AutoTweet NG
Version
5.7.11 (last update on May 3, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
115
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
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96520
Date Added
28 August 2009
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
Features:
* All plugins are customizable: account, category to post for, link position, post for modified articles, textusage for message, hashtags, usage of metakey information and more.
* Automatic support for short URLs: is.gd, tinyurl.com, bit.ly.
* Works with most SEF extensions. Tested with: sh404sef, JoomSEF, AceSEF and - of course - Joomla! embedded SEF support.
* Automatic message resending: AutoTweet NG resends status message automatically if there is an error on api/server side.
* AutoTweet NG posts also later published or republished articles.
* AutoTweet NG comes with a backend component. The component logs all posted messages and you can manage and resend the messages in the components backend.
* AutoTweet NG supports articles with present publish date.
* Autopublish feature: For each channel and plugin you can select if the messages should be autopublished or approved before sending.
* Multichannel architecture: You can post to multiple Twitter and Facebook accounts. With the rules engine you can select channels to post for by category, author or text terms.
* Support for multi language sites.
Restrictions/Limitations of the free version:
* Channels are limited to 2 channels. So you can create 2 channles only.
* Only Twitter and Facebook are supported. No upport for other channels.
* No support for "Use own App/API"-Feature.
* No support for Yourls.
* No cronjob support.
* No support for direct messages.
* Only the Content-Extension plugin is available for free.
Requirements: PHP 5 (PHP 5.2+ recommended), PHP cURL support (with SSL extension for https), Joomla 1.5.4+/1.6/1.7/2.5, MySQL 4.1.2+ (MySQL 5 recommended), PHP JSON extension, MooTools 1.2.3+
Change log:
* Version 5.7.11 (4.9.14 for Joomla 1.5): some optimizations to solve JavaScript conflicts with other components/plugins
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Ulli has done a fabulous job implementing a system to automatically tweet various events from your joomla site to your twitter account.
I wanted to thank Ulli for taking the time to put this together, and, per my request, also taking the time to put together a plugin (SVN) for Eventlist - thats even Eventlist SVN compatible!
Support is great as well, my forum postings don't sit very long without a reply from the author!
If your thinking about a twitter solution for your joomla site, please take this for a ride, you will not be disappointed.
I wanted to thank Ulli for taking the time to put this together, and, per my request, also taking the time to put together a plugin (SVN) for Eventlist - thats even Eventlist SVN compatible!
Support is great as well, my forum postings don't sit very long without a reply from the author!
If your thinking about a twitter solution for your joomla site, please take this for a ride, you will not be disappointed.
Perfect for my needs! Thank you very much for this great product!
Or I get an error 111.
Or it tels me the status has been updated but the titel doesn't get to my Twitter.
Cause ?
Or it tels me the status has been updated but the titel doesn't get to my Twitter.
Cause ?
Owner's reply
Hello and thank you for using AutoTweet!
First: I do not understand why you have not posted your problem to the support forum on 1st-movers.com bevor you write a review.
> Or I get an error 111
Error 111 (Connection refused) comes from fsockopen and says that you have connectivity/network problems. Normally this is a problem of your environment and not of the plugin and you should contact you sysadmin.
> Or it tels me the status has been updated but the titel doesn't get to my Twitter
Please enable AutoTweet debug mode and post the results to the support forum on 1st-movers.com.
best regards
Ulli
I had some trouble installing this at first because I was rushing it. The instructions are clear, and you have to have both the AutoTweet and AutoTweet Kunena plugins installed.
After installing, I did a test run and it didn't work, but I just posted a reply to a topic and I got the message stating that the autotweet worked. I checked my twitter account and it was up! This is a huge step for my website. I can't thank you enough! Great plugins.
After installing, I did a test run and it didn't work, but I just posted a reply to a topic and I got the message stating that the autotweet worked. I checked my twitter account and it was up! This is a huge step for my website. I can't thank you enough! Great plugins.
This is an awesome plugin that installs in no time and works first try.
The only shortcoming (at least for me) is that as stated it will not post an article to Twitter that is post dated.
I routinely will enter a months worth of articles to be auto posted about every 3 days. Unfortunately after a test they don’t get added to the Twitter feed.
I also tried compositing an article but not publishing it, and then a while later I published it manually, and it still did not post to Twitter.
I’m not sure why the plugin can’t or has been designed not to publish post dated postings but it sure would make my life easier.
Regardless it is a fabulous plug in, Thanks
The only shortcoming (at least for me) is that as stated it will not post an article to Twitter that is post dated.
I routinely will enter a months worth of articles to be auto posted about every 3 days. Unfortunately after a test they don’t get added to the Twitter feed.
I also tried compositing an article but not publishing it, and then a while later I published it manually, and it still did not post to Twitter.
I’m not sure why the plugin can’t or has been designed not to publish post dated postings but it sure would make my life easier.
Regardless it is a fabulous plug in, Thanks
Owner's reply
Hi and thanks for the review!
It is not possible to get an info from Joomla when an article with present date is posted later by the system. So the plugin can't do this - sorry.
At the moment I work on AutoTweet NG (next generation). This version has a component and logs the articles. So with this new version it is possible to post automatically posts with present dates.
I will release a first version of AutoTweet NG end of october.
best regards
Ulli
If you need being up to date at twitter, you must use this plugin !
This plugin will keep your customers up to date if you commit any changes in your website.
This plugin has too the better support i've seen until today !
Just give this plugin a chance, you will not regret it.
This plugin will keep your customers up to date if you commit any changes in your website.
This plugin has too the better support i've seen until today !
Just give this plugin a chance, you will not regret it.
I had some problems when I started using Auto Tweet and posted about it on their forum. Within minutes I had a response from the developer, who quickly diagnosed the problem. Within hours, he had pushed up a new version that corrected my problem. Easily the best interaction and response I've had with a developer in such a situation. Top class.
like some users, i was skeptical as too how easy this plugin might be to use. however it only took a total of about 30 seconds to get this plugin up, running, and tested. very efficient, and useful. cuts my administration in half since my site relys on twitter a good deal. thumbs up, and kudos.
Unlike many other extensions we find around here, this one does what it says. It's so simple that you even forget it's there -- even though it's working for you twitting your articles in the background. Excellent. Furthermore, the author is very helpful, resolving questions and issues quickly in his forum.
I just tested this plugin and it works like a charm. By the way you can choose which articles get somehow by using the section/category function. I have always thought of having such a plugin, Thank you for making Joomla wishlist come true. I owe you a beer when you are Atlanta:-)
Very good, easy to install and use. Saves me a lot of time tweeting after updating the site. I would like to see a "do not tweet this article" on new articles giving me the ability to NOT tweet an article if so desired.
Well done to the developers.
Well done to the developers.
Owner's reply
Thank you for the review!
> do not tweet this article
I have noted this for later investigation - but that is not easy. (I think I have to implement a plugin for joomla editor - and I have never done this...)
Great Plugin, i have been replaced twitter status, that became comercial :(, and i not feel the difference, great work. I ´m agree with the last commnet, it´ll be great if we can define Twitter hashtags, it is very usefull in some cases, like mine. Thanks a lot.
Owner's reply
OK! I have noted this for the next version: I implement a text field in the options for static text (i. e. hash text).
I tested and it works well with joomla core, however it's better if support popular extension: K2
I am waiting this feature in the future .
thanks
I am waiting this feature in the future .
thanks
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