How to get a Twitter API key

  • Resolved Moosie2381

    (@moosie2381)


    9 years, 6 months ago

    I’ve downloaded this plugin and would like to use it but have no idea how to get a Twitter API key and I don’t think the plugin will work without it. I’ve looked at this on the Twitter website https://dev.twitter.com/apps/new but I don’t know what information I am supposed to put in the form. I mean what is my application name and description? What website do I put in and I have no idea what a ‘callback URL’ is!

    Can anyone ‘talk’ me through this please?

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wp-twitter-feeds/

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  • The FAQ is indeed a walk-through you are asking for:
    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wp-twitter-feeds/faq/

    Plugin Author Team Startbit

    (@vivacityinfotechjaipur)

    Hi Moosie2381,
    Greetings !!

    Thanks for using our plugin.

    If you like to use our plugin , first you need to create new app on twitter ( https://dev.twitter.com/apps/new ). Because this plugin will not work without access keys. So there are many links available that defines all description about form fields that you need to create new app. So one of them these links I am sharing here ( https://iag.me/socialmedia/how-to-create-a-twitter-app-in-8-easy-steps/ ).

    In this link You’ll find all answers for your quries. After creating new app to you’ll find all access keys that are used in plugin.

    Let us know if you need more help.

    Thanks & Regards
    Team Vivacity

    Thread Starter Moosie2381

    (@moosie2381)

    Thank you Team Vivacity. I was working through the 8 easy steps and thought I was doing fine until I got a message from Twitter to say that I could not proceed unless I added a mobile ‘phone number to my Twitter account. I was directed to this link https://support.twitter.com/articles/110250-adding-your-mobile-number-to-your-account-via-web%20for%20more%20information
    The problem is that I don’t have a mobile ‘phone!
    I’ve sent a message describing my problem to https://support.twitter.com/forms/platform but it looks as if it might take days before anyone replies.
    If you have any ideas on how I can overcome this then please let me know. Thanks.

    Thread Starter Moosie2381

    (@moosie2381)

    Just to say that I’ve never been able to resolve this issue and I’ve never had a reply from Twitter so I still do not have the ability to put my Twitter Feed on my website. I’ve tried to add a friend’s mobile # to my Twitter account but was unable to get the mobile # verified as I think that Twitter did not recognise the mobile network.

    If anyone has any ideas to help me move forward then I’d like to hear about them!

    Plugin Author Team Startbit

    (@vivacityinfotechjaipur)

    Hi Moosie2381,
    Greetings!

    You can create API from your friend`s account, and then use your name at WP ADMIN to fetch your tweets. Until you have API in your account, this alternate way can be done.

    There is nothing harmful using API from any other account.

    Thanks
    Team Vivacity

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