Twitter widget not working
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I noticed today that the twitter widget in my sidebar no longer works. Rather than displaying tweets, it just has what appears to be a hyperlink saying “My Tweets” (but it’s not actually a link, it leads nowhere). I double checked the widget ID # on Twitter, etc., and can’t find any mistakes on my end. Anyone else having similar problems? What gives?
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If it’s any consolation, I can see the Twitter timeline widget in your sidebar. I’m using Chrome 36 and Firefox 31 to view your site.
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Oh – must be an issue with my browser then, I guess. Although I’m using Chrome too. How strange. Anyway, thanks!
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I can see it using IE 11, FF31 and Chrome 36 too.
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If applicable see here for instructions on how to clear the cache for Chrome and Safari on the iPad:
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http://browsers.about.com/od/howtousemobilebrowser1/ss/How-To-Clear-Browsing-Data-In-Chrome-For-Ipad_6.htm(b) Make sure that you have both third-party cookies enabled and JavaScript enabled
http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/
http://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12654(c) Disable all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily.
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Add both *.wordpress.com and *.wp.com to your list of trusted sites under the Security tab. Make sure to uncheck the box for “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone.” http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/#frequently-asked-questions
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Aha – the point in there about disabling browser extensions reminded me that my antivirus software recently added a Chrome extension that blocks anything it considers a “tracker.” Checked that, sure enough it was blocking the Twitter badge from loading, unblocked it, and now it’s working fine. Thanks for jogging my memory!
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Also, sometimes this error is attributable to Twitter being down. I saw that the other day on my own Twitter widget. Fortunately outages are less and less common.
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Yes, but for informational purposes I thought it worth adding. Other people are going to have this problem and read this thread.
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Okay. Both Jennifer and I could see what Rebecca’s browser extension/add-on was blocking. