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!

[King Kovifor]

Infopro, you have THAT and it is reloading? Mind sending me a PM so I can look into it?

Mykkal, v1.0.x is not feature updates. Who knows, maybe it'll show in v1.1.0.

[King Kovifor]

Actually, the source code changes would add 4-5 lines, plus a single phrase, and a new link variable. I know the code in my mind. It's a relatively simple modification.

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Actually, the source code changes would add 4-5 lines, plus a single phrase, and a new link variable. I know the code in my mind. It's a relatively simple modification.

[abrecher]

Originally Posted by bezibaerchen

Hmm, "Tweet this post" doesn't show up at my forums. Any hints?

--> http://www.mobil-talk.de

I have the same problem, how do I correct this please ?

[drsli]

The username-and-password-authentication-failure still happens with the new version. I severely checked my twitter-login-data, they are working within twitter itself.

[RedeemedWarrior]

can i delete .svn folders? or are they needed?

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by drsli

The username-and-password-authentication-failure still happens with the new version. I severely checked my twitter-login-data, they are working within twitter itself.

Works for me though...

[Cybertims]

Mine now works but I get this error message across the top of the redirection screen right after it.

Warning: mcrypt_decrypt() [function.mcrypt-decrypt]: The IV parameter must be as long as the blocksize in [path]\tweet.php on line 9

Any idea why that might be?

Cheers

[Infopro]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Infopro, you have THAT and it is reloading? Mind sending me a PM so I can look into it?

Mykkal, v1.0.x is not feature updates. Who knows, maybe it'll show in v1.1.0.

I'm sorry but my forums are not open to the public at this point.

I read earlier in this thread that this was being tested so I waited for your release. Apparently the testers need some testing too.

Originally Posted by RedeemedWarrior

can i delete .svn folders? or are they needed?

King Kovifor, how about if you remove all the garbage from your zip file so people can get confused over this thing not working without the added confusion of garbage files no one needs?

I like trying stuff from vb.org but I'm not here to work on other coders bugs. Those should be worked on and hopefully solved before a new post is made offering it to the masses.

This clearly was not tested enough by those who have.

On the other hand, I have stolen some hilarious gif images posted to this thread for use in other threads. So I'm ahead at this point.

[Infopro]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Ragtek, you can post screen shots. Just not in the first post.

Originally Posted by ragtek

Allright

In version 1.1 we added a tweetpopup menu to the navbar
Attachment 95799
For all users without js there will be a own page.

The second new thing(all followers of our tweet profil will know*g*) is, that now "everything" will work with ajax.

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

v1.0.3 will be released at some point tomorrow! Beta was very successful!

How exciting this all seemed only days ago...