Drupal CMS: Add and customise a Twitter feed

Learn to customise a Twitter feed in Drupal.

Before you start 

When editing use Chrome, Firefox or Safari but NOT Internet Explorer

Instructions

You will need the username and password for the relevant Twitter account.

1. Go to the following URL link: Publish Twitter.
2. Paste your Twitter URL underneath 'What would you like to embed'
3. Press on the arrow pointing to the right
4. Choose which type of embed you would like: embedded timeline or buttons
5. If you just copy the code, you will see the whole of your Twitter feed.
   To make it shorter e.g. 600 pixels, click on 'Set customization options' and put  e.g.'600' under height - (height in pixels)
6. Click on 'update'
7. Copy the relevant code
8. Go to the page where you want to embed the Twitter feed
9. Click on the 'Twitter feed' icon in the editing toolbar
10. Place the code in the Widget code box
11. Click on 'Insert'
12. The account should now be visible i.e. you can see 'Tweets by ....'
13. Save
14. Finally, check in different browsers to see if you are happy with the result, including on a mobile device

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