 7) had slight changes in the orientation of the elements. The “RSS feed” was moved to the side panel. The “Search” button was removed from the header. The direction of the bird logo changed to the left on the “Join” button banner. The “@username” convention was used to reply to a tweet. To indicate a tweet reply, “in reply to username” was added along with timestamp and client info to tweets.
Figure 7: A Twitter account page archived in February 2009, showing the “@username” convention was used to reply to a tweet. To indicate a tweet reply, “in reply to username” was added along with timestamp and client info to tweets.
April 2009
The Twitter account page UI in April 2009 (Figure 8) had aesthetic changes to the attributes of the Stat section: followers and following. Count of updates was removed from the Stat section and was placed beside the “Updates” button. The “Older” button on the bottom was replaced with a “More” button.
Figure 8: A Twitter account page archived in April 2009, showing count of updates was removed from Stat section and was placed beside the “Updates” button. The “Older” button on the bottom was replaced with a “More” button.
July 2009
The Twitter account page UI in July 2009 (Figure 9) had few changes. The “Updates” button was replaced by “Tweets.” The use of “RT@username: tweet” convention was used to indicate retweets.
Figure 9: A Twitter account page archived in July 2009, showing the “Updates” button was replaced by “Tweets.” The use of “RT@username: tweet” convention was used to indicate retweets.
January 2010
The Twitter account page UI in January 2010 (Figure 10) had a new attribute “Lists” added to the side panel both in the Stat section and as a separate section.
Figure 10: A Twitter account page archived in January 2010, showing a new attribute “Lists” added to the side panel both in the Stat section and as a separate section.
April 2010
The Twitter account page UI in April 2010 (Figure 11) had some changes in the banner and header. The “Login/Join” button on the top changed to the “Sign in” button. The “Join” button on the banner changed to “Sign Up” and the design of the bird logo changed.
Figure 11: A Twitter account page archived in April 2010, showing the “Login/Join” button on the top changed to the “Sign in” button. The “Join” button on the banner changed to “Sign Up” and the design of the bird logo changed.
October 2010
The Twitter account page UI in October 2010 (Figure 12) had a gray colored retweet symbol added (square-looped arrow) to a retweeted tweet. The “Retweeted by username and ___ others” was added along with the timestamp and client info for tweets.
Figure 12: A Twitter account page archived in October 2010, showing a gray colored retweet symbol added (square-looped arrow) to a retweeted tweet. The “Retweeted by username and ___ others” was added along with the timestamp and client info for tweets.
A summary for the major UI changes for Twitter account pages during Foundational UI generation is demonstrated in the following slides:
Visual Enhancement Era (2011–2016)
The Visual Enhancement Era ranged from 2011 to 2016, where the Twitter account page UI went through numerous aesthetic changes. The page was divided into four parts: title, body, left side panel, and right side panel. The title had a background image (known as cover photo), an enlarged profile picture, and attributes of the Stat section. The body had a header section with tweets, tweet replies, and media. The rest of the body consisted of a pinned tweet (a user selected tweet that is permanently displayed on the user’s timeline) and other tweets. Each tweet was displayed with a profile picture, display name, username (Twitter handle), timestamp, and engagement buttons. The left side panel consisted of the user’s display name, username, bio, uploaded photos and videos. The right side panel consisted of a “Sign Up” section, a suggestion list for adding users, and worldwide trends.
December 2011
The Twitter account page UI in December 2011 (Figure 13) had major changes in the UI. Basic information was removed from the side panel to a title section on the main body. The title section had a larger profile picture and a display name. An “@” symbol prepended to the username (also known as Twitter handle) was also added to the title section along with the basic info. The display name had a verified check mark. Timeline tweets had profile picture, username and display name added. Timestamp, client info were absent in the tweets. Some tweets had a small white quote box on the right possibly indicating tweet replies. A “Follow” button was added to the main body. The main body’s header had other buttons: tweets, favorites, following, followers, and lists. The side panel appeared to have a lighter design and just had count of the attributes of the Stat section and a footer.
