I recently came across a great WordPress Plugin, titled “WP to Twitter”. It is well known, however I figured I should do a review to test it out, as well as let you all know exactly what its about. In simplicity, WP to Twitter allows you to post automatic updates to your Twitter account whenever you make a new post on your WordPress blog. It’s simple to configure, and very easy to use; anyone can have their WordPress blog posting automatic updates in just minutes. I strongly suggest this great plugin to anyone who has a WordPress blog, and a Twitter account. If you are interested, read the quick tutorial below on how to completely configure and install this plugin.
Signing Up
The first step to installing the WP to Twitter plugin is simply signing up for a few services that all are involved with the plugin. This plugin uses bit.ly or cli.gs to automatically shorten the link to your blog post before updating your twitter status. In order to use this feature, you must first be signed up with bit.ly or cli.gs. To sign up, travel to either Bit.ly or Cli.gs and go through the sign up process. After you have successfully signed up for one of the two link shortening services, you can move onto the next step.
Installing The Plugin
The next step in this process is to actually install the plugin. To do so, travel to your blog’s WordPress admin panel, and click on the “plugins” tab. While there, use the “search plugins” tool to find the WP to Twitter plugin. Click on it, and then click “install plugin”. After the plugin has successfully installed, it is time to configure and setup the plugin to work in conjunction with your WordPress blog.
Configuring The Plugin
The final step in this process is the configuring of the plugin. To open the configuration panel for the WP to Twitter plugin, browse once again to the “plugins” tab in your WordPress admin panel. While there, click on the “settings” link while hovering over the WP to Twitter plugin. You will be brought to a page with many different options for the WP to Twitter plugin.
Most of the options can be configured according to what you want. The only important thing that we must configure correctly is near the bottom where you need to enter your bit.ly or cli.gs info. You will notice that you need to fill in something called your API key in order to make this application work. To get your bit.ly account key, simply browse to your account page, and copy it from there. To get your cli.gs key, go to your “account” page, and click on the “My API Keys” page to generate a new API key. After you have configured the bit.ly or cli.gs account information, you are done configuring the plugin. Now, whenever you make a post, it will automatically be linked to in a twitter status update.
If you have any problems or queries, post a comment below, or send me an email at brettporcelli@aol.com. Good luck!