How to Add Twitter to a Wordpress Blog
Adding Twitter to your Wordpress blog makes it easy for your blog visitors to keep track of your latest tweets and follow you on Twitter with one click. The Twitter badge can be added to a Wordpress blog sidebar, a static page or a blog post by embedding customized code. Here's what you need to do to add Twitter to your Wordpress blog.
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Instructions
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Log in to your Wordpress blog account. Enter your username and password on your WordPress admin page and sign in to access your dashboard.
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Enter the section you want your Twitter updates to appear in. You can choose to place the badge directly within a blog post, in the sidebar of your blog or in a static page. Select the area you want to create the badge for.
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Log in to your Twitter account. In a separate tab or browser window, enter your username and password to sign in to Twitter.com. Signing in will take you to your Twitter updates page.
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Select the 'Settings' option. Select 'Settings' from the top right hand corner menu bar; this option is the third option from the right.
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Begin the Twitter badge creation process. Scroll down to the "More Info URL" section and select the hyperlink that reads "You can also add Twitter to your site here." This will take you to the Twitter badges page.
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Select "Other" from the options available. WordPress blogs can be embedded with the HTML/JavaScript badge located in the "Other" section. Select the HTML/JavaScript radio button or logo located on the far right of the page.
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Customize your badge. Select the number of updates you want to appear using the dropdown menu.
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Create a title for your updates. Type in a title for your Twitter Updates by entering information in the title field. You can also select 'No title' if you don't want any type of title to appear at the top of your box.
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Copy the customized code. Twitter will automatically generate the customized code as you make changes; copy the code that appears at the bottom of the page.
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Add the code to your WordPress blog. Switch back to the open section of your WordPress blog and paste the code for the badge you created.
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Save changes in WordPress. Select "Save" to confirm the addition of the badge and wait for the page to load. The Twitter updates will appear immediately in the area you have selected.
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Tips & Warnings
You can preview the customized changes on the "Customize" page with the preview window on the far right.
Move the two lines that start with <script type="text/javascript"... to the bottom of your page so that your updates will still show up when Twitter.com is down.
WordPress will not necessarily autosave all of your changes; make sure to select "Save" when you are finished embedding the code.
