Module Installation
How to get OAuth info
To get content from Twitter, we need to get OAuth information. The OAuth includes: Consumer key, Consumer secret, Access token, Access token secret.
Step 1: create new application
- Login the site: https://dev.twitter.com with your twitter account, if you do not have a twitter account yet, please register one.
- Once you login, access My Application
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/login.png)
- Now Click on button: Create a new application
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/create-button.png)
- Add all requred information in this form then creat the twitter application
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/ja-twitter-module-application-setting.jpg)
Step 2: Create my access token
When application is created successfully, open the created application the click on the button Create my access token
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/create-access-token.png)
Step 3: Get OAuth information
After access token is created, now go to tab: OAuth tool to get the OAuth information that we will add to JA Twitter module to get content from the twitter account
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/acces-tocken-key-ja-twitter-joomlart.jpg)
OAuth Settings
From the back-end of your Joomla site (administration) select Extensions >> Module Manger, then click on module named JA Twitter to go to configuration panel.
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/oauth-settings.png)
Twitter Account Configuration
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/account.png)
Parameter Explanation
- Twitter Screen Name: add your twitter name to the field.
- Show The Twitter Account Info: select to display twitter account info. The info includes:
- Location:
- Web:
- Bio:
- Size Of Avatar: set the size of twitter's avatar (in pixel).
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/account-info-front.png)
Twitter content settings
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/content-setting.png)
Parameter Explanation
- Show tweets: To choose show tweets info or not.
- Limit Tweets: To specify how many tweets to show in frontend.
- Twitter Avatar: To choose show/ hide Twitter Avatar.
If user click Yes to show tweets, system will show some info to configure
If you choose Show, you can specify the size of avatar in frontend
- Size Of Avatar: To specify the size of avatar
- Display Twitter Username: If set Show , Username will show above Tweets
- Show Tweets Source: To enable/ disable source of Tweets
- Custom Text Heading: If set Show system will show text heading.
- Text for custom heading: You can input text heading here
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/content-fronts.png)
Twitter friends settings
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/twitter-settings.png)
Parameter Explanation
- Display My Friends: Set Show to show friends, you can configure some parameters
- Size Of Avatar: To specify the size of avatar
- Limit Friends: Input the number of friend that connected to the Twitter page
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/ja-twitter/content-front.png)
Note
In case you don't see the module displaying in front-page, you need to check:
- Is the module published ?
- Is the module assigned to a visible module position ?
- Is the module assigned to a menu ?
Please make sure that the module is published.
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/mod_jasidenews_16/update/note-3.png)
There can be many module positions listed for you to select, but make sure that the module position you select is visible in front-page.
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/mod_jasidenews_16/update/note-3.png)
When you want to display a module on specific menus, you need to assign it to the menus.
![](http://static.joomlart.com/images/extensions/mod_jasidenews_16/update/note-2.png)