Twitter Profile Field

FAQ

How do I use the shortcode?

The shortcode is [twitter-user]

You can use it in posts, pages, and text widgets.

You can add several parameters to the shortcode if you want:

• [twitter-user link="yes"] will display your username with a link to your Twitter Profile (<a href=”http://twitter.com/%username%”>%Username%</a>)

• [twitter-user link="yes" title="Title tag content here"] allows you to add a custom title tag to the link

• [twitter-user userid="2"] will display the username for the user with an ID of 2

How to use Twitter Profile Field in template files

There’s two ways you can display your Twitter username in your template files:

1. Use <?php echo do_shortcode( '[twitter-user]' ); ?>. You can use all the parameters listed under “How do I use the shortcode?”

2. Use <?php the_author_meta( 'twitter' ); ?>. If you use it outside the loop, you should add an user ID to it by using <?php the_author_meta( 'twitter', 1 ); ?> where 1 is the user ID. This will continue to work even after you remove the plugin (but the usernames can’t be edited then).

It don’t work – What should I do?

First of all, make sure that the plugin is activated. If you add the to your theme file(s), make sure that you use <?php the_author_meta('twitter', 1); ?> if it’s OUTSIDE the loop.