Tweet Display Back
The Tweet Display Back module is a simple module that allows you to display either your Twitter feed or a Twitter list on your Joomla! website. Though simple in nature, there are numerous display options to allow you to fully customize the module to your site. Use the built in templates to quickly display your feed or customize your display using the unstyled template.
3.0.1
Tweet Display Back 3.0.1 is a maintenance release containing bug fixes only.
Changelog
7-April-2013 Michael Babker
- Convert to Twitter API 1.1
6-April-2013 Michael Babker
- Remove the Widget templates, Twitter no longer supports these
24-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Remove the CSS3 option; override the stylesheet to handle this
5-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Remove the old media folder on update
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Tweet Display Back 3.0 Beta - Released 5-December-2012
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5-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Add check for PHP 5.3
2-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Improved error checking to do everything possible to display data
- Add ability to override template CSS file
1-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Converted helper class to OOP
- Updated templates to work with new convention
- Replaced JCache mechanism with homebrew code
17-November-2012 Michael Babker
- Add compatibility class for J! 2.5 to simulate JHttpFactory
- Store the JSON responses as static objects for advanced use
2-November-2012 Michael Babker
- Change the tag to for HTML5 Validation
7-October-2012 Michael Babker
- Update de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, id-ID, it-IT, nl-**, pt-BR, pt-PT, sl-SI, & sv-SE translations
4-October-2012 Michael Babker
- Update Follow button to use Twitter API object
- Field styling for J! 3
- Cleanup on favorites additions
- [#37] Unsecure https error
- [#40] https link in tweet is broken
4-October-2012 Edgars Piruška
- [#44] Possibility to display user favorites
4-August-2012 Michael Babker
- Add bootstrap template
- Styling improvements for version field in J! 3
5-July-2012 Roberto Segura
- [#43] W3C validation
15-June-2012 Michael Babker
- Replace the cURL connector with JHttp
- Remove dependency on PHP cURL
23-May-2012 Michael Babker
- Update fr-FR, pt-PT translations
- Added de-DE translation
21-May-2012 Michael Babker
- Remove the damn rate limit check finally
- Links in .TDB-tweet-time container smaller than other text
27-February-2012 Michael Babker
- [#35] Internationalize hover titles on Web Intent actions
26-February-2012 Michael Babker
- Added method to scriptfile to remove old language files
13-February-2012 Michael Babker
- Update pt-BR translation
14-January-2012 Michael Babker
- Add CMS version to internal version check for compatibility
25-December-2011 Michael Babker
- Fix use of JHtmlDate::relative
29-November-2011 Michael Babker
- Begin removal of deprecated code
- Add scriptfile to check for PHP cURL and J! version
3.0.0
Tweet Display Back 3.0.0 is the first stable release of the 3.0 series.
Changelog
7-April-2013 Michael Babker
- Convert to Twitter API 1.1
6-April-2013 Michael Babker
- Remove the Widget templates, Twitter no longer supports these
24-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Remove the CSS3 option; override the stylesheet to handle this
5-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Remove the old media folder on update
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Tweet Display Back 3.0 Beta - Released 5-December-2012
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5-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Add check for PHP 5.3
2-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Improved error checking to do everything possible to display data
- Add ability to override template CSS file
1-December-2012 Michael Babker
- Converted helper class to OOP
- Updated templates to work with new convention
- Replaced JCache mechanism with homebrew code
17-November-2012 Michael Babker
- Add compatibility class for J! 2.5 to simulate JHttpFactory
- Store the JSON responses as static objects for advanced use
2-November-2012 Michael Babker
- Change the tag to for HTML5 Validation
7-October-2012 Michael Babker
- Update de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, id-ID, it-IT, nl-**, pt-BR, pt-PT, sl-SI, & sv-SE translations
4-October-2012 Michael Babker
- Update Follow button to use Twitter API object
- Field styling for J! 3
- Cleanup on favorites additions
- [#37] Unsecure https error
- [#40] https link in tweet is broken
4-October-2012 Edgars Piruška
- [#44] Possibility to display user favorites
4-August-2012 Michael Babker
- Add bootstrap template
- Styling improvements for version field in J! 3
5-July-2012 Roberto Segura
- [#43] W3C validation
15-June-2012 Michael Babker
- Replace the cURL connector with JHttp
- Remove dependency on PHP cURL
23-May-2012 Michael Babker
- Update fr-FR, pt-PT translations
- Added de-DE translation
21-May-2012 Michael Babker
- Remove the damn rate limit check finally
- Links in .TDB-tweet-time container smaller than other text
27-February-2012 Michael Babker
- [#35] Internationalize hover titles on Web Intent actions
26-February-2012 Michael Babker
- Added method to scriptfile to remove old language files
13-February-2012 Michael Babker
- Update pt-BR translation
14-January-2012 Michael Babker
- Add CMS version to internal version check for compatibility
25-December-2011 Michael Babker
- Fix use of JHtmlDate::relative
29-November-2011 Michael Babker
- Begin removal of deprecated code
- Add scriptfile to check for PHP cURL and J! version
2.1.4
Tweet Display Back 2.1.4 includes small bug fixes and internationalization improvements.
