Twitter Widget
This type of widget belongs to the Social category in the widget library. It enables you to integrate a Twitter timeline without accessing the micro-blogging website Twitter.
Notes
see General remarks on widgets
- Twitter timelines integrated using the Twitter widget are comparable to those displayed on the twitter.com website. They only display the content of users whose tweets are public.
- To use this widget, you need an active Twitter account accessible at the following URL, http://twitter.com/<votrecompte>.
- You integrate the timeline using a unique ID -
see Procedure
Example
You want to integrate the timeline in the app.
List of properties
Content
Twitter Widget ID: 18-digit number that identifies each timeline in a unique way. It is available in the Twitter account settings - see Procedure
Theme
Procedure: How to retrieve the Twitter widget ID for a timeline
1. Sign in to your Twitter account https://twitter.com/<votrecompte>.
2. Click on at the top right of the screen and select Settings.
3. Select Widgets in the left pane.
4. You will access your timelines.
- To retrieve the ID of a timeline that you follow:
- Click [ EDIT ] next to it.
- In the URL bar of your Web browser, copy the code that is displayed after the following text: https://twitter.com/settings/widgets/.
https://twitter.com/settings/widgets/502367375367229440/edit
==> Twitter Widget ID = 502367375367229440
- To create a new timeline:
- Click [ CREATE A NEW ].
- Configure the new timeline.
- Click [ CREATE WIDGET ]. You have created the timeline.
- In the URL bar of your Web browser, copy the code that is displayed after the following text: https://twitter.com/settings/widgets/.
https://twitter.com/settings/widgets/502391289719959552/edit?focus_textarea=1¬ice=WIDGET_CREATED
==> Twitter Widget ID = 502367375367229440
- Click [ CREATE A NEW ].