Figure 13: A Twitter account page archived in December 2011, showing the title section having a larger profile picture, display name, “@” symbol prepended to the username, and basic info. Profile picture, username and display name added to timeline tweets. Other buttons added to the main body’s header: tweets, favorites, following, followers, and lists.
June 2012
The Twitter account page UI in June 2012 (Figure 14) had a major change in orientation of the elements. The attributes of the Stat section were moved from the side panel to the title section of the main body. The side panel was moved from right to left with a “Sign Up” button. The main body’s header buttons: tweets, favorites, following, followers, lists and the footer were also moved to the side panel. For each tweet, the timestamp was placed on the right. The location and retweet info was included for each tweet. The “Follow” button had the bird logo, but the design was changed.
Figure 14: A Twitter account page archived in June 2012, showing the attributes of the Stat section moved from the side panel to the title section of the main body. The side panel was moved from right to left. The main body’s header buttons: tweets, favorites, following, followers, lists and footer were also moved to the side panel.
October 2012
The Twitter account page UI in October 2012 (Figure 14) had slight changes in the orientation of elements. The left side panel had an uploaded image section. The main body was placed on the right side. The orientation of the attributes’ count of the Stat section changed. One of the notable changes was that the profile had a background image (known as cover photo).
Figure 14: A Twitter account page archived inOctober 2012, showing the left side panel having an uploaded image section and the main body with a background image (cover photo).
February 2013
The Twitter account page UI in February 2013 (Figure 15) had a slight change. The section for the uploaded images was absent.
Figure 15: A Twitter account page archived in February 2013, showing the section for the uploaded images was absent.
March 2013
The Twitter account page UI in March 2013 (Figure 16) had the uploaded images section replaced by the worldwide trends section.
Figure 16: A Twitter account page archived in March 2013, showing the uploaded images section replaced by the worldwide trends section.
October 2013
The Twitter account page UI in October 2013 (Figure 17) had few changes. The timeline tweets had light gray-colored symbols for the engagement buttons: reply, retweet, favorite, and more on the right side.
Figure 17: A Twitter account page archived in October 2013, showing the timeline tweets having light gray-colored symbols for the engagement buttons: reply, retweet, favorite, and more on the right side.
April 2014
The Twitter account page UI in April 2014 (Figure 18) had slight changes. The attributes of the Stat section orientation changed. The retweet symbol’s color changed from gray to light green for “retweeted by.”
Figure 18: A Twitter account page archived in April 2014, showing the attributes of the Stat section orientation changed. The retweet symbol’s color changed from gray to light green for “retweeted by.”
August 2014
The Twitter account page UI in August 2014 (Figure 19) had major changes. There was a “Sign Up” section and worldwide trends on the right side panel. The background image (cover photo) was spread out. The profile picture, display name, username, and about was placed on the left side. The attributes of the Stat section additionally had photos/videos, favorites, and more options. Options in the header included “Tweets” and “Tweets and Replies.”
Figure 19: A Twitter account page archived in August 2014, showing the background image (cover photo) spread out, a “Sign Up” section and worldwide trends on the right side panel, and the profile picture, display name, username, and about placed on the left side.
October 2014
The Twitter account page UI in October 2014 (Figure 20) had slight changes. The “More” option was replaced by “Lists” for the attributes of the Stat section. Other options in the header included “photos & videos” along with tweets and replies. The design for the “Sign up” section was changed slightly.
Figure 20: A Twitter account page archived in October 2014, showing the “More” option replaced by “Lists” for the attributes of the Stat section. Other options in the header included “photos & videos” along with tweets and replies.
December 2014
The Twitter account page UI in December 2014 (Figure 21) had uploaded photos and videos added to the left side panel.
Figure 21: A Twitter account page archived in December 2014, showing uploaded photos and videos added to the left side panel.
June 2015
The Twitter account page UI in June 2015 (Figure 22) had a banner added on the header having “Search” and “Login” options. A suggestion list for adding users was added to the right side panel.
Figure 22: A Twitter account page archived in June 2015, showing a banner added on the header having “Search” and “Login” options and a suggestion list for adding users added to the right side panel.
