Keir Whitaker

<p>The Twitter News Feed plugin has a specific use case, that is to import tweets from defined Twitter users containing specific hashtags into WordPress.</p>
<p><strong>Why Use Twitter News Feed</strong></p>
<p>Let’s say everyone in your company has a Twitter account and you would like their updates to appear on your site but some of them tweet about pizzas and beer as well as some good links and company news. Twitter News Feed allows you to import tweets tagged with certain hashtags from those users.</p>
<p>For example you might want to import tweets from @johndoe and @janedoe containing the hashtag #news. Twitter News Feed can do this for you. There is no limit to the number of users or hashtags you can add. The main benefit being that you can power your news feed using Twitter as well as allowing the conversation to continue using WordPress comments.</p>
<p><strong>Automatically add Tweets as Posts</strong></p>
<p>Twitter News Feed is designed to add the imported tweets as posts, although you can choose to not add them to the database as posts and just grab them on each page load using a template function. In the admin panel (available from the Settings menu) you are able to specify hashtags, usernames as well as define a category to add your imported tweets to as well as a default user.</p>
<p>When adding Tweets as posts a number of custom fields are added that you are then able to use in your templates. These are:</p>
<ul>
<li>status => The full tweet returned from the RSS feed</li>
<li>status_href => A href to the tweet</li>
<li>status_id => The status id of the tweet</li>
<li>twitter_username => The username of the tweets author (NB: keirwhitaker NOT @keirwhitaker)</li>
<li>twitter_username_link => A href link to the tweet authors homepage (NB: includes the @)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use the Jabber field to Map Users to Tweets</strong></p>
<p>Twitter News Feed goes one step further and will attribute posts to the correct author. It does this by looking in the “jabber” field in the user profile for a Twitter username. Let’s say we enter “johndoe” in the jabber field any tweets from @johndoe will be attributed to him. If no match is found the post will be added to the default user defined in the Twitter News Feed admin panel.</p>
<p><strong>Features</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Allows multiple Twitter users to add news to a WordPress blog based on defined hashtags</li>
<li>Automatically adds Tweets to WordPress to a defined category</li>
<li>Maps Twitter usernames to the “jabber” field in the user profile, if not found Tweets are attributed to a “default” user e.g. Twitter News Bot</li>
<li>Uses WordPress scheduled events to look for new tweets for every hour</li>
<li>Provides a template function to grab updates but not store them as posts </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Support</strong></p>
<p>If you have any problems with of feedback on Twitter News Feed please email keir[at]keirwhitaker.com</p>
<p>You can also follow me on Twitter – http://twitter.com/keirwhitaker</p>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ol>
<li>Twitter News Feed 1.0 requires PHP5</li>
<li>Simplepie – http://simplepie.org/ (This is included in the plugin)</li>
</ol>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>There are two ways to display Tweets on your blog.</p>
<p>Firstly, if you choose not to store your Tweets as post you can use the following template tag “tnf_get_news_as_array()” in your templates</p>
<pre><code><?php $tweets = tnf_get_news_as_array(); ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach($tweets as $tweet): ?>
<li><?php echo $tweet["description_filtered"]." - ".date("l jS \of F Y - H:i:s"); ?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
</code></pre>
<p>The available array elements are as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>user_id => (string e.g 1 – needs to be cast to int if required)</li>
<li>date => (Y-m-d H:i:s)</li>
<li>link => (string e.g http://twitter.com/keirwhitaker/status/2784830708)</li>
<li>id => (string e.g 2784830708 – the actual status id of the tweet)</li>
<li>description => (string – The unfiltered tweet which will include the #tag(s))</li>
<li>description_filtered => (string – The filtered tweet)</li>
<li>twitter_username_link => (String – href of the Twitter username)</li>
</ul>
<p>The other option is to use WordPress to pull out posts from the category specified in the Twitter News Feed admin panel.</p>
<p>See https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts for examples.</p>


Twitter News Feed

Collects Tweets based on specific Twitter usernames and hashtags and then adds them as posts

