SimpleTwitter allows WordPress blog owners to add Twitter messages to their templates.
Once installed, the plug-in is used by adding the following call in a template.
<?php get_twitter_msg(); ?>
There’s no formatting. All this returns is the plain text that is the most recent
Twitter post found for the configured Twitter user. The message will be cached for the
configured number of minutes. After this time, Twitter is checked for new messages.
All configuration is done through wp-admin. No code editing is necessary.
A note about cURL
SimpleTwitter uses the cURL php libraries to make requests to twitter.com. If cURL is
not available this will be indicated in the wp-admin interface will, and the
get_twitter_msg() function will return nothing. This should degrade gracefully, so you
should not experience php errors.
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.