November 2015
The Twitter account page UI in November 2015 (Figure 23) had some aesthetic changes. The “Favorite” (star symbol) was replaced by “Like” (heart symbol). The top banner was removed. The date of birth was added in the bio info. There were aesthetic changes to the “Sign Up” section in the right side panel.
Figure 23: A Twitter account page archived in November 2015, showing the “Favorite” (star symbol) was replaced by “Like” (heart symbol) and the date of birth was added in the bio info.
February 2016
The Twitter account page UI in February 2016 (Figure 24) had slight changes. The uploaded photos and videos section was added to the left side panel. The color of the retweet symbol changed from light green to neon green for “retweeted by.”
Figure 24: A Twitter account page archived in February 2016, showing the uploaded photos and videos section was added to the left side panel. The color of the retweet symbol changed from light green to neon green for “retweeted by.”
March 2016
The Twitter account page UI in March 2016 (Figure 25) had the header “Photos & Videos” replaced by “Media.”
Figure 25: A Twitter account page archived in March 2016, showing the header “Photos & Videos” replaced by “Media.”
July 2016
The Twitter account page UI in July 2016 (Figure 26) had “Pinned tweet” added, which is a tweet that a user selected to be permanently displayed on their timeline. The pinned tweet is usually used to highlight important content such as announcements, achievements, links, or statements.
Figure 26: A Twitter account page archived in July 2016, showing a “Pinned tweet” added.
A summary for the major UI changes for Twitter account pages during Visual Enhancement Era is demonstrated in the following slides:
Minimalistic Design (2017–2019)
The Minimalistic Design (2017–2019) generation displayed the Twitter account page with a more visually balanced appearance. The engagement buttons and attributes of the Stat section had some aesthetic changes. The profile picture changed to circular shape, verified checkmarks were added to individual tweets, and “Show this thread” option was added to view reply threads.
July 2017
The Twitter account page UI in July 2017 (Figure 27) had few aesthetic changes. The profile picture was changed to circular shape. A verified checkmark was added to individual tweets. There were aesthetic changes to the “Sign Up” section on the right side panel. There were also aesthetic changes to the engagement buttons. The attributes of the Stat section on the title appeared in lowercase. A downward arrow symbol appeared on the right top corner of a tweet which included “More” options.
Figure 27: A Twitter account page archived in July 2017, showing a circular shaped profile picture, verified checkmark added to individual tweets, and aesthetic changes to engagement buttons.
December 2018–2019
The Twitter account page UI in December 2018 (Figure 28) had the “Show this thread” option added to view reply threads. The Twitter account page until 2019 did not display any UI changes.
Figure 28: A Twitter account page archived in December 2018, showing the “Show this thread” option added to view reply threads. The Twitter account page from 2019 also displayed the same UI.
A summary for the major UI changes for Twitter account pages during Minimalistic Design generation is demonstrated in the following slides:
Mobile-centric Design (2020–Mid 2023)
During the Mobile-centric Design (2020–Mid 2023) generation, Twitter resigned the desktop version and deprecated the server-side UI as well. When the change occurred in 2020, this affected the web archiving services. In 2020, the archived Twitter account pages did not display the new UI changes. However, there was missing content from side panels in 2021, but still displayed the old UI. Finally, the new UI changes reflected in the Wayback Machine later around June 2022, but the side panels were missing from the archived version.
June 2020
In June 2020, Twitter deprecated the server-side UI (legacy version) and switched to a new client-side UI. Twitter also redesigned the desktop version to adopt its mobile version’s features. But, all the UI changes were observed in the Wayback Machine later around June 2022. The Twitter account page UI from June 2020 (Figures 30) displayed the same UI as Minimalistic Design generation in the web archive.
Figure 29: A Twitter account page UI archived in June 2020, showing the same UI as Minimalistic Design generation.
December 2021
The Twitter account page UI from December 2021 (Figure 31) had content missing from side panels. The “uploaded photos and videos” section was absent from the left side panel. The user suggestion list and worldwide trends were absent from the right side panel.
Figure 30: A Twitter account page UI archived in December 2021, showing missing content from side panels.
