Twitter Search Block
Component ID
2742925
Component name
Twitter Search Block
Component type
module
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Twitter Search Block is a module that displays twitter embedded timeline in a block.The module provides:
- Easy Twitter OAuth Configuration with simple form
- General Block that displays embedded timeline for given search query
- Twitter Search Query as a Field Type that can be attached to content/node
- Content specific Twitter Block to which twitter search query field is applied
Requirements
The module is dependent on two Drupal core modules:
- Block
- Field
OAuth Configuration
Twitter uses OAuth to provide authorized access to its API.
To get Twitter Access keys, you need to create Twitter Application which is mandatory to access Twitter.
- Go to https://dev.twitter.com/apps/new and log in, if necessary
- Enter your Application Name, Description and your website address. You can leave the callback URL empty.
- Submit the form by clicking the Create your Twitter Application
- Copy the consumer key (API key) and consumer secret from the screen into your application.Read More