Shortcode won’t display images if tweet is longer than 115 characters
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The shortcode won’t display images if tweet is longer than 115 characters. I’ve tried using the tweet_length and url_length variable, but neither of those will work. Here is the website URL: https://www.potomacpathways.org/. The feed is in the right column under News.
Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks!
Seth
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Seth,
Many thanks for highlighting this. What’s your shortcode? Have you set a
tweet_length
variable? What happens if you remove it?Martin
Hi Martin,
Thanks for the quick reply.
My shortcode looks like this
[rotatingtweets screen_name='potomacpathways' show_media='1']
. I’m displaying it in the template with PHP.I’ve tried
tweet_link
but it only works when it is set to something less than 115.It is currently removed.
Thanks for your help!
Seth
You’ve found a new Twitter feature!
It turns out that this issue is a consequence of the new longer Tweet that’s being introduced.
There’s a new Tweet JSON format coming which should fix the problem and, with a bit of coding, allow Rotating Tweets to show the longer Tweets.
Currently the information isn’t being sent through by Twitter: the Tweets are currently being truncated by Twitter – not by Rotating Tweets.
Twitter’s announcement is here – although they don’t appear to have announced the time when this will be implemented yet.
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Martin Tod.
This is a more interesting problem than I expected. The Twitter API is sending back a new Tweet format! The
truncated
value is a new one on me!I need to investigate some more…
( [created_at] => Fri Oct 21 14:13:14 +0000 2016 [id] => 789469596499664897 [id_str] => 789469596499664897 [text] => We're going places (and learning stuff)! Nate & Gabe are out in Tucson at the Seven Challenges IOP advanced therapi… https://t.co/cK31qTqoAk [truncated] => 1 [entities] => Array ( [hashtags] => Array ( ) [symbols] => Array ( ) [user_mentions] => Array ( ) [urls] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => https://t.co/cK31qTqoAk [expanded_url] => https://twitter.com/i/web/status/789469596499664897 [display_url] => twitter.com/i/web/status/7… [indices] => Array ( [0] => 121 [1] => 144 ) ) ) ) [source] => <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/download/ipad" rel="nofollow">Twitter for iPad</a> [in_reply_to_status_id] => [in_reply_to_status_id_str] => [in_reply_to_user_id] => [in_reply_to_user_id_str] => [in_reply_to_screen_name] => [user] => Array ( [id] => 1708069177 [id_str] => 1708069177 [name] => Potomac Pathways [screen_name] => PotomacPathways [location] => Cabin John, MD [description] => Substance abuse and behavioral Healthcare for teens and young adults [url] => https://t.co/SvzJ9mB148 [entities] => Array ( [url] => Array ( [urls] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => https://t.co/SvzJ9mB148 [expanded_url] => https://www.potomacpathways.org [display_url] => potomacpathways.org [indices] => Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 23 ) ) ) ) [description] => Array ( [urls] => Array ( ) ) ) [protected] => [followers_count] => 30 [friends_count] => 24 [listed_count] => 3 [created_at] => Wed Aug 28 19:12:38 +0000 2013 [favourites_count] => 4 [utc_offset] => [time_zone] => [geo_enabled] => 1 [verified] => [statuses_count] => 65 [lang] => en [contributors_enabled] => [is_translator] => [is_translation_enabled] => [profile_background_color] => 000000 [profile_background_image_url] => https://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png [profile_background_image_url_https] => https://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png [profile_background_tile] => [profile_image_url] => https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/690935619556655104/vxFmril__normal.jpg [profile_image_url_https] => https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/690935619556655104/vxFmril__normal.jpg [profile_banner_url] => https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1708069177/1453567200 [profile_link_color] => 4A913C [profile_sidebar_border_color] => 000000 [profile_sidebar_fill_color] => 000000 [profile_text_color] => 000000 [profile_use_background_image] => [has_extended_profile] => [default_profile] => [default_profile_image] => [following] => [follow_request_sent] => [notifications] => [translator_type] => none ) [geo] => [coordinates] => [place] => [contributors] => [is_quote_status] => [retweet_count] => 0 [favorite_count] => 0 [favorited] => [retweeted] => [possibly_sensitive] => [lang] => en )
Aha! There’s a new Tweet JSON format coming which should fix this. Twitter’s announcement is here – although there doesn’t appear to be a time for this yet.
Currently Rotating Tweets is displaying everything that Twitter is sending through – e.g.
( [created_at] => Fri Oct 21 14:13:14 +0000 2016 [id] => 789469596499664897 [id_str] => 789469596499664897 [text] => We're going places (and learning stuff)! Nate & Gabe are out in Tucson at the Seven Challenges IOP advanced therapi… https://t.co/cK31qTqoAk [truncated] => 1 [entities] => Array ( [hashtags] => Array ( ) [symbols] => Array ( ) [user_mentions] => Array ( ) [urls] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => https://t.co/cK31qTqoAk [expanded_url] => https://twitter.com/i/web/status/789469596499664897 [display_url] => twitter.com/i/web/status/7… [indices] => Array ( [0] => 121 [1] => 144 ) ) ) ) [source] => <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/download/ipad" rel="nofollow">Twitter for iPad</a> [in_reply_to_status_id] => [in_reply_to_status_id_str] => [in_reply_to_user_id] => [in_reply_to_user_id_str] => [in_reply_to_screen_name] => [user] => Array ( [id] => 1708069177 [id_str] => 1708069177 [name] => Potomac Pathways [screen_name] => PotomacPathways [location] => Cabin John, MD [description] => Substance abuse and behavioral Healthcare for teens and young adults [url] => https://t.co/SvzJ9mB148 [entities] => Array ( [url] => Array ( [urls] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => https://t.co/SvzJ9mB148 [expanded_url] => https://www.potomacpathways.org [display_url] => potomacpathways.org [indices] => Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 23 ) ) ) ) [description] => Array ( [urls] => Array ( ) ) ) [protected] => [followers_count] => 30 [friends_count] => 24 [listed_count] => 3 [created_at] => Wed Aug 28 19:12:38 +0000 2013 [favourites_count] => 4 [utc_offset] => [time_zone] => [geo_enabled] => 1 [verified] => [statuses_count] => 65 [lang] => en [contributors_enabled] => [is_translator] => [is_translation_enabled] => [profile_background_color] => 000000 [profile_background_image_url] => https://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png [profile_background_image_url_https] => https://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png [profile_background_tile] => [profile_image_url] => https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/690935619556655104/vxFmril__normal.jpg [profile_image_url_https] => https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/690935619556655104/vxFmril__normal.jpg [profile_banner_url] => https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1708069177/1453567200 [profile_link_color] => 4A913C [profile_sidebar_border_color] => 000000 [profile_sidebar_fill_color] => 000000 [profile_text_color] => 000000 [profile_use_background_image] => [has_extended_profile] => [default_profile] => [default_profile_image] => [following] => [follow_request_sent] => [notifications] => [translator_type] => none ) [geo] => [coordinates] => [place] => [contributors] => [is_quote_status] => [retweet_count] => 0 [favorite_count] => 0 [favorited] => [retweeted] => [possibly_sensitive] => [lang] => en )
As you might imagine, it will be a fairly immediate priority to implement the new extended Tweet format as soon as it is switched on!
Okay, thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to look into this.
Seth
There’s now a development version that uses the longer tweet.
Does it work for you?
The latest upgrade should fix this.
That fixed it. Thank you! I gave you a 5 star review. I really appreciate the quick response and support!
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