How to Embed Twitter Searches

If you want to embed a real-time stream of something people are talking about on Twitter you can do so using a Twitter Search widget. This widget pulls in the newest tweets that match your pre-configured search query, allowing you to keep track of certain keywords or trending topics. The widget also updates automatically without you having to refresh the page. You can learn how to embed Twitter searches by following a few steps.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Twitter website at Twitter.com and log in.

2. Click on the "Resources" link in the right-hand sidebar then click "Widgets."

3. Select "My Website" under the "Widgets for..." section.

4. Click the "Search Widget" link to create a Twitter Search widget.

5. Type a search query into the "Search Query" field, enter a title for your widget into the "Title" field and then provide a caption for your widget. When finished click "Finish & Grab Code."

6. Highlight all of the text in the code box and right-click and then select "Copy."

7. Paste the code you copied in Step six into the HTML of a Web page or any other area that allows HTML embedding.

Resources

• Twitter: Home