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This mod is now outdated and as a result support for new installs will be limited, if any.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

[Montecristo]

[QUOTE=BirdOPrey5;2101108]The 'fix' for your problem was posted in post #42 of this thread.

No... I tried everthing.... and nathing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BirdOPrey5]

[QUOTE=Montecristo;2101221]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

The 'fix' for your problem was posted in post #42 of this thread.

No... I tried everthing.... and nathing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Link to your forum? www.miforo.com isn't working...

[Montecristo]

The problem are the titles of the post. If you have óíéúá´. not work.

your post appears showthread.php?t=54254

my post showthread?t=54254-this-is-the-name-my-póst <---the accent no works

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Montecristo

The problem are the titles of the post. If you have ??????. not work.

your post appears showthread.php?t=54254

my post showthread?t=54254-this-is-the-name-my-p?st <---the accent no works

Yes you are correct... when I repeated the test on a 4.0 test board I get the error "'url' parameter does not contain a valid URL" I notice if you erase the text and keep the number the link still works, for example:
http://www.testdomain/test/showthread.php/16-accent-test-%C3%B3%C3%AD%C3%A9%C3%BA%C3%A1

goes to the same place as simply:
http://www.testdomain/test/showthread.php/16

I will see if there's a way to use the simplified URL as the URL parameter

[Montecristo]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Yes you are correct... when I repeated the test on a 4.0 test board I get the error "'url' parameter does not contain a valid URL" I notice if you erase the text and keep the number the link still works, for example:
http://www.testdomain/test/showthread.php/16-accent-test-%C3%B3%C3%AD%C3%A9%C3%BA%C3%A1

goes to the same place as simply:
http://www.testdomain/test/showthread.php/16

I will see if there's a way to use the simplified URL as the URL parameter

Thanks, I look forward to your response. :up:

[Montecristo]

Ok, i change url friendly in admincp url and works.

URL FRIENDLY STANDAR

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

[BirdOPrey5]

Great news!

[subvertbeats]

Hi Joe

Indeed setting the board to use standard URLs does get around this issue, but if the mod can somehow use the standard URL whislt friendly URLs are enabled for the board that would be ideal since friendly URLs are good for our search engine rankings.

Thanks for this excellent mod...

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by subvertbeats

Hi Joe

Indeed setting the board to use standard URLs does get around this issue, but if the mod can somehow use the standard URL whislt friendly URLs are enabled for the board that would be ideal since friendly URLs are good for our search engine rankings.

Thanks for this excellent mod...

Understood. Is this problem currently affecting you personally? (Just trying to prioritize things.)

[Neal-UK]

Got mine working again, it's a vBSEO issue: http://www.vbseo.com/f77/facebook-li...hes-45619-new/