Installing Twitter Timelines

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How to install an automated timeline

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To create an automated feed of a twitter account's latest posts, you will need to do the following -

1. Navigate to tweetdeck.twitter.com in your web browser.
2. Select the option to add a column from the sidebar found on the left-hand side of the webpage.
3. When given a choice to choose a column type to add, select 'user'.
4. You will then be requested to search for a twitter handle or full name. Search for the Twitter account you wish to use in the timeline.
5. A new column will now be presented in your TweetDeck dashboard. Under the configuration options (found in the top right corner of the new column) you will see the opportunity to share the user as an embedded timeline.
6. Click the share link.
7. Select the option to display the feed as an 'Embedded Timeline'. A new line of code will be provided, clicking the code will copy it to your clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into Orchard.

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How to install a hand curated grid timeline

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To create an hand curated grid feed of a twitter account's posts, you will need to do the following -

1. Navigate to tweetdeck.twitter.com in your web browser.
2. Select the option to add a column from the sidebar found on the left-hand side of the webpage.
3. When given a choice to choose a column type to add, select 'user'.
4. You will then be requested to search for a twitter handle or full name. Search for the Twitter account you wish to use in the timeline.
5. A new column will now be presented in your TweetDeck dashboard. This twitter account's posts will be used to create a collection.
6. Select the option to add another column from the sidebar found on the left-hand side of the webpage.
7. When given a choice to choose a column type to add, select 'collection'.
8. You will then need to create a new collection, with a title such as 'Website Collection'.
9. A new column for the collection will now appear in your TweetDeck dashboard.
10. Drag and drop tweets you want to embed on the Asmodee website from the 'user' column into the 'collection' column. It is recommended that tweets including images are selected.
11. Once complete, under the configuration options (found in the top right corner of the new column) you will see the opportunity to share the collection as an embedded timeline.
12. Click the share link.
13. Select the option to display the feed as an 'Embedded Grid'. A new line of code will be provided, clicking the code will copy it to your clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into Orchard.