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Can I use Twitter cards on ONTRApages?

Frank Hagan

Twitter Cards are pretty cool ... when someone expands the Tweet they see a little business card sized recap of the site. It's like free advertising in a way. Can we add these to ONTRApages?

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Yes, you can! Twitter Cards will work with all versions of ONTRApages!

First Step

Go to the Getting Started with Twitter Cards for the overview. Choose the Card Typeyou want to use. For this example we are using the Summary card type at https://dev.twitter.com/cards/types/s...

Copy the code on that page where it's nicely formatted, or use this code block:

<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@flickr" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Small Island Developing States Photo Submission" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="View the album on Flickr." /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/14338202952_93595258ff_z.jpg" />

Second Step

Paste that code into your ONTRApages page on the Settings tab in the "Custom header code" section, as shown here:

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Edit the code as shown, with your own Summary, your Twitter address for the "twitter:site" value, a "headline" for the "twitter:title" value, and your description in the "twitter:description" value. To add an image, paste the image URL into the "twitter:image" value.

Third Step

Save and publish the ONTRApage.

Fourth Step

Now, go to the Twitter Card Validator site and enter the URL to your ONTRApages page. The Validator will show you a preview of the Twitter Card:

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Include the ONTRApages URL in a Tweet, find your Tweet in your feed, and click on the date / time to expand it. The card will show below the Tweet!

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Other Twitter Card Types work too; here's an image of the "Summary Card with Large Image" Card Type:

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Please Note:

Twitter Cards show up only when you expand the Tweet by clicking on the date or time. They do not show up in the normal feed. This is a limitation of Twitter and not a limitation of ONTRApages.

Frank Hagan
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