=== Reliable Twitter ===
Contributors: sparkweb
Donate link: http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf
Tags: twitter, widget, google, ajax
Requires at least: 2.7
Tested up to: 2.8.4
Stable tag: 1.01

== Description == 

Adds a sidebar widget to display Twitter updates using the more reliable Google Ajax API.

I used the excellent Twitter Widget app by Sean Spalding as a base and the Google Ajax concept by Emmett Connolly.

== Installation == 

Copy the folder to your WordPress 
'*/wp-content/plugins/*' folder.

1. Activate the '*Reliable Twitter*' plugin in your WordPress admin '*Plugins*'
1. Go to '*Appearance / Widgets*' in your WordPress admin area.
1. Drag the '*Reliable Twitter*' widget to your sidebar.
1. Configure the options:
 2. *Account*: your Twitter account ID, required
 2. *Title*: the heading you want to appear above your Twitters in the sidebar, defaults to 'Twitter Updates'
 2. *Show*: the number of Tweets shown, defaults to 3

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= My username isn't working. What's wrong? =

You need to use your Twitter ID # which is different from your username. Use [http://www.idfromuser.com/](http://www.idfromuser.com/) to look up your user ID.

= I can only see 4 tweets. Why? =

For some reason, Google seems to be capping the responses at 4. Haven't really figured this one out yet.

= I don't use widgets. Can I just add this to my template directly? =

Yup, just put this code in your template. $accountid and $show are required.

`<?php
if (function_exists(reliabletwitter)) reliabletwitter($accountid, $show, $title);
?>`

Some Examples:

`<?php
if (function_exists(reliabletwitter)) reliabletwitter(11469962, 3, 'Twitter Updates');
?>`

`<?php
if (function_exists(reliabletwitter)) reliabletwitter(11469962, 5, 'Follow Me On Twitter');
?>`

`<?php
if (function_exists(reliabletwitter)) reliabletwitter(11469962, 1, '');
?>`


== Screenshots ==

1. The options screen.

== Legal ==

License: GPL

This software comes without any warranty, express or otherwise. Use at your own risk.

== Other == 

Plugin URI: http://www.soapboxdave.com/reliabletwitter/<br />
Author: David Hollander<br />
Author URI: http://www.soapboxdave.com/<br />

== Changelog ==

= 1.0 =
* Initial release

= 1.01 =
* Quick JavaScript bugfix when Google doesn't return all fields.