Adding a Twitter Timeline to your Department Page
Log into the dotCMS and
open up the page where
you would like the Twitter
Timeline to show up
Click the “Add Content”
box & select “Add Widget”
To the left, select “Twitter
Timeline” and then select “Create New Twitter
Timeline”
Here you will fill in your Widget Name, Twitter
Account Name, Widget ID, Width of Widget &
Height of Widget.
At this point, make sure you are logged into your
Twitter accound in a different browser window.
Go to URL:
www.twitter.com/settings/widgets
This is the page we will use to find your
“Widget ID”. Click the “Add New”
button.
Click on the
“Create Widget”
button
Copy the code you are
given and then paste it
into Word (or any other
text editor). Look for
“data-widget-id” and
copy the number code
you are given. This is
your “Widget ID”
Add your Widget Title
(anything you would
like), Twitter Account
Name, Widget ID, and
the Width & Heigth.
After you have entered
these in, click Save &
Publish
Now your
Twitter
Timeline is
viewable on
your
Department
Page.