=== Recently on Twitter === Contributors: gregory80 Tags: widget, twitter, social media, jsonp, plugin Requires at least: 2.6 Tested up to: 2.9 Stable tag: trunk Fast, flash free, non-cached view of your Recent Tweets on Twitter == Description == The Twitter Recent Tweets Plugin / Widget let's you display your tweets in the sidebar of your blog, useful if you use WP-Cache / Super Cache and want the feed to be fresh. It leverages jQuery and JSONP to provide a never-stale, asynchronous connection to Twitter. == Installation == 1. Unzip twitter-recent-tweets-widget.zip and upload the entire folder to wp-content/plugins. 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress = Widget Enabled Themes = * Go To The Widget Screen Under Appearance. * Add The Recently on Twitter Widget. * Add Your own Twitter username to see your recent tweets. * Select The number of Recent Tweets you want to display * Save your changes = Non Widget Enabled Themes = * Add the recenttwitter_compressed.js file to the head of your document * Add The following HTML to your sidebar, replacing __YOUR_USER_ID__ with your actual Twitter username *
<div class="RecentlyOnTwitterTweetsBox">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.secondary ul li.recentlyOnTwitterListItem {padding-bottom:9px;}
-->
</style>
<h4><a href="http://twitter.com/__YOUR_USER_ID__" target="_blank">Recently on Twitter</a></h4>
<ul id="recentlyOnTwitterListDisplayContainer"></ul>
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery('#recentlyOnTwitterListDisplayContainer').recentTweets('__YOUR_USER_ID__', { params : { count : 5 }})
</script>
</div>
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= How Does It Work =
Magic?! But seriously. The plugin / widget leverages JSONP to connect to the Twitter API for a specified username to provide a never-stale, asynchronous connection to Twitter.
= What awesome technologies are at play =
jQuery, JSONP, PHP & Wordpress!
= How do I install it =
See the Installation section
= Who do I complain to if it's broken? =
gregory.tomlinson [at] gmail [dot] com
== Screenshots ==
1. View of the widget in the K2 Theme.