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!

[bjkinzluvr]

Originally Posted by bjkinzluvr

Well, I tried again and again. The zipped file downloads just fine and looks like it's the right size. But when I try to extract the contents, I get errors. I cannot extract valid contents of the file.

It is not my computer b/c I have downloaded and extracted several other files today. All worked fine except this one.

???

NM. I just read everything above again ... and I see it requires PHP 5. I only have 4.4, so even if I could get the file to extract correctly, I wouldn't be able to run it. So thanks.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by bjkinzluvr

NM. I just read everything above again ... and I see it requires PHP 5. I only have 4.4, so even if I could get the file to extract correctly, I wouldn't be able to run it. So thanks.

Sorry. I don't get a lot of things with PHP like that. And well, the title is working in a dev board...

[Brandon Sheley]

Originally Posted by bjkinzluvr

Well, I tried again and again. The zipped file downloads just fine and looks like it's the right size. But when I try to extract the contents, I get errors. I cannot extract valid contents of the file.

It is not my computer b/c I have downloaded and extracted several other files today. All worked fine except this one.

???

idk, I had downloaded it before my reply and it worked fine
maybe clear your cookies?

[I.am]

I think this icon looks a bit better:

[Larz979]

I agree, posting the original title of the thread instead of "check this out" would be awesome. BTW... great Mod

[TitanJeff]

Sort of a related issue that I'm hoping those here might shed some light on.

I'm wanting to have the vB RSS bring in tweets to my forum. I get an error now due to the user/pass requirement.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[Larz979]

Something like this? http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=47 I just used the standard RSS feeds into the forum. Have to create a forum to drop em in and a user to post them under. And of course set up the RSS Feed under the control panel.

Josh

Originally Posted by TitanJeff

Sort of a related issue that I'm hoping those here might shed some light on.

I'm wanting to have the vB RSS bring in tweets to my forum. I get an error now due to the user/pass requirement.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[TitanJeff]

Thanks Larz but I tried that and I get the following error from vB admin:

XML Error: Unknown Feed Type at Line 0

I don't want to go off-topic here so please PM me if possible. Thanks.

[wolfstream]

Does not work!
When trying to "tweet this thread" (via any of the links), I get:

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.

mcrypt is installed, and the u/p are correct (I just tested them on twitter), as well as the password being encrypted in the db.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by TitanJeff

Sort of a related issue that I'm hoping those here might shed some light on.

I'm wanting to have the vB RSS bring in tweets to my forum. I get an error now due to the user/pass requirement.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

I'm a bit confused here.

Originally Posted by wolfstream

Does not work!
When trying to "tweet this thread" (via any of the links), I get:


mcrypt is installed, and the u/p are correct (I just tested them on twitter), as well as the password being encrypted in the db.

It could be that I know some passwords seem to NOT work with the Twitter API...