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Elespare

<p>EleSpare provides pre-designed templates, header/footer builders, and various post layouts for creating stunning news, magazine, and blog sites with Elementor.</p>
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</ul>
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<h3>Envision Amazing Layouts with EleSpare</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/post-flash/" rel="nofollow ugc">POST FLASH (TICKER)</a><br />
The news ticker area, which comes with many style options, will assist you in presenting your flash posts.</li>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/post-banner/" rel="nofollow ugc">HERO BANNER 1</a><br />
The three-columned hero widget, featuring a posts slider, posts grid, and posts list combo, will allow you to present your blog entries in a banner format.</li>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/post-banner-2/" rel="nofollow ugc">HERO BANNER 2</a><br />
The two-columned tiled hero widget, with a posts slider and posts grid combo, will allow you to present your blog entries in a banner format.</li>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/express-posts-list/" rel="nofollow ugc">EXPRESS LIST</a><br />
The grid and list designs of the combo widget will help you present your articles in a stylish manner.</li>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/express-posts-grid/" rel="nofollow ugc">EXPRESS GRID</a><br />
The big and small grid combo widget designs will help you in showing your blog entries in a fashionable style.</li>
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The posts grid widget designs will help you in showing your blog entries in multiple tabs.</li>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/posts-grid/" rel="nofollow ugc">POST GRID</a><br />
The grid widget box will assist you in presenting your blog content in multiple columns.</li>
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You can organize the archived posts using a carousel list of articles with a multitude of displaying possibilities.</li>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/posts-single-column/" rel="nofollow ugc">POST SINGLE COLUMN</a><br />
The widget, which comes with a range of style options, allows you to display your blog entries in a single column.</li>
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The timeline designs widget will assist you in displaying your blog entries in a specific format.</li>
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The full widget will enable you in showing your blog posts in sections by providing different choices.</li>
<li><a href="https://elespare.com/layout/author/" rel="nofollow ugc">POST AUTHOR</a><br />
The bio widget comes with a variety of layout options and can assist you in displaying author information.</li>
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You can add a link to your social page from a range of social media and layout options.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Create Custom Headers and Footers</h3>
<p>The Elementor editor allows you to create gorgeous sections with ease. You may make unique header and footer designs with it.</p>
<h4>Pick Display Locations</h4>
<p>Do you want a custom header template to appear solely on the homepage, blog archive pages, or the full website? This plugin allows you to choose a specific target area for the header and footer to appear.</p>
<h4>Comes With Inbuilt Widgets</h4>
<p>The plugin comes with built-in widgets that aid in the creation of header and footer layouts. These widgets provide all of the essential functionality, so you won’t need to seek for additional plugins.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Site Logo</strong> – The customizer’s logo is automatically inherited. With a personalized link, you may even use a custom image as a logo.</li>
<li><strong>Site Title</strong> – The customizer’s name will be used as the site’s name. Prefixes, suffixes, icons, and links can all be added to it.</li>
<li><strong>Site Tagline</strong> – The customizer’s tagline will be shown. It comes with prefix, suffix, icon, and link options.</li>
<li><strong>Horizontal Navigation Menu</strong> – Provides you with a list of menus that have already been generated for your website. You only need to select the needed one and display it horizontally. You may even set unique icons to open and close the menu, among many other choices.</li>
<li><strong>Vertical Navigation Menu</strong> – Provides you with a list of menus that have already been created on your website. You only need to select the required one and display it vertically. You may even use custom icons to launch and close the menu, among many other choices.</li>
<li><strong>Expanded Navigation Menu</strong> – Provides you with a list of menus that have already been generated for your website. All you have to do now is select the required one and display it with the expand/collapse style. You may even set unique icons to open and close the menu, among many other choices.</li>
<li><strong>Search</strong> – Create a search form with a variety of layout and stylistic possibilities for your website.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://elespare.com/all-demos/" rel="nofollow ugc">See Homepage Templates with EleSpare Header/Footer</a></p>
<h3>Build with Advanced Options and Controls</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://elespare.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Elementor addon</a> is appropriate for news, journal, magazine, publishing, or review websites, as well as blogging. Our plugin includes 25 and counting carefully constructed Elementor widgets (Free/Pro). With its design, controls, and features, this widgets collection offers a comprehensive solution.</p>
<h4>Layout Options</h4>
<p>Display your content effectively with our layout options. Each layout has distinct looks that can enhance your page/post section.</p>
<h4>Typography Settings and Controls</h4>
<p>Typography Settings allow you to choose the font family, font weight, and font size on different device sizes like desktop, tablet, and mobile view.</p>
<h4>Color Options</h4>
<p>With unlimited color options for elements, you can set the appearance of your section in your desired color schemes.</p>
<h4>Icon Settings</h4>
<p>Icon Settings options give you the facility to select desired FontAwesome icons.</p>
<h4>Gaps Settings</h4>
<p>Whenever you need to add spaces in your post content, Gaps Settings helps you achieve your intended controls.</p>
<h3>Get All Outstanding Controls at Your Fingertips</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>350+ Ready-made Template Kits</strong></li>
<li><strong>35+ Custom Elementor Widgets</strong></li>
<li><strong>Header/Footer Builder</strong></li>
<li><strong>Dark mode and Background options</strong></li>
<li><strong>Gravatar, Icon options for meta</strong></li>
<li><strong>Multiple posts query controls</strong> like category select, order, number of posts, etc.</li>
<li><strong>Multiple category display designs</strong></li>
<li><strong>Posts block image size controls</strong></li>
<li><strong>Excerpt toggle and length options</strong></li>
<li><strong>Read more link controls</strong></li>
<li><strong>Typography and color controls</strong></li>
<li><strong>Text size controls</strong> as per device sizes</li>
<li><strong>Box-shadow, borders, border radius and image radius</strong></li>
<li><strong>Box content gaps and spacing controls</strong></li>
<li><strong>Highly customizable layouts</strong></li>
<li><strong>Dedicated support</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>It’s well-designed to help the website rank higher in search engines, and users will receive excellent support from the staff if they encounter any issues while using it. Let’s Start Designing Your Dream Site in Minutes with <a href="https://elespare.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">EleSpare</a>!<br />
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<h3>License</h3>
<p>Image License</p>
<p>All images are self-drawn images by AF themes and released under the same license as the plugin.</p>
<p>Plugin License</p>
<p>GPLv2 or later<br />
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html</p>
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the terms of the [GNU General Public License][] as published by the Free<br />
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any<br />
later version.</p>
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EleSpare — News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor


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EleSpare provides pre-designed templates, header/footer builders, and various post layouts for creating stunning news, magazine, and blog sites with E …

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