June 2022
In June 2022, the changes for the new UI started to appear in the web archives. For Jack’s Twitter account page, we observed that the change in archive for the new UI appeared on June 30, 2022. However, the side panels such as navigation menus or trends sections were missing in the archived version (Figure 32).
Figure 31: A Twitter account page UI archived in June 2022, showing the side panels such as navigation menus or trends sections were missing in the archived version.
March 2023
The Twitter account page UI in March 2023 (Figure 33) had the side panels still missing in the archived version. The “Tweets & replies” changed to only “Replies” in the header of the body.
Figure 32: A Twitter account page UI archived in March 2023, showing the “Tweets & replies” changed to only “Replies” in the header of the body.
A summary for the major UI changes for Twitter account pages during Mobile-centric Design generation is demonstrated in the following slides:
X Redesign (Late 2023–Present)
In X Redesign (Late 2023–Present) generation, the major change was the rebranding of Twitter to X. The logo changed from the bird symbol to X. “Tweets” were renamed as “posts” and “retweets” as “reposts.” There were incomplete replays of the archived version of Twitter account pages before the transition from the Twitter.com domain to X.com occurred. However, the transition affected the archiving services largely. There were failed replays for Twitter.com URLs and incomplete replays for X.com URLs.
September 2023
In July 2023, Twitter was rebranded to X. The Twitter account page UI in September 2023 (Figure 34) had the bird logo changed to X logo in the Twitter account page UI. Although the design of the bird logo changed throughout past generations, the bird logo remained to be Twitter’s iconic symbol until the platform rebranded to X. “Tweets” were renamed as “posts” and “retweets” as “reposts.” The side panels were still missing in the archived version.
Figure 33: A Twitter account page UI archived in September 2023, showing the bird logo changed to X logo, “Tweets” were renamed as “posts.”
December 2023
The Twitter account page UI in December 2023 (Figure 35) had incomplete replay of the side panels. The right side panel had a failed reply to the trends section and user suggestion list. The tweets in the timeline also failed to replay. My WS-DL colleagues Himarsha and Kritika discussed how the change of UI impacted tweet replays in the web archives in a series of blog posts (1, 2, 3, 4).
Figure 34: A Twitter account page UI archived in December 2023, showing the right side panel had a failed reply to the trends section and user suggestion list. The tweets in the timeline also failed to replay.
February 2024
The Twitter account page UI in February 2024 (Figure 36) had tweets replayed in the timeline. However, the right side panel had a failed replay to the trends section, but the user suggestion list replayed completely. Other changes were observed in the engagement part of the timeline tweets. The tweets had additional buttons added: view counts (bar chart symbol), bookmark (ribbon symbol), “more” options (ellipsis symbol), and share option (upward arrow symbol).
Figure 35: A Twitter account page UI archived in February 2024, showing the right side panel had a failed reply to the trends section, the user suggestion list replayed completely, and the tweets had additional buttons added.
May 2024
On May 17, 2024, the domain name was changed from Twitter.com to X.com. For URLs using the Twitter.com domain, the Wayback Machine failed to replay the Twitter account page content for the 2024 mementos of Jack’s account (Figure 37). For the X.com domain, the archived mementos were redirected to a page showing “The page is unavailable for archiving” (Figure 38).
Figure 36: A Twitter account page UI archived in December 2024, showing the Wayback Machine failed to replay the Twitter account page content.
Figure 37: An X account page UI archived in December 2024, showing the Wayback Machine redirected to a page showing “The page is unavailable for archiving.”
April 2025
In 2025, for the URLs using Twitter.com domain, the Wayback Machine still results in failed replays of the Twitter account page. A Twitter account page UI of X.com domain in April 2025 results in incomplete replay of the Twitter account page (Figure 39).
Figure 38: An X account page archived in April 2025, showing incomplete replay of the Twitter account page.
Live Twitter Account Page UI – June 2025
Figure shows the live version of Jack’s Twitter account page UI from June 2025. The UI shows reduced information such as the navigational menus on the left side panel and user suggestion list, trends on the right side panel are absent. This is because the user is not authenticated. Other changes include: “Highlights” added to the header of the body, Grok (AI chatbot symbol) added to the UI, and affiliation badge/company symbol added to the display name.