Changelog
21-May-2012 Michael Babker
- Remove the damn rate limit check finally
- Links in .TDB-tweet-time container smaller than other text
27-February-2012 Michael Babker
- [#35] Internationalize hover titles on Web Intent actions
2.1.3
Tweet Display Back 2.1.3 includes small bug fixes only.
2.1.2
Tweet Display Back 2.1.2 includes several bug fixes, new features, and updated translations.
Changelog
13-December-2011 Michael Babker
- Update es-ES translation
- Update id-ID translation
- Update it-IT translation
- Update pt-BR translation
- Update nl-** translations
- Update sl-SI translation
- Update sv-SE translation
25-November-2011 Michael Babker
- Added internal deprecation notices for future J! support drops
- Some links weren't going to new windows
24-November-2011 Michael Babker
- Modified version check to support developer packages
16-November-2011 Michael Babker
- Improved URL protocol check
- Add link support for media entity URLs
15-November-2011 Michael Babker
- [#26] link 'tweet-time' does not open in new window
- Option to hide the "in reply to" text
- Add margin to nostyle .TDB-footer-follow-img
- Update nl-** translations
- Update es-ES translation
- Verify that URLs have the HTTP protocol
13-October-2011 Michael Babker
- Update id-ID translation
2.1.1
Tweet Display Back 2.1.1 includes several bug fixes, new features, and a new translation.
Changelog
9-October-2011 Michael Babker
- Correct a bug with the CSS declaration
- Add sl-SI translation
- Add checks to ensure the data is an array
- Add a check for the error object which contains the rate limited exceeded message
6-October-2011 Michael Babker
2.1.0
Tweet Display Back 2.1 introduces the ability to display Twitter's official widgets within your Joomla! site and adds a version checking field to the module editor.
21-September-2011 Michael Babker
- Update fr-FR translation
- Update nl-BE translation
15-September-2011 Michael Babker
- Added id-ID translation
14-September-2011 Michael Babker
- Added pt-PT translation
13-September-2011 Michael Babker
- Added es-ES translation
10-September-2011 Michael Babker
- Get the retweet count from a retweeted status
- Set access level on all functions
- Need to get the helper before the template processing begins
8-September-2011 Michael Babker
- Load the CSS pre-processing so it is available for errors
Tweet Display Back 2.1 Beta - Released 2-September-2011
28-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Add version check field
27-August-2011 Michael Babker
- [#19] Apply font size directly to tweet-time links, add last-tweet class to all templates
- Add Color Picker from Spiral Scripts for use with widget color fields
26-August-2011 Michael Babker
- [#18] Double tag
17-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Reassign values for twitterFeedType
- Modify template filters to only display module templates
- Add logic to correctly set the template based on the feed type
- Initial conversion of scripts to include configurable options
16-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Add Widgets for profile, list, and search
2.1.beta
Tweet Display Back 2.1 introduces the ability to display Twitter's official widgets within your Joomla! site and adds a version checking field to the module editor.
10-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Move common template variables to be processed pre-rendering
- Removed the count check from the templates as it is handled in the helper
8-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Add it-IT translation (translated by Enrico Ardito)
2-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Add jUpgrade migration files
31-July-2011 Michael Babker
- Fix a bug in the Powered By link generation
29-July-2011 Michael Babker
- Improve renderRetweetCount
- Update fr-FR translation
2.0.1
Tweet Display Back 2.0.1 is a maintenance release for the 2.0 series containing bug fixes, adding support for jUpgrade migrations, and updating the available translations.
