Extension:Tweetiki

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Tweetiki Release status: beta
Implementation	Page action, Special page
Description	Lets users tweet about their wiki page edits.
Author(s)	Ashish Dubey (dash1291Talk)
Last version	0.1
License	GPLv2
Download	Project page Git [Help] Commit history
Check usage (experimental)

What can this extension do?

This extension, once installed lets users tweet about their wiki edits. It can help the users of the host wiki spread information about it and eventually promote contribution.

Usage

This extension adds a 'Tweet This' check-box on the edit page. If selected, Twitter OAuth based authentication opens in a new window for sign-in and authorization.

This extension requires API key and secret of a registered Twitter app.

Download instructions

To download the extension, follow the GitHub link and download the source code from that page.

Installation

To install this extension, add the following to LocalSettings.php:

#configuration parameters
$wiki_url = '<Your wiki url with trailing slash preserved>';
$api_key = '<Your Twitter API key>';
$api_secret = '<Your Twitter API secret>';
require_once("$IP/extensions/Tweetiki/Tweetiki.php");