Getting my Twitter widget to work!

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  richardsgilbert · Member · May 29, 2013 at 8:58 pm

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  I have added the Twitter Timeline widget but cannot make it work. When in my dashboard and I paste my twitter feed code into the widget setup it simply goes away when I hit Save. I have tried this in Chrome and Firefox without success. Does anyone have any ideas? The code I am pasting in is below . . . Thanks

  Tweets by @richardsgilbert
  <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:’https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+”://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”);</script>

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  timethief · Member · May 29, 2013 at 9:01 pm

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  Are you referring to this widget and using the appropriate guide for free hosted WordPress.com blogs?
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/twitter-timeline-widget/

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  richardsgilbert · Member · May 29, 2013 at 9:04 pm

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  Yes, timethief. The code simply vanishes from the box for it in the layout. On my blog page, the Follow Me does highlight when my cursor goes over it but clicking does nothing, because there is not content there because it hasn’t accepted it!

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  raincoaster · Member · May 30, 2013 at 12:25 am

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  As the instructions say, you’re not supposed to post the script code in. You’re supposed to post the SHORTCODE in. This is the format:

  [twitter-timeline id=1234 username=yourhandle]

  What exact shortcode are you using?

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  richardsgilbert · Member · May 30, 2013 at 12:42 am

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  So it’s not the whole thing, as the twitter widget insructions say? I pasted the whole thing:

  Tweets by @richardsgilbert
  <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:’https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+”://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”);</script>

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  jackiedana · Member · May 31, 2013 at 10:07 pm

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  Hi richardgilbert,

  You create the widget first on Twitter, and then use this exact shortcode wherever you want it to appear:

  [twitter-timeline id=1234 username=yourhandle]

  Where the ID is a number generated by Twitter and username is your own Twitter username.

  You should not insert all of the code that Twitter gives you, as that will not work on WordPress.com.

  Detailed directions for the Twitter Timeline widget, including screenshots, can be found here:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/twitter-timeline-widget/

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  richardsgilbert · Member · Jun 1, 2013 at 12:08 am

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  Thanks, Jackie! I will follow that link—didn’t know ALL the code does not work, since Twitter says to paste it all in . . .