=== Twitter Poster === Contributors: eeikbon Donate link: Tags: wordpress, twitter, twitter integration, twitter poster,twitter add friends,tweet,tweet posts,posts,plugin,admin,Post,widget Requires at least: 2.0 Tested up to: 2.8.4 Stable tag: 2.0.13 The Twitter Poster is a plugin which allows wordpress publishers to automatically post their new posts to their Twitter account. == Description == The Twitter Poster is a plugin which allows wordpress publishers to automatically post their new posts to their Twitter account. The Twitter Poster will take the title of a new post and will subit it to the Twitter account specified in the options. It will also add the link back to the post, allowing your twitter followers to access the post details Currently, the Twitter Poster consists of the following features. 1. Specify your Twitter username and password, the number of followers you would like to add and the broad term used to identify potential users you could follow. 2. Displays a summary of your twitter account on the Twitter Poster options page e.g. Number of followers, number of posts 3. Automatically sends new posts to the specified Twitter account. 4. Automatically add friends related to the tags specified by th euser 5. Pings the Twitter feed to the ping list setup in your wordpress installation 6. If you are following 2000 people but have less than 2000 followers, Twitter will stop you following new people. This plugin will remove old members and add new members until you reach the correct number of followers to allow you to follow more members ** An optional sponsor link will be included in every 5th post/tweet. This sponsored tweet/link can be disabled on the settings page by un-checking the "Allow Sponsor Tweet" checkbox = License = This Twitter Poster plugin and Wordpress Plugin Framework are being developed under the GNU General Public License, version 2. [GNU General Public License, version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html "GNU General Public License, version 2") == Installation == 1. Unzip the archive file. 2. Verify the name of the unzipped folder to be "twitter-poster". 3. Upload the "twitter-poster" folder to the root of your Wordpress "plugins" folder. 4. Activate the "Twitter Poster" plugin in your website's plugin administration page. 5. Navigate to the "Settings" ~ "Twitter Poster" administration page. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What is the Wordpress Twitter Poster plugin? = The Wordpress Twitter Poster integrates your wordpress blog with your twitter account. Allowing your followers in twitter to see when you have posted new content to your blog. = How can I request new features for the Twitter Poster? = New feature requests may be submitted by emailing solocs@gmail.com. = How can I report issues found while using the Twitter Poster? = New issue submissions may be submitted by emailing solocs@gmail.com. = How does Twitter Poster add sponsor links? = Twitter Poster will add a sponsor link to every fifth post that you make, this is a small link stating that it is a Twitter Poster sponsored link at the bottom of the post. Twitter Poster can also include a sponsor tweet for every fifth post, but this can be disabled on the settings page. == Change Log == * v0.0.1 (23/02/2009) - Initial release of the Wordpress Twitter Poster plugin. * v2.0.0 (02/03/2009) - Added Friend functionality and ping Twitter feed. * v2.0.1 (05/03/2009) - Small Bug Fix. * v2.0.2 (07/03/2009) - Refererrer fix. * v2.0.3 (07/03/2009) - Fix.for php_value allow_call_time_pass_reference 1 * v2.0.4 (10/03/2009) - Encoding class * v2.0.5 (11/03/2009) - Sponsored Tweet is now optional through the settings page * v2.0.6 (12/03/2009) - Updated to work with PHP 4 * v2.0.7 (20/03/2009) - Sponsored Link on the 5th post is now optional through the settings page * v2.0.8 (10/04/2009) - Added tinyurl * v2.0.9 (24/04/2009) - Avoids Twitters restriction to adding followers by removing old members you are following, allowing you to follow new members and in turn get more followers * v2.0.10 (26/04/2009) - Checks if link is already added before adding again * v2.0.11 (13/05/2009) - Minor fixes, extra check for issues seen on some WP installations * v2.0.12 (21/08/2009) - Updated limit on friends to 100 * v2.0.13 (21/08/2009) - Bug Fix