Integration with vBulletin - vBTwitter

Description

This modification adds basic Twitter integration to vBulletin. Once a user defines their Twitter username & password within their vB Options (User CP -> Edit Options), the Tweet This X links will appear.

It automatically adds a tweet to their account with the default text of "Check this out! " (which can be edited editing the "twitter_checkout" phrase) and uses your forum URL with either tp or tt.php as the link. These redirect to the thread / post that was tweeted.

Installation

1. Upload files in the /upload/ folder of the .zip into the directories as is.
2. Install product file.
3. Register an OAuth Application here, using:
   • Application Name: Your Site!
   • Description: Site Integration into Twitter.
   • (I request this one not be changed!) Application Website: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=204694
   • Website: Your URL!
   • Application Type: Browser
   • (change url) Callback URL: http://www.yoururl.com/twitter_auth.php
   • Default Access type: Read & Write
4. Click Install on vB.org
5. Tell Your users.
6. Enjoy

Upgrading to v1.0.4

• Upload all files, overwrite everything.
• Install product file.
• Register an OAuth Application here, using:
  • Application Name: Your Site!
  • Description: Site Integration into Twitter.
  • (I request this one not be changed!) Application Website: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=204694
  • Website: Your URL!
  • Application Type: Browser
  • (change url) Callback URL: http://www.yoururl.com/twitter_auth.php
  • Default Access type: Read & Write
• Gain and copy the Consumer Key & Secret into vBulletin Options.

Upgrading to v1.0.3 or before.

• Upload all files, overwrite everything.
• install product file.
• Remove template edits. For the record, they are here:
  • Open the postbit or postbit_legacy template (depending on what you use). Find:
    

    <if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount$post[postid]" name="$post[postcount]"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>

    Add before that:
    

    <if condition="$post['twitter_username']"><a href="tweet.php?do=post&amp;id=$post[postid]&amp;c=$post[postid]">Tweet this post!</a></if>

  • Open the SHOWTHREAD template.
    Find:
    

    	<if condition="$show['addpoll']">
    	<tr>
    		<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/addpoll.gif" alt="$vbphrase[add_a_poll]" /> <a href="poll.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpoll&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[add_a_poll_to_this_thread]</a></td>
    	</tr>
    	</if>

    Add After:
    

    	<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['twitter_username']">
    	<tr>
    		<td class="vbmenu_option">
    			<a href="tweet.php?do=thread&ampid=$threadinfo[threadid]">Tweet This  Thread!</a>
    		</td>
    	</tr>
    	</if>

    Find:
    

    		<if condition="!$show['search_engine']">
    
    			<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/printer.gif" alt="$vbphrase[show_printable_version]" vspace="1" /> <a href="printthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[show_printable_version]</a></div>
    			<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/sendtofriend.gif" alt="$vbphrase[email_this_page]" vspace="1" /> <a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=sendtofriend&amp;t=$threadid" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[email_this_page]</a></div>
    		</if>

    Add After:
    

    		<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['twitter_username']"><a href="tweet.php?do=thread&amp;id=$threadinfo[threadid]">Tweet This  Thread!</a></if>

Requirements

THIS MODIFICATION REQUIRES PHP 5 DUE TO THE CLASS THAT IS USED!

PHP'S CURL EXTENSION IS ALSO USED! THE API CALLS ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THEM!

This modification should work on vBulletin v3.5+, but was only tested on a vB 3.8 install.

Using the "tp.php" switch added in v1.0.2

With the release of v1.0.2, a switch between showpost.php?p=ID&postcount=COUNT and showthread.php?p=ID#postID has been added. Using it is simple, but requires a code edit (Note: This is a SUPPORTED code edit!). Open up tp.php and find this line:

PHP Code:

define('SHOWPOST', true); 


Change that line to this:

PHP Code:

define('SHOWPOST', false); 


This will automatically trigger the change any time it is loaded. This works retroactively and any links will automatically use the new settings once changed!

[FireFish]

Not sure if this is typical, but I just tried a fresh install of this mod & there were no automatic template adjustments that it made. I then disabled it; I'll check out more details on this later, but so far, haven't seen it work.

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

l'll be sure it's fixed in the next release.

Hows that next release coming? You must be drowning in feature requests

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by FireFish

Not sure if this is typical, but I just tried a fresh install of this mod & there were no automatic template adjustments that it made. I then disabled it; I'll check out more details on this later, but so far, haven't seen it work.

That's because you have a customized style. You will have to manually add them.

Originally Posted by mykkal

Hows that next release coming? You must be drowning in feature requests

Along.

[Cole2026]

@King Kovifor: I have not tried this mod yet, but wouldn't it be more prudent to use the full showthread link to keep links consistent? I know that twitter uses a nofollow on all of its links, but is there a point behind the tp and tt files?

[Fronty]

New install on 3.8.0 (about to upgrade to 3.8.2) with vbulletin blog, vbseo 3.3 and facebook connection plugin. Runs smooth.

Just a small question, which is probably only a template moderation. But how do I get this mod working on the blog pages on my website?

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Cole2026

@King Kovifor: I have not tried this mod yet, but wouldn't it be more prudent to use the full showthread link to keep links consistent? I know that twitter uses a nofollow on all of its links, but is there a point behind the tp and tt files?

The tp.php and tt.php files are URL shorting files as it does allow only 140 characters. It will come in handy more in the next version.

Originally Posted by Fronty

New install on 3.8.0 (about to upgrade to 3.8.2) with vbulletin blog, vbseo 3.3 and facebook connection plugin. Runs smooth.

Just a small question, which is probably only a template moderation. But how do I get this mod working on the blog pages on my website?

It has no support for vB Blog.

[G3MM4]

I checked it out but I think I would prefer the ReTweet badge thing like they have on some blogs.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by G3MM4

I checked it out but I think I would prefer the ReTweet badge thing like they have on some blogs.

It's an image that is easily changeable. I believe it is in /buttons/misc/twitter.gif. Just replace that and you have the new image.

[Excalibur!]

I'm getting this when I try to tweet a thread/post:

We're sorry, but the Username and Password provided within your User CP could not be authenticated. Please modify either your Username or Password to match your current Twitter Username / Password and try again.

I have looked in vb-user table, but there is no columns "twitter_password", "twitter_username"...

[G3MM4]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

It's an image that is easily changeable. I believe it is in /buttons/misc/twitter.gif. Just replace that and you have the new image.

Yeah but will it function the same way as ReTweet does? For example, you click on the ReTweet button and then you get taken to your Twitter page. A message will be already written in the "What are you doing?" text box like this for example:

RT @tweetmeme Get a ReTweet Button for Your Blog http://bit.ly/aiQx

But if your plugin doesn't do that then I reckon I can just insert the Javascript for this somewhere. Can't be that difficult.