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The module's features include:
Set the number of tweets to display
Choose whether to display your avatar or not
Select whether to display just your tweets or all tweets related to a
particular topic
Select auto join phrases according to the nature of your tweet For example,
specific intro text for replies, verbs, replying to tweets, and more
Set the text to appear while the tweets load
Filter your own tweets via keywords For example, only display tweets that
contain the word "Joomla!"
Once installed, all configurations are performed within the Module Parameters:
The latest version now loads the scripts on the fly, making the module
XHTML compliant
Please note that the module now requires the JB Library plugin in order
to work The JB Library plugin loads the jQuery library automatically
into the head of your template The jQuery library is required for the
jTweet module
To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search
for "JTweet"
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From the makers of the "Twitter Follow Me" module comes "Tweetboard" Utilizing
the Tweetboard API plugin will allow you to display a Twitter Tweetboard on your
Joomla! website:
Tweetboard is a fun and engaging micro-forum type application that pulls your
Twitter feeds in and reformats them into threaded conversations This is a great
marketing technique in order to improve traffic flow to your website Conversations
that have spun off from the original are also captured, effectively providing a
discussion layout to your site visitors
The Tweetboard extension is a Joomla! Plugin Once installed, the configuration
settings are located in the plugin, under the Plugin Manager area:
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Before enabling the plugin, please visit the Joomla Exclusive Invite Portal
(a link on the author's downloads page) and use the specially generated
code: joomlainvites01 This will allow you to quickly use Tweetboard
with your Twitter account
To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search
for "Tweetboard"
WebScribble jConnector (C,M,P)
jConnector allows your Joomla! members to sign in using Facebook Connect, which
is a powerful set of APIs that lets developers bring identities and connections into
other applications:
If users are registered with Facebook, they can simply click on the Facebook Connect
icon next time they visit your site, and they will be logged in automatically This
integration will add these users to your Joomla! database, so you can administer
their accounts through Joomla!
Installation is easy with one jConnector.zip package file to be uploaded via the
Extension Manager Following a successful installation, you will need to go to the
Module Manager in order to configure the Module Parameters:
To begin using Facebook Connect, you must obtain API key and Application
Secret from Facebook To do so, you should first sign into Facebook at
http://facebook.com
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the process for creating a new application Once you have the Facebook API key, you
will need to populate this parameter within the plugin management screen
To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search
for "jConnector"
Facebook Fanbox Free (M)
Facebook Fanbox is a Joomla! Module that displays Facebook FanBox in your
Joomla! website:
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The Fanbox lets users:
See how many users are already fans, and see some of their friends
Read recent posts from the page
Become a fan with one click, without needing to visit the page
Before you add a Fanbox to your website, you need the following:
A Joomla! 1.5 website, and the ability to install modules
A Facebook page that promotes your website (you must be the administrator
of the page)
Your Facebook page ID and profile ID to enter into the Module Parameters
There are a number of parameter options for control over this extension, and it has
received good feedback from users requiring this type of feature in their Joomla! site:
To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for
"Facebook Fanbox"
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The jwFacebook Comments plugin utilizes Facebook's comments feature and allows
you to place these at the end of your Joomla! Articles:
If your site visitors have a Facebook account, they can easily place comments on
your Joomla! Articles, but one nice feature of this system is that anyone can place
comments (you don't need a Facebook account) It utilizes Facebook's comments
feature instead of using your own, possibly saving you hosting bandwidth costs
Installation is easy, but there are few additional steps to perform in order to get this
feature working These are clearly listed on the developer's website, but in short are:
Install the plugin using the Joomla! Extension Manager
Upload an included htm file to your web server and then navigate to the
Plugin Manager to configure the Plugin Parameters
Configure your Facebook API, the path to the uploaded htm file
You will then need to log into Facebook to enter the domain of the site you
are installing the comments on
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Joomla! and video channel integration
Video is the coolest thing on the Web at the moment, and there are some great
Joomla! Video Extensions available to display content from external video
distribution sites
It is important to mention that there are a number of specific video solutions for Joomla! that also provide support for streaming external
video content Please see the extensions listed in Chapter 6, Using Video in Your Joomla! Website for further video solutions.
easiertube (P)
easiertube is a Joomla! Plugin that couldn't get any easier to manage and use It is
designed to display videos in your articles from the following sources: YouTube,
Google, UStream, Revver, and MySpace
To use it, simply install this plugin and configure its settings in the Plugin
Parameters area Enter the remote video link within your content articles and the
plugin will automatically convert the URL and embed the player in your page
Parameters can be set for:
Front page display width and height
Main content display width and height
Fullscreen
Autoplay
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YouTube support
Related videos (YouTube), also can disable search
Disable show info
Disable annotations
Show border (with color option)
Metacafe videos
Show statistics
Show video title
Install the plugin using the Extension Manager and configure its parameters in the
Plugins Manager area:
To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search
for "easiertube"
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QTube (M, P)
QTube is a module and plugin designed to embed YouTube videos into a Joomla!
Content Article:
The plugin allows you to play videos within your Joomla! Articles and contains
parameters which allow you to adjust the look and feel of the video container object
The developer of QTube has also developed a QTube module, allowing the ability to
include videos into modules
The module and plugin are installed via the Extension Manager and its default
parameters can be set in the Plugin and Module Manager areas:
To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search
for "QTube"
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The JMultimedia Suite is a kit of multimedia extensions It can automatically detect
and display videos from many streaming sites and in many media formats It offers
the administrator numerous video options:
Key features are:
Create/edit video categories
Create/edit media items
Customizable CSS
Multi-media formats are supported
Integration with commenter comments system
A requirement of the JMultimedia Suite is for the extension "denVideo" to be
installed It will then automatically recognize video links within your articles,
and support all video formats that denVideo does, including:
SWF (Flash applications)
FLV and H264 (Flash videos)
CLASS (Java applet)
MOV and MP4 (QuickTime)
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