Embed a Twitter Feed - Google Sites
WHPS Tech Tip
Embed a Twitter Feed in a Google Site - The feed will show just 1 user account
Log into Twitter
Click profile pic or gear
Click Settings
Click Widgets
Create New
Make sure your user ID is in the Username and uncheck "exclude replies"
Click Create widget
The code appears under the Preview
Search programs and open Note Pad
Paste the code from the bottom of this page
Go back to your Twitter page to get the widget code from under your Preview
Paste your widget code to replace “This is where you place Twitter Script”
Save Note Pad file
Log into your Google Site
Click the gear pulldown menu and select Manage Site
Click on Attachments
Click the Upload button and select your Note Pad file
Right click on the download link and click Copy Link Address
Click back to your Google Site
Navigate to the page you want your Twitter Feed to appear
Click the pencil icon to edit the page
Click Insert, then ...More gadgets
Select Add gadget by URL
Delete http://
Paste your link address and click Add
Change your Width and Height (try 500 width and 600 height to start)
Click Ok
Click the blue save button on the top right
Embed a Twitter Feed List in a Google Site - The list feed will show multiple user accounts (all teachers on the team, principal, support staff, etc)
Go to Tweetdeck and login: https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/
On the left menu, click + to add a column
Select Lists, then click + Create list
Add a List name (example: KPM Amethyst Team), description, and keep Privacy at Public. Click Save
Search for usernames that you want to add to the group and click + to add them as members to the group
When all members have been added, click Done
At the top of the column, click the menu, then click share, and Embed timeline
Click the blue button for Create widget and the code will appear at the bottom of the Preview
Search programs and open Note Pad
Paste the code from the bottom of this page
Go back to your Twitter page to get the widget code from under your Preview
Paste your widget code to replace “This is where you place Twitter Script”
Save Note Pad file
Log into your Google Site
Click the gear pulldown menu
Click on Attachments
Click the Upload button and select your Note Pad file
Right click on the download link and click Copy Link Address
Click back to your Google Site
Navigate to the page you want your Twitter Feed to appear
Click the pencil icon to edit the page
Click Insert, then ...More gadgets
Select Add gadget by URL
Delete http://
Paste your link address and click Add
Change your Width and Height (try 500 width and 600 height to start)
Click Ok
Click the blue save button on the top right
Code for Google Site Twitter Widget - copy and paste the code below into Note Pad.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Module>
<ModulePrefs
scrolling="true"
height="385"
width="250"
/>
<Content type="html">
<![CDATA[
This is where you place Twitter Script
]]>
</Content>
</Module>