YOURLS Twitter Tools wordpress plugin
(Update 2012-10-20) I see there is a new version of Twitter Tools, ver 3.0. The new version is a complete rewrite so this plugin is no longer compatible. I’m planning on taking a look to see how much work it is to update and get it working with the new version of Twitter Tools
I’ve been looking for a YOURLS url shortener plugin that is compatible with Twitter Tools for a while now. There was one “yourls plugin for twitter tools 2.0” but it’s been unmaintained since August 27th, 2009.
I finally bit the bullet and wrote my own. The plugin is based on Twitter Tools – Bit.ly URLs code and has been tested with WordPress Version 3.0.1. It’s still pretty Beta, for example I don’t check if the Service URL and Signature token is correct or even entered. But it works for me.
Installation
Copy the contents of the archive into the wp-content/plugins/ folder then activate the plugin on the “Plugins page”.
Configure
Once the plugin has been Activated, you can configure it via the Twitter Tools settings page. You’ll need to enter the full API url (including the yourls-api.php). You can find your Signature token on the tools page of your YOURLS installation.
Download
Here is a packaged version of the plugin yourls-tools.tar (27 August 2010)
URL Shortening at your finger tip.
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Very cool, added to http://yourls.org/#Showcase
Hey,
What format of signature token we should use if Yourls is “private” ?
Thansks,
S.
Hey,
The token can be found on the tools page, or admin/tools.php. Look for the line “Your secret signature token: ” the token follows the :
Hey,
What is the end of the URL ?
http://zzz.fr/yourls-api.php?signature=zzzzzzzzz&action=…
?
S.
I the Service URL box fill in: http://zzz.fr/yourls-api.php
and in the signature token box fill in: zzzzzzzzz
Works like a charm, thanks a lot !
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its hard to find plugins for yourls.. does this one still work…
Yea it should I’m still using it on my site
Hello!
What is the url to the setting page? http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/?????????
Also, have you thought of uploading this to the WordPress Respiratory? I can help with that, if you want me to.
The settings page is under “Settings” -> “Twitter Tools”, then look at the bottom of the page.
Yea I should get around to uploading it to the WordPress Repository but I just haven’t had time. I’ll see if I can do it this weekend.
After setting this up successfully on one of my blogs I decided to set it up on another. But it’s not working on the new blog. The settings are exactly the same on each blog yet when I post from the second blog the tweet contains no URL and no URL is added to my YOURLs installation. Any thought?
Thanks.
Please disregard. Turned out to be a security issue on my webhost.
Glad you came right with it.
Thanks a useful wordpress plugin
I see that Twitter Tools 3.0 has been released…do you have plans to update this plugin to work with it?
Yes I’ve just seen there is a new version. I’ll take a look and see how much work it’s going to be to update the plugin. Maybe tackel it this weekend.
Its very useful!
I recently wrote about Displaying Advertisements before redirection in Yourls. You should read it.
http://taimoorsultan.com/show-ads-before-redirection-in-yourls/
Thanks! Happy New Year