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!

[Infopro]

How many of the files are actually needed in this zip?

[King Kovifor]

All of them are needed and used.

[Infopro]

__MACOSX
.DS_Store
.svn

Are needed?

[Infopro]

Clicking Tweet This Post simply refreshes the page. and it's a slow refresh like something wants to work but doesn't. No error, no message. FireFox and IE7 act the same.

[King Kovifor]

No. Might I just say, I really hate invisible files. Don't show up on my computer (except under transmit) and I always forget they are there. Ignore them!

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Infopro

Clicking Tweet This Post simply refreshes the page. and it's a slow refresh like something wants to work but doesn't. No error, no message. FireFox and IE7 act the same.

Can you view source and tell me what the tweet this post links to? I have seen it done using 1.0.3...

[Infopro]

	<td class="tcat" >
		<div class="normal" style="float:right"><a href="tweet.php?do=post&amp;id=114146&amp;c=114146">Tweet this Post!</a>
			&nbsp;
			#<a href="showpost.php?p=114146&amp;postcount=1" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount114146" name="1"><strong>1</strong></a> &nbsp;

Here you go. Left some extra in there so you know where it's at.

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

The message is phrased, you could definitely work the title in there through custom code... The vBTwitter link won't disappear. My application appears just like any other twitter app's would. TweetDeck, Tweetie, you name it. Users of Twitter should be familiar with this.

I try to keep custom development to a minimum. It makes upgrades a pain.
You don't see an advantage to making an option for the thread title to be put in the "tweet"?

[ragtek]

Changing Phrases is not realy custom development and will not make problems with updating

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by ragtek

Changing Phrases is not realy custom development and will not make problems with updating

touche...I'm just making the case for a feature that most vBtwitter users would use.

The custom development is therein:

Making an option in the vBulletin control panel to change the "check this out" phrase into something custom will require updating the script to do so.

Of course I could just change it in the source code but that's dangerous and inefficient.

It's dangerous because why would any admin want to edit source code to customize a phrase regularly?

Plus...it's that kind of feature that makes something popular into something very phenomenal.

King... Thanks for everything so far. I understand if you're frustrated with me. Users are never satisfied and always want new features. heh