digicution

Hi Mowse,

No probs, I’ve had a few people request it’s continuation but I’m not sure yet as to whether I’ll be able to take the time to get it back up and running. I may have some time in December to take a look at it but it needs a massive overhaul to bring it in line with new Twitter specs and my spare time will depend on work! If there is anyone out there willing to take on the project, the files are all GPL licensed so they are more than welcome to pick it up and branch it off ??

Cheers,

Dan.

Hi Mowse,

Yes, this plugin has now been discontinued as I simply haven’t the time to support it. There are many other Twitter plugins in the directory that are able to perform the same functionality as this one ??

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi tljohnson,

Firstly, I would suggest removing the oauth keys from your above post – these should be kept confidential if possible ??

Could you please try the following and let me know if this resolves the issue :

1. Open up the file wp-content/plugins/digicution-simple-twitter-feed/includes/dt-display.php

2. On Lines 31 – 34, manually enter your Access Details here – ie:

$dt_twitter_oauth_access_token=’ACCESS TOKEN HERE’;
$dt_twitter_oauth_access_token_secret=’ACCESS TOKEN SECRET HERE’;
$dt_twitter_consumer_key=’CONSUMER KEY HERE’;
$dt_twitter_consumer_secret==’CONSUMER SECRET HERE’;

3. Save the file and force an update on the plugin.

This will help me ascertain whether it is actually the encryption I’ve used that is the problem or whether there is something else causing the authentication error.

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi gagowen1,

Hmm, interesting. Are you sure you have generated all required Twitter Keys for your application and also generated a token? There should be 4 entries in all to input on the first settings page.

If so, is there anything in the debug logs (On the latest version of the plugin, click on the logs and then View Debug Log).

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi jdart,

Yes, the issue is now resolved – it was down to using intval() to cleanse the tweet ID. intval() can only go up to the highest value of an integer (range of -2147483648 to 2147483647) where a Tweet ID can exceed this. I’ve cleansed using a regex now which fixes the issue.

Held off on the update as wanted to slot in Twitpic and some better debug functionality too – which is also now available ??

The latest update (1.4.4) is now available on the plugin page which will resolve your issue.

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi HarrisITServices,

We are still working on fixing this issue. I have just finished a debug build which may help me to identify the issue with your WordPress install so if you can send me an email (my email address in in my post above) I’ll send you over the debug build to test on your system.

Thanks,

Dan.

OK, those error messages are actually quite helpful ??

Please drop me an email dan(at)digicution.com and I shall send you over a test build which should hopefully resolve the issue.

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi Chris,

Thanks for using the plugin (and the kind words ?? – much appreciated.

There are already options to use the default Twitter Icons built in :

1. Go To General Settings
2. Change Display Expand Tweet Option to “Icon”
3. Change Display Reply To Tweet Option to “Icon”
4. Change Display Re-Tweet Option to “Icon”
5. Change Display Favourite Option to “Icon”
6. If you’re using Automatic Styling, You can change the styling of the Tweet Icon’s at the bottom of the Automatic Styling page (colour, spacing, hover colour, size etc etc)

If you are using manual styling, use this part of the CSS template to tweak display settings of the icons :

/* Tweet End Container & Action Buttons */
div.dt-twitter-end-container { }
div.dt-twitter-end-container a.dt-twitter-button-expand { }
div.dt-twitter-end-container a.dt-twitter-button-favourite { }
div.dt-twitter-end-container a.dt-twitter-button-retweet { }
div.dt-twitter-end-container a.dt-twitter-button-reply { }

Any problems, let me know ??

Cheers,

Dan.

Hi fullabeatz,

Please try the following and see whether this brings your Twitter feed online :

1. Go to your WordPress install Plugins Admin Page
2. Deactivate Twitter Plugin
3. Remove the plugin using the Delete option in the plugins menu (this is important as it will remove the database)
4. Download the new version of the plugin here : https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/digicution-simple-twitter-feed.latest-stable.zip
5. Reupload the plugin to your site, go back to the WordPress Plugins Admin page and activate
6. Go to Twitter App Settings page on the plugin and re-enter your API Key, API Secret, Access Token & Access Token Secret and click Update Application Options
7. On the General Settings tab, change the number of tweets to display and click Update General Options

These steps SHOULD bring your twitter feed back online. If you can give them a shot and let me know how you get on.

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your help finding the cause of all the log file warnings – these updates we tested on the debug version I sent over have now been pushed live with update 1.4.2.9.

If you are using openSSL encryption, you will need to re-enter your Twitter Application details after you have upgraded – just a quick heads up – I’ve also added to the top of the plugin description and changelog!

With regards to the hashtags and links missing, Tony and I figured out the cause was down to a minor bug in his CSS file but for anyone experiencing this type of issue, it may be worth downloading the CSS template from the plugin and implementing the specific CSS into your theme’s stylesheet so that you can better target the Twitter Feed styling!

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi Guys,

I’ve been conversing with Tony via email on this issue and after a few tests the issue became even more perplexing – thanks for your patience Tony ?? However, I *think* I’ve isolated the issue and have sent a test build over to Tony this morning.

Brickwicks, if you want to drop me a quick email via my sites contact page, I’ll send the test build over to you too and we can work out whether this fixes the issue.

Thanks,

Dan.

Hi blackjak231,

Thanks for taking the time to look at my plugin ??

At present, the plugin does not have the capability to host multiple Twitter accounts. This feature has been requested, and I hope to be able to get round to implementing this in the coming months. However, it will require a fair bit of coding in order to keep the plugin in-line with Twitter’s API rate limits. Each user will need to pull data from a single call so if you were to say, have 100 users, then your rate limit could be reached very quickly ??

If I do then I will definitely add an implementation where you can select this via the function call.

If you want to take a look at the code (dt_display.php whill be the file required) I’ll be happy to help if you want to attempt an implementation yourself.

Kind Regards,

Dan Perkins ??

Hi zimbo000,

The latest update I’ve just committed (1.4.2.8) fixes this issue (and also adds your @screenname requests in the follow button ??

I’m hoping to be doing a large update to this plugin sometime in May as there are a bunch of new features that have been requested (some of which will take a fair bit of time to implement but should be good) so keep your eyes peeled ??

Cheers,

Dan.

Hi zimbo000,

This looks like it’s a bug in the current version of the plugin which I will get sorted as soon as I can find the time.

For the time being, the workaround is as follows:

In the plugin settings, go to Automatic Styling and scroll down to Tweet Settings.

Here, make sure that your Tweet Font Size is set in pixels rather than ems (ie 1em = approx 16px) and the line-height property will be set correctly.

Presently, If this is set to 1 em, the plugin incorrectly sets the line height to 1 %, 2em – 2% and so on.

Thanks for highlighting the issue and I’ll try and get it resolved asap.

Kind Regards,

Dan (Plugin Author ??

Hi Herka,

The plugin has been updated to version 2.1 (https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/simple-custom-post-order/) by the author and seems to be working fine for me ??