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EarlG

(22,540 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:26 PM Jan 2017

You can now embed Tweets directly into DU posts

This discussion thread was locked by Skinner (a host of the Announcements group).

People have been asking for this for a while now, and since Twitter is President Cheetoface McShitgibbon's preferred method of communication we decided it was finally time to program our software to allow automatic embedding of Tweets.

How?

Simply enter the URL of the tweet into the body of your post, and our software will do the rest.

Where's the Tweet URL?

To find the URL, go to the tweet you want to embed and click the small drop-down arrow in the top-right. One of the options will say "Copy link to Tweet" -- grab that link and paste it into your post, and you should get the following result:


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You can now embed Tweets directly into DU posts (Original Post) EarlG Jan 2017 OP
Yay. I've been looking forward to this. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #1
This is cool. Good work! Nt metroins Jan 2017 #2
Great! Thank you! radical noodle Jan 2017 #3
Very cool ! yallerdawg Jan 2017 #4
Good to know... snacker Jan 2017 #5
Thank you great wizards. LiberalFighter Jan 2017 #6
Yes! Cattledog Jan 2017 #7
Much appreciated! Thank you. LonePirate Jan 2017 #8
Excellent! Thank you! I need to practice...lol seaglass Jan 2017 #9
Awesome. They_Live Jan 2017 #13
Huzzah! blogslut Jan 2017 #10
Hey, it works ... GeorgeGist Jan 2017 #11
Excellent! Sissyk Jan 2017 #12
#SeanSpicerAFilm OxQQme Jan 2017 #14
The KKK is a peaceful community outreach organization OxQQme Jan 2017 #15
Wow.. Thanks EarlG.. Testing.. Hey Hey! Cha Jan 2017 #16
Thanks! It would help, though, to have the tweet open in another window, the way other links highplainsdem Jan 2017 #17
Do you want it to open in another window, or another tab in your browser? Denzil_DC Jan 2017 #20
I meant tab (sorry). And it doesn't open in another tab for me, just changes the current tab, so I highplainsdem Jan 2017 #21
Yeah, I take the point about it no longer being as easy Denzil_DC Jan 2017 #22
Nice. Thank you! boston bean Jan 2017 #18
That's very cool. Thanks. Note to any Ghostery users: Denzil_DC Jan 2017 #19
Thank you! herding cats Jan 2017 #23
test OKNancy Jan 2017 #24
Thank you for doing this! It makes action items sooo much easier Lucinda Jan 2017 #25
testing......... riversedge Jan 2017 #26
Hey IT WORKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH! riversedge Jan 2017 #27
Well... Linc13 Jan 2017 #28
Cool. Gonna Practice... TDale313 Jan 2017 #29
YAY!!!! eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2017 #30
Is there a way to disable this feature using individual account preferences ? eppur_se_muova Jan 2017 #31
Maybe they'll do that. Denzil_DC Feb 2017 #32
Thanks. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2017 #33
I don't see a drop down arrow, can't do more than copy the address. Help? uppityperson Mar 2017 #34
Are you on a tablet or other mobile device? herding cats Mar 2017 #35
Thank you, that is it indeed uppityperson Mar 2017 #36
Thanks, I was just trying to do this on a tablet too, found your post. Bummer. JudyM Mar 2017 #37
You just need to delete the 'mobile.' At the beginning of the address. Make7 Apr 2017 #38
Thank you, that fixed it for me uppityperson May 2017 #40
They've updated mobile twitter since my previous post. herding cats May 2017 #42
Note: This doesn't work on iOS Safari. Kablooie May 2017 #39
Testing possible work around Pluvious May 2017 #41
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #43
On an imac - just right click on the tweet and "copy link to tweet" comes up womanofthehills Jun 2017 #44
lifesaver! Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author rocktivity Jul 2017 #46
Terrific! So glad we can now do this! VOX Jul 2017 #47
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2018 #48

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,925 posts)
1. Yay. I've been looking forward to this. Thanks. NT
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:28 PM
Jan 2017

metroins

(2,550 posts)
2. This is cool. Good work! Nt
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:28 PM
Jan 2017

radical noodle

(8,579 posts)
3. Great! Thank you!
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:29 PM
Jan 2017

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. Very cool !
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:29 PM
Jan 2017

Thank you!

snacker

(3,626 posts)
5. Good to know...
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:33 PM
Jan 2017

thank you.