Figure 39: Live Twitter account page example from June 2025.
A summary for the major UI changes for Twitter account pages during X Redesign generation is demonstrated in the following slides:
Summary
We previously discussed different changes that occurred to the UI of individual tweets during 2006–2025. Along with individual tweets, it is also important to observe the changes that occurred in the Twitter account pages. A Twitter account page consists of more diverse elements which were absent/present at different times. Understanding these UI differences will allow researchers to navigate archived pages more effectively and utilize them for different research tasks. In summary, the Foundation UI generation established a foundational HTML structure for the desktop interface. The Visual Enhancement Era brought huge visual changes to the Twitter account page UI. The Minimalistic Design generation did not portray much changes, rather contributed to create a visually balanced and aesthetically pleasing outlook. The Mobile-centric Design and X Redesign generations introduced significant challenges and changes for web archiving services.
To recap, the following table is a summary of the timeline of changes in the UI of Twitter account pages:
| Timeline | Changes |
|---|---|
| November 2006 | Header: Twitter logo, main body: square-shaped profile picture, display name/username, latest tweet, timeline of past tweets with timestamp, and client info. Footer: Copyright and links to other information. Right side panel: basic user information. Bottom buttons: “View all” and “RSS feed.” Top buttons: “With Friends (24h)” and “Previous.” |
| December 2006 | Bio added to the right side panel and count of favorites added to previous count attributes. |
| January 2007 | Display name/username added in basic information to the side panel and timeline tweets displayed in alternate colors (white-blue). A “Join for Free” button on the bottom of the side panel was added. |
| August 2007 | Timeline information added in basic information to the side panel. The count of the attributes’ alignment changed from left to right. The top button “With Friends (24h)” changed to “With Others.” Alignment changed: “RSS feed” (left) and “Older” (right). Alternate colors displayed between timeline tweets were absent. |
| October 2007 | Everything in a single white, square quote box. The side panel changed in an organized manner with titles: About, Stats, and Following. The header appeared with a “Login/Join” and “Search” button. The alignment of the top buttons “With Others” and “Previous” changed to middle. The bottom button “RSS feed” changed to “RSS.” |
| October 2008 | Timestamp and client info color for tweets changed to gray. Month in timestamp became abbreviated. Organization for the Stats in the side panel changed to followers, following, and updates. About and Stats titles were removed from the side panel. The “Join” button was removed from the side panel. “Updates” and “Favorites” buttons existed, but showed no count. A banner was added on top with the “Join” button and a bird logo. |
| February 2009 | The “RSS feed” was moved to the side panel. The “Search” button was removed from the header. The direction of the bird logo changed to the left on the “Join” button banner. The “@username” convention was used to reply to a tweet. To indicate a tweet reply, “in reply to username” was added along with timestamp and client info to tweets. |
| April 2009 | Count of updates was removed from Stat organization and was placed beside the “Updates” button. The “Older” button on the bottom was replaced with a “More” button. |
| July 2009 | The “Updates” button was replaced by “Tweets.” The use of “RT@username: tweet” convention was used to indicate a retweeted tweet. |
| January 2010 | A new attribute “Lists” added to the side panel both in Stat count and as a separate section. |
| April 2010 | The “Login/Join” button on the top changed to the “Sign in” button. The “Join” button on the banner changed to “Sign Up” and the design of the bird logo changed. |
| October 2010 | A gray colored retweet symbol added (square-looped arrow) to a retweeted tweet. The “Retweeted by username and # others” was added along with the timestamp and client info for tweets. |
| December 2011 | Title section: larger profile picture, a display name, an “@” symbol prepended to the username (also known as Twitter handle), and basic info. A verified check mark added to the display name. Profile picture, username and display name added to timeline tweets. Timestamp, client info were absent in the tweets. A “Follow” button was added to the main body. The main body had other buttons: tweets, favorites, following, followers, and lists. The side panel appeared to have a lighter design and just had count of the Stat attributes and a footer. |
