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[earthson Friend earthsonJoin date: May 2008Posts: 162Downloads:0Uploads:21 Thanks: 17 Thanked: 7 times in 1 posts]

#170183

When I click “follow me on Twitter” button, in mod_jatwitter, I get an error screen. (I’m using Google Chrome 15.0.874.106)

The error screen is from twitter, and it says : Something is technically wrong.

Thanks for noticing — we’re going to fix it up and have things back to normal soon.

The link is trying to send me to http://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=LaughableNews

The same error occurs in the ja_social demo for 1.7

Now, if I try it in Safari, it seems to work. Any ideas?

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Update: if I click the link above, from this forum, in Chrome, it works. wtf? Why would there be

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#422582

Hi earthson!
I only get a login screen when I go to the link provided.
i would set the cache to off, clear the site and browser cache and then see if error still shows.
If it is a twitter message there will be nothing JA can do.
Thanks!

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#424484

Hello,

It is not a twitter error. It is just a weird glitch in Google Chrome. After a little more research, I see that when the button is clicked, the broswer address bar shows twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=LaughableNews, and I get the error message. But, if I add an http:// to it, it works just fine.

Any idea why chrome would be so fussy?

Is there a way to change the module so that it always uses the full url?

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#424535

Hi earthson!
I take it you are using the most recent version of Ja Twitter~ 1.1.2. Please confirm
Please review these backend settings for Ja Twitter to be sure all is configured correctly.
Thanks!

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#424561

<em>@earthson 282499 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hello,

It is not a twitter error. It is just a weird glitch in Google Chrome. After a little more research, I see that when the button is clicked, the broswer address bar shows twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=LaughableNews, and I get the error message. But, if I add an http:// to it, it works just fine.

Any idea why chrome would be so fussy?

Is there a way to change the module so that it always uses the full url?</blockquote>

Hello again Earthson
in addition to Blaine’s excellent advice, while you infer it’s an chrome problem, can I ask if you have checked in both Internet Exploiter and FF to see if it’s a unique problem or common to all browsers?

Given that I can insert the twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=LaughableNews into both major browser manually and it works.

If it’s a chrome problem you may have to look at the ja twitter code and perhaps manually code the http:// if the latest version doesn’t support it.
Cheers Shane

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#424593

Hello. Yes, I am running the most recent ja_twitter version. I have the settings now set to the screenshot example. No luck.

@shane – I’m running mac, so I’m not sure about IE. FF works. It is just chrome. And, if I just copy/paste the url twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=LaughableNews into chrome, it works. But, for some reason, if I follow the same url by clicking the button, it doesn’t work

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#424667

Please give me a link to your web site.
Thanks!

[earthson Friend earthsonJoin date: May 2008Posts: 162Downloads:0Uploads:21 Thanks: 17 Thanked: 7 times in 1 posts]

#424668

I’ll PM you, as the website isn’t ready to go live yet.

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#424694

Hi earthson!
Clear your cache on the browser. I just do not get that error. See my screen shot.

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[earthson Friend earthsonJoin date: May 2008Posts: 162Downloads:0Uploads:21 Thanks: 17 Thanked: 7 times in 1 posts]

#424747

Hey Shane,

Well, after clearing the cache, it still doesn’t work. But, if I open an incognito browser window, it does work. So it has to be a setting within chrome…I’ll keep tinkering. But at least I know it is probably working for everyone else.

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#424779

<em>@earthson 282826 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hey Shane,

Well, after clearing the cache, it still doesn’t work. But, if I open an incognito browser window, it does work. So it has to be a setting within chrome…I’ll keep tinkering. But at least I know it is probably working for everyone else.</blockquote>
Hi!
First, my name is Blaine not Shane (giggle)
Second, I have used Chrome and have no issues. I really believe this is a user (local machine) specific issue.
Please consider FORCING a clear with the CTRL + F5
Thanks!

[earthson Friend earthsonJoin date: May 2008Posts: 162Downloads:0Uploads:21 Thanks: 17 Thanked: 7 times in 1 posts]

#424819

Sorry Blaine… :-[ Haha

I tried forcing a clear…still a problem. Oh well.

But seriously, you guys are working too hard on this. While I appreciate the effort, I think you could spend your effort on more serious things…I’d hate to tie you up on trivial garbage like this twitter thing :laugh:

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#424822

Well, until it’s marked solved, we won’y be happy.
Have you tried another machine to see if the results are the same?
I’m going to ask some other mods to take a look.
Thanks

[earthson Friend earthsonJoin date: May 2008Posts: 162Downloads:0Uploads:21 Thanks: 17 Thanked: 7 times in 1 posts]

#424823

:-[ Duh…Wife’s cpu is sitting across the table :-[

Tried it, and it works on her cpu, with chrome…just a stupid setting on my cpu somewhere

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#424825

hey! I’ve done worse! LOL! No worries.
May I mark this solved now?

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