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!

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by mykkal

has a patch been released that allows custom titles? I'd like to reinstall this mod. huge limitation.

No, no update has been released.

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

No, no update has been released.

I understand... Are you still working on this? I remember it started back in january and its summer now.

Please let me know how far along.

I have the utmost respect but again I just really want to know if I should develop on my own or if something is on the horizon.

Please... let me know.

[mikeo9043]

This mod is great, but just like everyone else says, it's very limited on what you can do with it. It would be something if it would make like a little pop up window and you can add your own words to the link instead of just "Check This Out" and also it could give you the ability to add hashes like #vBulletinMods or whatever your site is about.

[mykkal]

^^^ that's been said over and over. Kind knows about it. I'm just not sure what his time is like to work on the project. Hopefully he'll answer my question so I can make an inteligent choice.

On all his beta's and test site the custom "title" is there. We just don't have it. Been that way for months.

[King Kovifor]

I'm out of school in two weeks from yesterday. So I will have a very large amount of time free up. A major hurdle I am working on with Ragtek is OAuth, which will remove many of the major problems surrounding this product...

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

I'm out of school in two weeks from yesterday. So I will have a very large amount of time free up. A major hurdle I am working on with Ragtek is OAuth, which will remove many of the major problems surrounding this product...

thanks a bunch. really.

[Ohiosweetheart]

I can't get this to work for me. When I click on either the Tweet this thread link or the tweet this post link, I'm redirected to the bottom of the thread.

Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

[fmckinnon]

This seems to be the most promising "Tweet This" plugin yet. Can it not be somewhat similar to the "Tweet This" wordPress plugin, that essentially doesn't require anyone to store their userID/password - rather, it simply pulls a link.

Not sure how the variables would play out - but I'd think you could smack the code down in the SHOWTHREAD template.

An example (from how to make a easy "Tweet This" link in WordPress) is simply adding this:

<a href=?http://twitter.com/home?status=I just read <?php the_permalink(); ?> on your site name here!? title=?Send this Post to Twitter!? target=?_blank?>Tweet This Post on Twitter!!!</a>

Of course, the <?php the_permalink(); ?> is pulling the WordPress's blog URL ... but would there be a way to simply add this type of line in the template, and pull the correct code that vbulletin uses (ie. threadid=$threadinfo[threadid]&amp;p=$postid) type info???

Just curious. If you knew PHP and could understand this hack to easily use "TweetThis" in WordPress, looks like it could port over to VBulletin easily?

[Blade-uk]

Thanks, will give this a try.

Andy

[fmckinnon]

Thanks - if you nail it, let us know. I'm not excited about the users having to add the info to their UserCP - for all the existing users, they'd have to go back and add it after-the-fact, and it seems kinda out of the way. Would be better if anyone (even if not a registered member) could tweet a thread ... and I'd think you could just manually throw some of that code in there (assumingly, on the SHOWTHREAD template)?