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How to create different types of Twitter widgets

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Note: Twitter has discontinued the Search feature that was previously available in the WCMS.

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Profile

A Profile widget is the default widget type used on WCMS sites. This widget pulls all tweets from a specific chosen account. 

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  1. Open Firefox (compatible browser), log in to your Twitter account, and then at the top of your page, navigate to the Moments tab.

  2. Select Create new Moment.

  3. Click inside the text that reads Title your Moment, and provide a name for your Moment (required).

  4. Click inside the text that reads Add a description, and provide a description for your Moment (required).

  5. Set a Cover for your Moment (required).

    Note: If you select Tweets that have images attached, you will be able to select one as your Cover before publishing your Moment.

  6. Add Tweets to your Moment by using any of the four options provided. To add a Tweet to your Moment, select the checkmark icon located to the right of each Tweet.
     

    • Tweets I've liked - add Tweets you have liked in the past

    • Tweets by account - add Tweets from a specific account

    • Tweet search - search for Tweets using keywords, and add them to your Moment

    • Tweet link - add Tweets by pasting in their URLs

  7. In the top-right hand corner of your screen, select Publish. Note: If the Tweets you selected include images, to improve user experience
    on mobile devices, Twitter will ask if you would like to Publish anyway, or Crop images.

  8. Twitter will confirm you would like to publish this Moment. Select Publish.

  9. A Share this Moment window will appear. Select Tweet if you would like to share this with your followers, or close the window if you would not like to.

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