Twitter integrationΒΆ

To integrate with Twitter, you go to https://apps.twitter.com/ to create an application.

Click “Create New App”.

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Provide the required information. Ensure you also enter your site URL in Callback URL field, otherwise callback will be disabled and you will get error when connecting to Twitter.

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After your app is created, click “Keys and Access Tokens” tab to get API key and API secret.

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Consumer key (or API key), consumer secret (API key) are the values you need to enter in your Twitter Joomla! plugin.

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In your back-end, go to Extensions -> Plugin Manager, search for “CM Social Connect - Twitter integration” plugin.

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Edit the plugin, you set “Status” to “Enabled”, enter the API key and API secret of your Twitter application.

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Save the plugin. Go to your site’s front-end, now you can see the Twitter icons in registration form, login form and login module.

Login form:

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Registration form:

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Login module:

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