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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. Navigate and log into TweetDeck.

  2. On the left-hand side, select + Add column.

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  3. Select Collection.

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  4. In the Add a Collection column window, select + Create Collection.

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  5. In the Create a new Collection window, provide a name (required) and description (optional), and then click Save. Your new column will now appear in Tweetdeck.

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  6. To add Tweets to your collection, you have two options: 

    • Clicking, holding, and dragging the crossarrow for a Tweet from your Home (or any other) column, to your new collection column:

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    • In the Enter Tweet URL field, pasting in the URL for an individual Tweet, and then clicking the Chevron button.

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  7. Repeat step 6 to add more Tweets, and build your Collection grid.

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  1. Navigate and log into TweetDeck.

  2. Locate the column for your Collection, and then select the Settings icon.

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  3. Select Share, a drop-down menu will appear. Select Embed Collection.

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  4. A new tab titled Twitter Publish will open in your web browser. Select Embedded Grid.

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  5. The page will present the embed code for your new collection. Select Copy Code.

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  6. Open a new Microsoft Word document, and paste in your embed code from step 5.

  7. Select and copy only the text between https://twitter.com and ?ref_src. This is your URL fragment.

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  8. Navigate to the piece of content you are wanting your Collection grid to appear on.

  9. Place your cursor where you would like the Collection grid to appear, and select the Twitter icon in the WYSIWYG toolbar.

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  10. A Twitter Properties window will appear. From the Twitter widget type drop-down, select Collection grid.

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  11. In the Twitter URL fragment field, paste in the URL fragment from step 7, and in the Timeline name field, provide the name of your collection from Creating a collection grid, step 5. Click OK.

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  12. Save.

  13. Publish.

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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.

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  2. Select Create new Moment.

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

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

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  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.

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  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

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    • Tweets by account - add Tweets from a specific account

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

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    • Tweet link - add Tweets by pasting in their URLs

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  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.

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

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  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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Embedding a Moment

  1. Open Firefox (compatible browser), log in to your Twitter account, and then in the top navigation bar select your Profile picture icon.

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  2. A drop-down menu will appear. Select Moments.

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  3. Locate your new Moment, and select the Chevron symbol.

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  4. A drop-down menu will appear. Select Copy link to Moment.

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  5. A Copy link to Moment window will appear. Copy the link.

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  6. Navigate to the piece of content you are wanting your Moment to appear on.

  7. Place your cursor where you would like the Moment to appear, and select the Twitter icon in the WYSIWYG toolbar.

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  8. A Twitter Properties window will appear. From the Twitter widget type drop-down, select Moment.

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  9. In the Twitter URL fragment field, paste in the URL fragment from step 5. Delete https://twitter.com/, and then click OK.

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  10. Save.

  11. Publish.