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vBTwitter · **Released**: 02-08-2009

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

Upload files in the /upload/ folder of the .zip into the directories as is.
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
Click Install on vB.org
Tell Your users.
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:

HTML Code:

<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:

HTML Code:

<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:

HTML Code:

	<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:

HTML Code:

	<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:

HTML Code:

		<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:

HTML Code:

		<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!

doa24uk · #**552** 07-22-2009, 11:40 AM

Can this mod allow auto-tweeting when a topic is created so that it tweets immediately to the users account (if they've set up their account in the options page??)

DoA

ZiG · #**553** 07-23-2009, 02:00 AM

what about a reverse vbtwitter, where your members can link their twitter account to the website and everytime they tweet it is fed to the vb. so user tweets can show up on a CMPS or CMS?

King Kovifor · #**554** 07-23-2009, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmckinnon

King,
Thanks ... I just deleted my followup ... I revoked permissions in Settings > Connections on the wrong twitter account, and then manually went into phpmyadmin and deleted the oauth info from my user profile in the mySQL database - maybe that wasn't the easy way, but it worked. Now, I went to tweet it and got the oauth, which i did on my correct account.

Is there a way to make it NOT do the "I have successfully setup ..." tweet on the first post? Users won't understand that they have to do their first "tweet this" twice - once for the oauth, and again for the actual post.

Currently, the way that OAuth works, is that it doesn't send back any information. I can't say "tid" and have it returned. So, if they set it up first, it works. If not, they are screwed. Sorry to say it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by doa24uk

Can this mod allow auto-tweeting when a topic is created so that it tweets immediately to the users account (if they've set up their account in the options page??)

DoA

Not yet at least.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZiG

what about a reverse vbtwitter, where your members can link their twitter account to the website and everytime they tweet it is fed to the vb. so user tweets can show up on a CMPS or CMS?

That would be like an RSS feed. But no.

ZiG · #**555** 07-23-2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

That would be like an RSS feed. But no.

yea sorry, i realize this mod doesn't support something like that. yea exactly, an rss feed but defined by the users of your vbulletin who enter their twitter info. so members of your community can get t know each other better by browsing through their tweets on a CMPS page or forum index. just a suggestion.

seaweed · #**556** 07-29-2009, 06:52 PM

Installed and think it is great, however i would like to know how to prevent post from priviae sections from being twitted? I just finished trying to read the vbfacebook thread and my head is baked, imsorry if this has already been addressed. please link or suggest a solution. Thanks so much

Seaweed

Biker_GA · #**557** 07-29-2009, 08:04 PM

If Guests can't see the forum, it shouldn't appear in Twitter, even if someone attempts to post it. However, you can also set Twitter permissions via Forum Permissions. You'll have to do it for each forum you wish to prevent from being "Tweeted".

King Kovifor · #**558** 07-30-2009, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seaweed

Installed and think it is great, however i would like to know how to prevent post from priviae sections from being twitted? I just finished trying to read the vbfacebook thread and my head is baked, imsorry if this has already been addressed. please link or suggest a solution. Thanks so much

Seaweed

No matter how many times you attempt to access something a private forum, if you don't have access, it won't show. All vBTwitter does is provide a way to post to Twitter and handle a relink back. vBulletin does the rest (showing the post, permissions, etc.).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biker_GA

If Guests can't see the forum, it shouldn't appear in Twitter, even if someone attempts to post it. However, you can also set Twitter permissions via Forum Permissions. You'll have to do it for each forum you wish to prevent from being "Tweeted".

Not a bad idea for v1.1 or v2.0 or later... But you have the wrong modification.

Biker_GA · #**559** 07-30-2009, 09:33 PM

DOH! That's the other plugin I installed at the same time. **facepalm**

mykkal · #**560** 08-02-2009, 04:45 PM

It still says "CHECK THIS OUT!" when I tweet. I thought the thread title was a promised feature in the next release? King, what did I just pay some college kid to upgrade me too? I told you i'd pay for the thread title. Even though I know you did some work on this behind the scenes to make it better somehow... Its the same as before to me.

Is there going to be a quick update that actually tweets the thread titles? I didn't lose much but I could have used it to dev the thread titles into your old plugin at least. kinda feels like wasted time.

sorry but thats how i felt.

mykkal · #**561** 08-02-2009, 04:49 PM

oh wait i see. you said 1.1. when does 1.1 have an eta? Sorry i asked you out of order. i really thought this was it.

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