| June 2012 | The Stat attributes section was moved from the side panel to the title section of the main body. The side panel was moved from right to left with a “Sign Up” button. The main body’s header buttons: tweets, favorites, following, followers, lists and the footer were also moved to the side panel. For each tweet, the timestamp was placed on the right. The location and retweet info was placed for each tweet. The “Follow” button had the bird logo, but the design was changed. |
| October 2012 | An uploaded image section on the left side panel. The main body on the right side. The orientation of the Stat attributes count changed. The profile had a background image (known as cover photo). |
| February 2013 | The section for the uploaded images was absent. |
| March 2013 | The uploaded images section was replaced by the worldwide trends section. |
| October 2013 | The timeline tweets had light gray-colored symbols for the engagement buttons: reply, retweet, favorite, and more on the right side. |
| April 2014 | The Stat attributes section’s orientation changed. The retweet symbol’s color changed from gray to light green for “retweeted by.” |
| August 2014 | A “Sign Up” section and worldwide trends on the right side panel. The background image (cover photo) was spread out. The profile picture, display name, username, and about was placed on the left side. The Stat attributes section additionally had photos/videos, favorites, and more options. Options in the header included “Tweets” and “Tweets and Replies.” |
| October 2014 | The “More” option was replaced by “Lists” for the Stat attributes section. Other options in the header included “photos & videos” along with tweets and replies. The design for the “Sign up” section was changed slightly. |
| December 2014 | Uploaded photos and videos added to the left side panel. |
| November 2015 | The “Favorite” (star symbol) was replaced by “Like” (heart symbol). The top banner was removed. The date of birth was added in the bio info. There were aesthetic changes to the “Sign Up” section in the right side panel. |
| February 2016 | The uploaded photos and videos section was added to the left side panel. The color of the retweet symbol changed from light green to neon green for “retweeted by.” |
| March 2016 | The header “Photos & Videos” was replaced by “Media.” |
| July 2016 | “Pinned tweet” added which is a tweet that a user selected to be permanently displayed on his timeline. |
| July 2017 | Profile picture changed to circular shape. A verified checkmark added to individual tweets. Aesthetic changes to the “Sign Up” section on the right side panel. Aesthetic changes to the engagement buttons. The Stat attributes section on the title appeared in lowercase. A downward arrow symbol appeared on the right top corner of a tweet which included “More” options. |
| December 2018–2019 | The “Show this thread” option was added to view reply threads. |
| June 2020 | Redesigned website and switched to a new client-side UI. However, the new UI changes reflected in the Wayback Machine later around June 2022. |
| December 2021 | The “uploaded photos and videos” section was absent from the left side panel. The user suggestion list and worldwide trends were absent from the right side panel. |
| June 2022 | New UI changes started to appear in the Wayback Machine. The side panels such as navigation menus or trends sections were missing in the archived version. |
| March 2023 | The side panels are still missing in the archived version. The “Tweets & replies” changed to only “Replies” in the header of the body. |
| September 2023 | The bird logo changed to X logo in the Twitter account page UI. “Tweets” were renamed as “posts” and “retweets” as “reposts.” The side panels were still missing in the archived version. |
| December 2023 | The right side panel had a failed reply to the trends section and user suggestion list. The tweets in the timeline also failed to replay. |
| February 2024 | The right side panel had a failed reply to the trends section, but the user suggestion list replayed completely. The tweets had additional buttons added: view counts (bar chart symbol), bookmark (ribbon symbol), “more” options (ellipsis symbol), and share option (upward arrow symbol). |
| May 2024 | For URLs using the Twitter.com domain, the Wayback Machine failed to replay the Twitter account page content for the 2024 mementos. For the X.com domain, the archived mementos were redirected to a page showing “The page is unavailable for archiving.” |
| April 2025 | The Twitter.com domain URLs result in failed replays of the Twitter account page in the Wayback Machine. A Twitter account page UI of X.com domain results in incomplete replays of the Twitter account page |
| Live Twitter Account Page UI - June 2025 | The UI shows reduced information such as the navigational menus on the left side panel and user suggestion list, trends on the right side panel are absent. This is because the user is not authenticated. Other changes: “Highlights” added to the header of the body, Grok (AI chatbot symbol) added to the UI, and affiliation badge/company symbol added to the display name. |
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