Twitter Profile Widget

Easily display tweets filtered by Twitter handle, timeline, or search term in a Drupal block. You can control how many tweets should display and whether to include replies or retweets.

A single set of Twitter app credentials is used site-wide, but each block instance can display different tweets with different display settings.

This module uses the application only (read-only access to public information) via the Twitter API.

By design, theming is minimal. Developers are expected to customize the display via their chosen theme.

Configuration

1. You first need a Twitter App. Sign in to Twitter and go to https://apps.twitter.com/ . Copy the "key" and "secret" associated with your new app.
2. After installing the module in Drupal, go to Configuration > Media > Twitter Widgets (admin/config/media/twitter_profile_widget). Enter the Twitter App key and secret you created in step 1.
3. Go to Admin > Structure > Block Layout > Custom Block Library > Add custom block (/block/add) and create one or more widgets.

Staying secure

Your Twitter app consumer key and consumer secret will be stored in a Drupal configuration entity. If using version control and configuration management, use a tool such as config_ignore and config_exclude to prevent exposing your Twitter app credentials, or a Drupal core solution such as $settings['config_exclude_modules'].

For non-UI management & deployment across environments, consider referencing these credentials through the filesystem, either through reference via settings.php or the equivalent:

$path = 'sites/default/files/private/twitter.json';
if (file_exists($path)) {
  $json_text = file_get_contents('sites/default/files/private/twitter.json');
  $twitter_widget = json_decode($json_text, TRUE);
  $config['twitter_profile_widget.settings']['twitter_widget_key'] = $twitter_widget['twitter_widget_key'];
  $config['twitter_profile_widget.settings']['twitter_widget_secret'] = $twitter_widget['twitter_widget_secret'];
}