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!

[Tom_S]

scratch that. I got it to work.

[sdavis2702]

Awesome hack thanks alot!

EDIT: "Tweet this post" refuses to show up in Postbit_Legacy even after the manual update. Otherwise it works perfectly. I'm not sure that the problem is. Uninstall for now.

[Anopheles]

Hello from Cologne / Germany!

Question:
My vBulletin Board is ONLY 4 registered Members. NO Guest Allowed!

Need vBTwitter a Guest View???

Thanx a lot.....

[Biker_GA]

If you're sending out Tweets via Twitter, doesn't it defeat the purpose of not allowing guests to see what you're talking about? By allowing Guests to view the posts, it has the possibility of driving your membership up.

[Icehawk002]

Originally Posted by fmckinnon

King - OK, got #1 and #3 done - check it out - I'm using a graphic now, instead of the text:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/f...e-million.html.

I would also like to do this. Where is the code you edited to change text to an image?

thanks in advance

[designBox]

Thanks for the plugin but I am not sure how I can make it works...

I am actually developing a huge customized skin for my vbulletin.
So far, I see the "Tweet this thread" under the "thread tools". When I click on it, it say that my tweet has been successfully sent with the following error on the top of the page:

PHP Code:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an  array in [path]/includes/init.php(301) : eval()'d code on line  5 


However, nothing is published into my Twitter account (I use both a test account on my vbulletin and test twitter account).

Beside this, nowhere and never appears the link to "Tweet this post". Only when I use the default template (which is what I don't want) and it returns the same error as above.

At last, I am using vbulletin 3.8.4 and my board has been translated into french.

Thank for any idea how to debug this.

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by designBox

Thanks for the plugin but I am not sure how I can make it works...

I am actually developing a huge customized skin for my vbulletin.
So far, I see the "Tweet this thread" under the "thread tools". When I click on it, it say that my tweet has been successfully sent with the following error on the top of the page:

PHP Code:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an  array in [path]/includes/init.php(301) : eval()'d code on line  5 


However, nothing is published into my Twitter account (I use both a test account on my vbulletin and test twitter account).

Beside this, nowhere and never appears the link to "Tweet this post". Only when I use the default template (which is what I don't want) and it returns the same error as above.

At last, I am using vbulletin 3.8.4 and my board has been translated into french.

Thank for any idea how to debug this.

i do have that same error.But that just recently occured.but i can still post to twitter. not sure if its twitter or the board.

waiting for a solution.

[King Kovifor]

I will look into it, vBulletin version?

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

I will look into it, vBulletin version?

the notorious and stable 3.8.1

[Sea Shepherd]

Nice one. Works well.