WP to auto on Twitter

The WP to Twitter plugin posts a Twitter status update from your blog. URLs can be shortened using a variety of services; the focus is on services which provide statistics for the link. Available shorteners are Cli.gs, Bit.ly, Yourls, and WordPress. Adding new shorteners is a priority, if they can get funding. I’ll happily add a new URL shortener if it reaches $100. 

The plugin can send a default message for updating or editing posts or pages, but also allows you to write a custom Tweet for your post which says whatever you want. Both custom Tweet texts and your default message supports a variety of shortcodes to substitute your blog title, post title, etc., in your tweeted update.

Any status update you write which is longer than the available space will automatically be truncated by the plugin. This applies to both the default messages and to your custom messages.

The WP-to-Twitter plugin posts a Twitter status update from your blog. URLs can be shortened using a variety of services; the focus is on services which provide statistics for the link. Available shorteners are Cli.gs, Bit.ly, Yourls, and WordPress.

The plugin can send a default message for updating or editing posts or pages, but also allows you to write a custom Tweet for your post which says whatever you want. Both custom Tweet texts and your default message supports a variety of shortcodes to substitute your blog title, post title, etc., in your tweeted update.

Any status update you write which is longer than the available space will automatically be truncated by the plugin. This applies to both the default messages and to your custom messages.

This plugin is based loosely on the Twitter Updater plugin by Jonathan Dingman, which he adapted from a plugin by Victoria Chan. Other contributions by Thor Erik and Bill Berry.

Installation

1. Upload the `wp-to-twitter` folder to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin using the `Plugins` menu in WordPress
3. Go to Settings > WP->Twitter
4. Adjust the WP->Twitter Options as you prefer them.
5. Provide your OAuth integration keys.
6. Optional: Provide your URL shortener API key if you want to have statistics available for your URL.
7. That’s it! You’re all set.