LiberalFighter

(53,465 posts)
6. Thank you great wizards.
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:38 PM
Jan 2017

Cattledog

(6,338 posts)
7. Yes!
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:39 PM
Jan 2017

LonePirate

(13,893 posts)
8. Much appreciated! Thank you.
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:40 PM
Jan 2017

seaglass

(8,177 posts)
9. Excellent! Thank you! I need to practice...lol
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:48 PM
Jan 2017

They_Live

(3,302 posts)
13. Awesome.
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 04:32 PM
Jan 2017

"pouty face and scowl"

heh.

blogslut

(38,652 posts)
10. Huzzah!
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 02:32 PM
Jan 2017

Oh Joy! Oh Rapture! Thank you EarlG!

GeorgeGist

(25,426 posts)
11. Hey, it works ...
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 03:56 PM
Jan 2017

Sissyk

(12,665 posts)
12. Excellent!
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 04:05 PM
Jan 2017

Thanks, Guys!

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)
14. #SeanSpicerAFilm
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 08:20 PM
Jan 2017

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)
15. The KKK is a peaceful community outreach organization
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 08:23 PM
Jan 2017

Cha

(305,385 posts)
16. Wow.. Thanks EarlG.. Testing.. Hey Hey!
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 10:16 PM
Jan 2017



Thank you!!

highplainsdem

(52,337 posts)
17. Thanks! It would help, though, to have the tweet open in another window, the way other links
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 08:43 AM
Jan 2017

here open.

Denzil_DC

(7,941 posts)
20. Do you want it to open in another window, or another tab in your browser?
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 06:38 PM
Jan 2017

I didn't realize at first, but the way it now works is fine for me, though not immediately obvious.

If you click on the displayed tweet, it should open up the actual tweet on Twitter in another tab (at least it does in Firefox).

Try it:


highplainsdem

(52,337 posts)
21. I meant tab (sorry). And it doesn't open in another tab for me, just changes the current tab, so I
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 06:53 PM
Jan 2017

have to go back one page to get back to DU. Works the same with the link you posted as it did before.

All other links on DU open a new tab. And links to tweets used to.

BTW, I am using Firefox.

I do have one other quibble with the link. When I used to post links to tweets, you could tell from the link that appeared on DU that it was a particular page on Twitter -- so, for instance, I could post a link to the Twitter account, and a following link to a specific tweet. Now, with only the words "Link to tweet" appearing, you can't tell the links apart.

Denzil_DC

(7,941 posts)
22. Yeah, I take the point about it no longer being as easy
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 07:11 PM
Jan 2017

to control how you link to Twitter.

But I don't get "Link to tweet" if I just paste the DU Twitter URL in:

https://twitter.com/demunderground

It just displays it like any other non-image URL.

As opposed to the specific tweet URL:




As for getting the tweet to open in another tab, how about middle-clicking on the link (around the inside margins of it seems to be the hot spot, or aim for the date stamp) rather than left-clicking? That opens it in a new tab for me.

Or right-clicking on the tweet's date stamp will bring up menu options, the first of which is "Open Link in New Tab".

boston bean

(36,486 posts)
18. Nice. Thank you!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 09:20 AM
Jan 2017

Denzil_DC

(7,941 posts)
19. That's very cool. Thanks. Note to any Ghostery users:
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 06:30 PM
Jan 2017

You'll need to either whitelist ("Trust Site&quot DU or allow the Twitter Button Social Media Tracker in order for this to work.

herding cats

(19,612 posts)
23. Thank you!
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 02:19 PM
Jan 2017

This is a much needed upgrade!

