Show Thread Enhancements - Twitter - Tweet Button in SHOWTHREAD

This mod is now outdated and as a result support for new installs will be limited, if any.

-July 7, 2011-

Please instead use my new mod which offers Twitter and many more share options for VB 4.x without template edits.

WARNING - It appears vBulletin has changed the location of the Facebook Like button in version 4.1.2. As a result it is likely the code changes below will be different in 4.1.2 and beyond, I will not be able to support installs beginning with version 4.1.2 since my license stops at 4.0.8.


Twitter released their new TWEET button.

Live Demo: http://www.juot.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41185
(Note my Live Board is VB 3.8, but I have tested this on 4.0.4 and 4.0.6)
(Update I have for the time being replaced the Tweet button with the Add This share button on my live forum. See the screen shots instead.)

I have tested this in latest versions of IE / Firefox / Chrome / Safari / Opera and it should work in all.

This will show you how to add this simple code to your SHOWTHREAD template above the page navigation bar, if visible.

If you DO NOT use the built-in Facebook Like button do the following:

Go to the Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager
Edit your SHOWTHREAD Template

Find: (The first instance of)

		<vb:if condition="$pagenav">
			{vb:raw pagenav}
		</vb:if>

Above this add:

<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(X, Y, Z))">
<div id="mytweetbutton" align="right" style="height:27px;">
<a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div>
</vb:if>

Change the X, Y, Z in the first line to the forumid's of any private forums you may have. If a guest can't view a forum there is no reason to link a tweet to it. You can add as many or as few forumid's here as you need, just separate each with a comma.
Valid Examples:
<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(2, 5, 9))">
<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(7))">
<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8))">
If none of your forums are private or you want to enable this in every forum you can remove the lines:

<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(X, Y, Z))">
and 
</vb:if>

Replace "YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME" with your twitter username, it will be referenced in the tweet- but the tweet will not be from YOU, it will be from whoever hits the tweet button.

If you DO USE the built-in Facebook Like button do the following:

Find:

		{vb:raw fblikebutton}

Replace it with:

<div id="fb_likeframe" style="border: none; overflow: hidden; height: 27px; width: 95px; vertical-align: text-bottom; padding-top:1px;"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div>{vb:raw fblikebutton}

Replace "YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME" with your twitter username, it will be referenced in the tweet- but the tweet will not be from YOU, it will be from whoever hits the tweet button.

The Tweet button will now show up next to the Facebook Like button in anytime the Facebook Like button is displayed in a thread.

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When you hit the Tweet button you will be given a box to type a message if you're logged in. If you're not logged in you will be asked to login or join, all within the pop-up window.

This button code will count the number of tweets people have made using it. For other options including the button with no counter visit: http://twitter.com/goodies/tweetbutton

The screen shots show the Tweet button both with and without the page navigation bar, and with the Facebook Like button.

Please click Install if you use this.

Download the .txt file for a copy of the install instructions. :up:

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Known Issues- a few people have reported a 'slash' is missing in the URL submitted to Twitter on some boards. Other people have said URL's with non-english characters cause a URL error. The solution for both of these issues is in post #143 in this thread.

Also Twitter appears to be having widespread issues with the counter not working. Some sites it works, some it don't, sometimes it stops working, sometimes it starts working for no reason. If you find your count isn't working try the solution in post #147. If that doesn't work than disable your counter completely if you want by changing the word "horizontal" to "none" in the twitter code.

[BirdOPrey5]

I agree the tweet button would look better a couple pixels higher but haven't figured that put yet,

[zelnik]

Originally Posted by xtremecoders

Why for me is Just fine ?



Maybe you don't place it at the right place.
Place the code after the first </div>, NOT the second....

I will give it another try would be be very difficult to get it onto the same line as the fb connect?! as then you would have the 2 social networking sites next to one another?!

Thanks

[BirdOPrey5]

OK, I have figured out the best place to use this if you also use the Facebook Like button which I guess most do. I have updated the first post with new instructions.

Screen Shot of new location below:

[zelnik]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

OK, I have figured out the best place to use this if you also use the Facebook Like button which I guess most do. I have updated the first post with new instructions.

Screen Shot of new location below:

Works great however the Twitter box with the number of tweets is cut off on the right so if you change the entry from 90px width to 92px it fixes it.

Is there an easy way of flipping them around to the Twitter button is on the left of the FB button!?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by zelnik

Works great however the Twitter box with the number of tweets is cut off on the right so if you change the entry from 90px width to 92px it fixes it.

Is there an easy way of flipping them around to the Twitter button is on the left of the FB button!?

Thanks I will update the instructions...

I haven't tested this but I'd imagine putting the {vb:raw fblikebutton} code before the twitter code instead of after it, it may work... such as:

EDIT- I did test it and it does work, however the width should be even longer, 95px works nicely.

{vb:raw fblikebutton}<div id="fb_likeframe" style="border: none; overflow: hidden; height: 27px; width: 95px; vertical-align: text-bottom;"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div>

[vivamexico55]

Doesn't work with 4.06 and FB Connect enabled, gives me this error:

URL required

'url' parameter does not contain a valid URL.

[BirdOPrey5]

Hmmm... it's definitely working for me... where are you getting this error, in the pop-up window? Is there anything else?

Can you give a link to your forum?

[zelnik]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Thanks I will update the instructions...

I haven't tested this but I'd imagine putting the {vb:raw fblikebutton} code before the twitter code instead of after it, it may work... such as:

EDIT- I did test it and it does work, however the width should be even longer, 95px works nicely.

Thanks works nicely but sods law the icons/buttons are different heights.

Would it be difficult to be able to add the twitter button 1 or 2 pixels lower?

Thanks and marked installed.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by zelnik

Thanks works nicely but sods law the icons/buttons are different heights.

Would it be difficult to be able to add the twitter button 1 or 2 pixels lower?

Thanks and marked installed.

Yeah good call... if you add the code: padding-top:2px; to the style attribute of the <div> tag it perfectly centers the tweet button with the facebook button. I have updated the code in the top post to reflect this change.

[zelnik]

thanks works perfectly!