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!

[mykkal]

When I click on "tweet this post" i get this error:

"Woah there!
This page is no longer valid. It looks like someone already used the token information you provided. Please return to the site that sent you to this page and try again … it was probably an honest mistake."

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by mykkal

When I click on "tweet this post" i get this error:

"Woah there!
This page is no longer valid. It looks like someone already used the token information you provided. Please return to the site that sent you to this page and try again … it was probably an honest mistake."

Got past this problem but when i click 'Tweet this thread' the post never appears. I saw that a few others had this problem.

Everything is setup correctly as I can see. Will check the installation procedure again but its all done.

I just attempt to tweet and nothing happens

Also... I noticed a feature in your screenshots that I don't see on my board after installation. "tweet this post' is only availble from the thread tools drop down. There's no link to it next to the permalink like in your example. Is that a defect?

Look here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...7&d=1235596093

[squishi]

So what's new in v1.0.4?
Maybe you could add the features to the first post?

[Cybertims]

All works well except when it posts to Twitter it doesn't post a link as such....just some text. There is no more tinyurl link in the twitter update.

Cheers

[barcena]

Sorry if my question is already posted but I can't posibly read 35 pages.

1. Will this work with vbseo or it is irrelevant? (Don't have it yet but planning to..)

2. I did everything as the instructions says, or so I think, and

I'm not seeing the twitter icon

I'm getting this error when click on the Twitter feature. (See attachment)

Any help I will appreciate very much.

[bojomojo]

This didnt make a "check this out" tweet.. it made a tweet saying: "I have successfully set up my account to work with vBTwitter at one of the sites I visit! (This message means it was successful!)"

[mykkal]

Hey I got first dibs on King this morning lol!

I still can't get it to tweet.

[mykkal]

This is amazing... Actually vbtwitter is working for my other users but not for me!
Whenever I try to tweet a thread nothing happens. How do I fix this?

also, it still says "check this out" for the users that twitter does work for? Thats only reason i upgraded! "Check this out" is mostly useless. There's been an 8 month discussion on that?

[mykkal]

King, please make me a priority this morning.

I cleared the OAUTH fields to in an attempt to resetup my account to twtter. It allowed me to authenticate to twitter but now I cannot log into my site! whenever I use my password it tells me it cannot authenticate me. why is this?

Its definitely related to the vbtwitter app. only the users that I deleted the tokens for are having this problem. All the other users are not.

I'm absolutely sure i'm logging in correctly. please assist this is urgent becuase i have jobs we've been paid to post and cannot.

[MichaelaS]

Hey King, I am having a problem (of course)

After I installed and configured vB Twitter (which was smooth and easy..THANKS!), it seems that I am having a problem making any post on twitter at all..in fact when I hit "Tweet this Thread!" all that seems to happen is a page refresh - no twitter.

Any ideas?

Thanks man, you rock!