It displays tweets in the sidebar, posts, and pages. It does not rely on JavaScript so the tweets will be displayed to visitors disabling JavaScript in their browsers. Not only can you show your own tweets but also the mashed up results of multiple user’s timelines.
It is easy to set up for WordPress beginners. It does not require you to provide authentication keys.
Media files are automatically displayed such as YouTube videos and photos posted in tweets. You can disable them with the setting.
It allows developers to write additional add-ons and templates. One of the extensions, Feeder, supports feeds so you can subscribe your favorite person’s tweets as RSS, which has become harder as the Twitter API was upgraded and the previous version no longer support tweet feed without authentication keys. With this addon, if you are a programmer, you can import the tweet data as JSON to your application by making the WordPress as own Twitter API server.
If you are a theme developer, you can easily customize the template for the tweet outputs. Just copy the existing template and modify the copied files and rename the template name. Then place the copied folder into the theme folder. And there you go! Your own template will be listed in the plugin’s setting page. This way, when the plugin updates, you won’t loose your modifications.
The following parameters can be used for the shortcode or the PHP function of the plugin, fetchTweets()
id – the ID(s) of the rule set. This cannot be used with the tag, q, or screen_name parameter. e.g.
[fetch_tweets id=”123″]
123 ) ); ?>
In order to set multiple IDs, pass them with commas as the delimiter. e.g.
[fetch_tweets id="123, 234, 345"] <?php fetchTweets( array( 'id' => '123, 234, 345' ) ); ?>
tag – the tag(s) associated with the rule sets. This cannot be used with the id, q, or screen_name parameter. e.g.
[fetch_tweets tag=”WordPress”]
‘WordPress’ ) ); ?>
In order to set multiple tags, pass them with commas as the delimiter. e.g.
[fetch_tweets tag="WordPress, developer"] <?php fetchTweets( array( 'tag' => 'WordPress, developer' ) ); ?>
operator – the database query operator that is performed with the tag parameters. Either AND, NOT IN, or IN can be used. If this parameter is not set, IN will be used as the default value. For more information about this operator, refer to the Taxonomy Parameter section of Codex. e.g.
[fetch_tweets tag=”WordPress, PHP, JavaScript” operator=”IN” ]
‘WordPress, PHP, JavaScript’, ‘operator’ => ‘IN’ ) ); ?>
[fetch_tweets tag=”developer” operator=”NOT IN” ]
‘developer’, ‘operator’ => ‘NOT IN’ ) ); ?>
q – the search keyword. This cannot be used with the id, tag, or screen_name parameter. e.g.
[fetch_tweets q=”#wordpress” lang=”en”]
‘#wordpress’, ‘lang’ => ‘en’ ) ); ?>
screen_name – the screen name(s). To pass multiple screen names, pass them separated by commas. This cannot be used with the id, tag, or q parameter. e.g.
[fetch_tweets screen_name=”WordPress,photomatt”]
‘WordPress,photomatt’ ) ); ?>
count – the maximum number of tweets to display. e.g.
[fetch_tweets id=”456, 567″ count=”10″ ]
‘456, 567’, ‘count’ => 10 ) ); ?>
avatar_size – the size( max-width ) of the profile image in pixel. e.g.
[fetch_tweets id=”678″ count=”8″ avatar_size=”96″ ]
678, ‘count’ => 8, ‘avatar_size’ => 96 ) ); ?>
twitter_media – true (1) / false (0). Determines whether the twitter media elements should be displayed.
external_media – true (1)/ false (0). Determines whether the external media links should be replaced with embedded elements.
[fetch_tweets id=”678″ twitter_media=”0″ external_media=”1″ ]
678, twitter_media=”0″ external_media=”1″ ) ); ?>
get – [2.4.0+] true (1) / false (0). Converts URL query key-values of the HTTP GET method into the functiom/shortcode arguments.
[fetch_tweets get=”1″ ]
true, ) ); ?>
Then access the page that has the shortcode or the page by passing the arguments in the url.
http://your-site.domain/page-slug/?screen_name=miunosoft http://your-site.domain/page-slug/?q=wordpress
Step 1
Copy the folder named plain or single in the plugin’s template folder. Rename the copied folder to something you like.
Step 2
Edit the following files.
In the style.css file, include the comment area ( with /* */ ) at the top of the file with the following entries.
e.g.
/** * Template Name: Sample * Author: Michael Uno * Author URI: http://en.michaeluno.jp * Description: A very simple sample template added as a WordPress plugin. * Version: 1.0.0 */
Step 3 (optional)
Include a thumbnail image. Prepare an image with the name screenshot.jpg, screenshot.png, or screenshot.gif, and place the image in the working(copied in step 1) folder.
Step 4
Create a folder named fetch-tweets in the theme folder. If you use, for instance, Twenty Twelve, the location would be .../wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/fetch-tweets/.
Place the working folder (the copied and renamed one in step 1) in there. The plugin will automatically detect it and the template will be listed in the Template page of the admin page.
Optionally, a template can be added via a plugin. If you do so, add the template directory with the fetch_tweets_filter_template_directories filter hook.
e.g.
function FetchTweets_AddSampleTemplateDirPath( $aDirPaths ) { // Add the template directory to the passed array. $aDirPaths[] = dirname( __FILE__ ) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'sample'; return $aDirPaths; } add_filter( 'fetch_tweets_filter_template_directories', 'FetchTweets_AddSampleTemplateDirPath' );
An example template is available here.
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