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!

[tenjinzan]

I just installed this today, and I'm having a bit of trouble with it. It seems that it installs fine, no errors, and I see the twitter credentials in User CP > Edit Options, but when I enter my credentials in there, and hit save, it goes to a blank screen and does nothing. I go back, reload my CP, and the credentials are not there. because they're not there, I don't have the option to submit to twitter.

I followed your instructions (well, except for hitting that I have it installed yet <Laugh>), but It just doesn't seem to work. Any ideas where I could be going wrong? (Cause I know it's gotta be something on my end.)

[King Kovifor]

Do you have Mcrypt installed. A blank save page is usually an indicator of that.

Mykkal, I will post more when I have more.

[tenjinzan]

I do not have Mcrypt installed. I'm fairly new to actually working with vBulletin. I've had it for a while, but never really got a chance to sit down and muck about with it. Everything else seems to be fine, I see everything correctly elsewhere, and even changed my twitter password to see if that was messing things up. I see nothing in standard log locations to show me anything is wrong, but perhaps I'm not sure where to look?

The only things I DO have installed are:

gWoWChar
IMSteam
Mobile Device Detection
Advanced CMPS
vBTwitter
vBulletin Blog

And that's it.

[wolfstream]

Originally Posted by tenjinzan

I do not have Mcrypt installed. I'm fairly new to actually working with vBulletin..

Mcrypt isn't related to vBulletin @ all. It is somethin that needs to be installed on the server itself. Ask your host if they have it installed.

[tenjinzan]

Thank you very much for the insight! I will check with them post haste.

edit: They are saying it's installed. Also said libmcrypt and libmhash (dependencies) are as well.

[puertoblack2003]

i get this error message when i had saved user and password info in option for twitter

Warning: mcrypt_decrypt() [function.mcrypt-decrypt]: The IV parameter must be as long as the blocksize in [path]\profile.php(1873) : eval()'d code on line 4

and it'll do that also when submitting it..And yes i have all php functions as described here.

[gnrmarcel]

can i use a twitter icon instead of the link?

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

i get this error message when i had saved user and password info in option for twitter


and it'll do that also when submitting it..And yes i have all php functions as described here.

Hm. I don't know why, but that still happens... Try reinstall if possible?

Originally Posted by gnrmarcel

can i use a twitter icon instead of the link?

Yes, just modify the link.

[fmckinnon]

Hey, just curious on an update for the oauth version?

[tr03bor]

If you done oAuth, I would install.