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This mod is now outdated and as a result support for new installs will be limited, if any.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

[digobguerreiro]

Find: headinclude

<meta name="description" content="{vb:raw vboptions.description}" />
</vb:if>

Replace

<meta name="description" content="{vb:raw vboptions.description}" />
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.example.com/forum/{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}, {vb:raw pageinfo_post}}" />
</vb:if>

Find: SHOWTHREAD

<vb:if condition="$show['fb_likebutton']">

Replace

<vb:if condition="$show['fb_likebutton']">
<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?url=http://www.forumdigitalfoto.com/{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="f_digitalfoto">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div>{vb:raw fblikebutton}

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The code above worked for my forum but now have a problem. Topics with accents do not work. How to solve this problem?

[BirdOPrey5]

What do you mean by "accents"? Accented characters? like ãàÈ? Can you link me to a thread where it isn't working?

[ComoEstaEso-com]

Installed!
Using this mod, and the vB 4.0.6 built-in Facebook Like button.
All working smoothly.
THANK YOU!
w00t w00t!

[digobguerreiro]

What do you mean by "accents"? Accented characters? like ???? Can you link me to a thread where it isn't working?

Characters ??? not working

[BirdOPrey5]

Honestly I have no experience with non english characters, I'll google and see if I can find the issue. A link where I could see it may be able to help.

[BirdOPrey5]

I'm not having a problem with accented characters... Here I tweeted this and it worked fine:
http://t.co/TAIYSz1

Also no reports on Google of any issues on this subject. I will need a link to a thread where it isn't working to be able to try anything else.

[ComoEstaEso-com]

I'm experiencing the zero-value tweet count.
We are running vBseo, and vB4.0.6

Somehow, I think it is something on Twitter's side.
In any event... so far so good!

[Neal-UK]

This is odd. I'm using the built-in Facebook like option. When vBSEO is enabled, only the Facebook button shows. Disabling vBSEO and the Twitter button shows but no Facebook.

[Montecristo]

Help. I've tried everything and does not work.

Clicking the button tweet sends me www.miforo.comshowthread.... instead of www.miforo.com / forums / showthread ....

What could be?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Montecristo

Help. I've tried everything and does not work.

Clicking the button tweet sends me www.miforo.comshowthread.... instead of www.miforo.com / forums / showthread ....

What could be?

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

Originally Posted by Neal-UK

This is odd. I'm using the built-in Facebook like option. When vBSEO is enabled, only the Facebook button shows. Disabling vBSEO and the Twitter button shows but no Facebook.

That is very odd... I would double check the template edit was in the exact right place... Also would be interested in viewing source of your pages in each condition (at least the text around where the buttons should be) so can you post that code or a link where I can see it myself?