When I post a new thread I get the following error:

Nope... you must have made a syntax error.
Bit.ly is being used to make sure your URLs don't break the 140 chars limit for the whole message. A prefix could take 10 chars, a thread title up to 85, leaving you with 45 chars for the URL, 43 if you substract 2 spaces... so to ensure that the URL fits I shorten it.

Bit.ly redirects traffic to the shortened URL to your site. And bit.ly keeps stats of this, so you get stats on who is clicking through as a result of twitter.

The authentication error is a result of not following the instructions.

Note tazattitude's post:

Flep, you're seeing the same issue as Nordinho, though I have no idea why it happens.

It's basically that PHP provides a built-in function called json_decode. That is failing even though the JSON from bit.ly is valid. I don't know why it's failing for you guys and not anyone else.

Feel free to comment out the bit.ly part of the plugin if the length of your thread URL's is below 43 chars (which is likely). The only part you'd lose as a result is stats from bit.ly about how many people clicked each link.

Nordinho... still can't help except to advise that you skip the URL shortening if your URLs are always going to be below 43 chars in length.

Can't for the life of me see why json_decode is failing as it's a built-in function. I'm on PHP 5.10 but it's not like I believe that json_decode wasn't working properly in any of the v5 branch.

i I hv make change again but nothing is working..

here is my code please check whether it is working or not.

// The array below are the ids of non-public forums, update these to be your admin forum ids or anything non-public by default
$excludedForums = array(0);

if (!in_array($foruminfo[forumid], $excludedForums)) {
// http://classes.verkoyen.eu/bitly
require_once 'bitly.php';

// http://classes.verkoyen.eu/twitter/
require_once 'twitter.php';

$bitly = new Bitly('guru', 'R_5e3b37532588ecb8603c0f14b5b75cbz');
$shortUrl = $bitly->shorten('http://www.guru.info/forum/showthread.php?t='.$newpost[threadid]);

$tweet = '';
if (isset($newpost['prefixid']) && $newpost['prefixid'] != '') {
$tweet = $vbphrase['prefix_'.$newpost['prefixid'].'_title_plain'].' ';
}
$tweet .= $newpost['title'].' '.$shortUrl;

$twitter = new Twitter('guru','jimmy');
$twitter->updateStatus($tweet);
}


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// The array below are the ids of non-public forums, update these to be your admin forum ids or anything non-public by default
$excludedForums = array(0);

if (!in_array($foruminfo[forumid], $excludedForums)) {
// http://classes.verkoyen.eu/bitly
require_once 'bitly.php';

// http://classes.verkoyen.eu/twitter/
require_once 'twitter.php';

$bitly = new Bitly('wadhera69@hotmail.com', 'R_5e3b37532588ecb8603c0f14b5b75cbz');
$shortUrl = $bitly->shorten('http://www.guru.info/forum/showthread.php?t='.$newpost[threadid]);

$tweet = '';
if (isset($newpost['prefixid']) && $newpost['prefixid'] != '') {
$tweet = $vbphrase['prefix_'.$newpost['prefixid'].'_title_plain'].' ';
}
$tweet .= $newpost['title'].' '.$shortUrl;

$twitter = new Twitter('guru','jimmy');
$twitter->updateStatus($tweet);
}


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please confirm what is correct code for that. what is array stand for .. it mean that i donot hv to show my forum id or thread to public.. Right

Do reply

The first one looks correct, the second on is wrong.

bit.ly expects your username (not email) and your api key.

I wouldn't be posting either your API key or passwords on here btw... that's kinda silly.

The array EXCLUDES forums.

Hence it being called $excludedForums.

So if you have admin forums, or other non-public forums, you can prevent these from being tweeted.

Simples.

Explanation is in the instructions.

i know that it is fake api and fake username / password.



But u didnot answer my question -

"please confirm what is correct code for that. what is array stand for .. it mean that i donot hv to show my forum id or thread to public.. Right

Do reply"

Post #56 answers it, and an example is in the instructions:
So in that example any new threads that are started within forum 7 or forum 12 won't be tweeted.

Does this not make sense?

@Nordinho and @Flep

I've updated the instructions so that disabling bitly and using the long version of the URL is trivial.

Just set $useBitly = false; where it is currently true.

Thanks.. if what i donot make wanna to make array.. so deafult (0) so all forumid will display. Right. Do reply