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Twitter supports seven different types of widgets, each filtering information using different metrics.

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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Likes (formerly known as Favourites)

The Likes widget type displays Tweets that were "liked" by a specific Twitter account. Similar to the Profile widget, website maintainers simply need to provide the Twitter username when embedding.

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List

A List is a set of Twitter accounts, compiled by the owner of an account. The list of accounts does not have to include the account that compiles the list, however this account will be displayed in the widget under "Tweets from a list by (username)".

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  1. Navigate to the piece of content you are wanting your List to appear on.

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

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

  4. Provide the Twitter user name and List name. Click OK.

  5. Save.

  6. Publish.

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Embedded Tweet

The Embedded Tweet widget allows website maintainers to embed a specific Tweet on almost any piece of content within the WCMS.

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Collection timeline (formerly known as Custom timeline)

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  1. Navigate and log into TweetDeck.

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

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

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

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

  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.

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

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

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

  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 timeline, step 5. Click OK.

  12. Save.

  13. Publish.

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Collection grid

The Collection grid widget displays a list of tweets compiled by a user into a collection grid. Only specific Tweets can be added to a 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.

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

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

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

  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.

  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.

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

  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.

  12. Save.

  13. Publish.

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Moment

The Moment widget is a way to tell stories on Twitter through a collection of Tweets. This feature allows you to curate slideshows (called “Moments”) using tweets from different users (including yourself), which can be easily scrolled through.

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