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
24. test
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 02:44 PM
Jan 2017

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
25. Thank you for doing this! It makes action items sooo much easier
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:19 AM
Jan 2017

to share!

riversedge

(73,120 posts)
26. testing.........
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:25 AM
Jan 2017

riversedge

(73,120 posts)
27. Hey IT WORKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:26 AM
Jan 2017

Linc13

(59 posts)
28. Well...
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:28 AM
Jan 2017

alright.

TDale313

(7,822 posts)
29. Cool. Gonna Practice...
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:46 AM
Jan 2017






(Sharing cause you just know the Orange One has to *hate* this pic.)

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
30. YAY!!!! eom
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 01:45 AM
Jan 2017

eppur_se_muova

(37,389 posts)
31. Is there a way to disable this feature using individual account preferences ?
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 03:19 PM
Jan 2017

Slow-loading tweets are causing the view to bounce all over the place. I wish people wouldn't embed so many tweets in one post that it takes that long to load.

Denzil_DC

(7,941 posts)
32. Maybe they'll do that.
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 10:30 AM
Feb 2017

If not, install a browser plugin like Ghostery - it'll stop the tweets displaying (unless you tell it to allow them) and just show a link instead.

eppur_se_muova

(37,389 posts)
33. Thanks. nt
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 06:00 PM
Feb 2017

uppityperson

(115,869 posts)
34. I don't see a drop down arrow, can't do more than copy the address. Help?
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 10:12 AM
Mar 2017

The address like this, can't see an arrow on my tablet

https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/839108868584124417

herding cats

(19,612 posts)
35. Are you on a tablet or other mobile device?
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 03:48 AM
Mar 2017

If so, mobile twitter, which twitter defaults to even in a mobile device's browser when one chooses not to use the app, doesn't appear to offer a work around for this issue that I'm aware of yet.

I'm about to try other browsers, and I'll let you know if I find one which one can emulate a none mobile environment. Until then, were reduced to moving to a non mobile device to embed tweets due to a flaw in the Twitter platform.

uppityperson

(115,869 posts)
36. Thank you, that is it indeed
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 09:43 AM
Mar 2017

JudyM

(29,517 posts)
37. Thanks, I was just trying to do this on a tablet too, found your post. Bummer.
Mon Mar 20, 2017, 04:14 PM
Mar 2017

Make7

(8,546 posts)
38. You just need to delete the 'mobile.' At the beginning of the address.
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 08:56 PM
Apr 2017
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/839108868584124417

In case you still were wondering how to get tweets to embed from your mobile device - although I don't know how easy or difficult editing text is on your device (usually it's pretty easy - I am posting this from my iPad).

I'm a little late to the party, but thought some mobile users might still happen upon this.

uppityperson

(115,869 posts)
40. Thank you, that fixed it for me
Thu May 4, 2017, 09:44 PM
May 2017

herding cats

(19,612 posts)
42. They've updated mobile twitter since my previous post.
Fri May 5, 2017, 05:47 PM
May 2017

Now you should just be able to click the menu, select "copy link to tweet", paste it here on DU and it will work. At least it does for me now.

Kablooie

(18,769 posts)
39. Note: This doesn't work on iOS Safari.
Wed May 3, 2017, 04:18 PM
May 2017

But works fine on iOS Chrome.

Pluvious

(4,752 posts)
41. Testing possible work around
Fri May 5, 2017, 02:17 PM
May 2017



I'm using iPad Safari - you need to remove the "mobile." portion from the hostname, otherwise you get this:

https://mobile.twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/860460384360292352

Response to EarlG (Original post)

womanofthehills

(9,265 posts)
44. On an imac - just right click on the tweet and "copy link to tweet" comes up
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 09:38 AM
Jun 2017

Blue_Tires

(55,778 posts)
45. lifesaver!
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 03:21 PM
Jul 2017

Response to EarlG (Original post)

VOX

(22,976 posts)
47. Terrific! So glad we can now do this!
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 04:28 PM
Jul 2017

There have been numerous "keepers" posted on Twitter that are insightful, witty and caustically anti-#45. Have been wanting to share more of those.

As always, thanks for your sterling effort, EarlG!

Response to EarlG (Original post)

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