10-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Move common template variables to be processed pre-rendering
- Removed the count check from the templates as it is handled in the helper
8-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Add it-IT translation (translated by Enrico Ardito)
2-August-2011 Michael Babker
- Add jUpgrade migration files
31-July-2011 Michael Babker
- Fix a bug in the Powered By link generation
29-July-2011 Michael Babker
- Improve renderRetweetCount
- Update fr-FR translation
2.0.0
Tweet Display Back 2.0 is the newest version of this popular module and has brought forward several improvements in processing as well as new features. This release is highlighted by the addition of tweet filtering; users are able to choose whether they want to display tweets which are @replies to specific users or tweets which contain @mentions. This version combines the repository to allow a single code base for all supported Joomla! versions.
- Added filtering based on @mentions and @replies
- Added tweet entities to the retrieved data set
- Modified link generation of embedded URLs, mentions, and hash tags to use tweet entity data
- Improved support for international translations
2.0.beta
Tweet Display Back 2.0 is the newest version of this popular module and has brought forward several improvements in processing as well as new features. This release is highlighted by the addition of tweet filtering; users are able to choose whether they want to display tweets which are @replies to specific users or tweets which contain @mentions. This version combines the repository to allow a single code base for all supported Joomla! versions.
- Added filtering based on @mentions and @replies
- Added tweet entities to the retrieved data set
- Modified link generation of embedded URLs, mentions, and hash tags to use tweet entity data
- Improved support for international translations
1.5.5
This is the installation package for the 1.5 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.5.
Bug fixes include:
- 1.5 Specific - Corrected a bug which prevented a list feed from being displayed
- 1.6 Specific - Changed the cache parameters to process the lifetime in seconds versus minutes
- Optimized the getLimit check
Translations Added:
- Portuguese (Brazilian) (pt-BR) - Translated by Manoel Silva
- Swedish (sv-SE) - Translated by JOKR Solutions
1.6.5
This is the installation package for the 1.6 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.6.
Bug fixes include:
- 1.5 Specific - Corrected a bug which prevented a list feed from being displayed
- 1.6 Specific - Changed the cache parameters to process the lifetime in seconds versus minutes
- Optimized the getLimit check
Translations Added:
- Portuguese (Brazilian) (pt-BR) - Translated by Manoel Silva
- Swedish (sv-SE) - Translated by JOKR Solutions
1.5.4
This is the installation package for the 1.5 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.5.
Bug fixes include:
- Changed the list feeds to the new Twitter API end point
- Simplified many of the template parameters checks
- Corrected numerous erroneous parameters checks within the templates and helper
- Added and modified many CSS classes to result in better output
1.6.4
This is the installation package for the 1.6 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.6.
Bug fixes include:
- Changed the list feeds to the new Twitter API end point
- Simplified many of the template parameters checks
- Corrected numerous erroneous parameters checks within the templates and helper
- Added and modified many CSS classes to result in better output
1.5.3
This is the installation package for the 1.5 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.5.
Bug fixes include:
- #24554 "Avatar URL for the header avatar"
- Corrected an erroneous language string
- Corrected numerous validation errors
New features are:
- Added a Module Class Suffix option (thanks Greg for the suggestion)
- Added the Construct template
1.6.3
This is the installation package for the 1.6 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.6.
Bug fixes include:
- #24554 "Avatar URL for the header avatar"
- Corrected an erroneous language string
- Corrected numerous validation errors
New features are:
- Added a Module Class Suffix option (thanks Greg for the suggestion)
- Added the Construct template
1.5.2
This is the installation package for the 1.5 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.5.
Bug fixes include:
- Modified the link pointing directly to list pages to not use the Web Intent link
- Refactored the module's execution code to better process cached data
New features are:
- Implemented Twitter's Web Intents to retweet and favorite tweets
1.6.2
This is the installation package for the 1.6 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.6.
Bug fixes include:
- Modified the link pointing directly to list pages to not use the Web Intent link
- Refactored the module's execution code to better process cached data
New features are:
- Implemented Twitter's Web Intents to retweet and favorite tweets
1.5.1
This is the installation package for the 1.5 series of Tweet Display Back, designed for Joomla! 1.5.
Bug fixes include:
- Corrected a check for cache parameters
- Added an additional error check to verify that data has been retrieved (Thanks rb for the suggestion)
- Closed the link tag for the header homepage link
New features are:
- Implemented Twitter's Web Intents for user links and the reply link
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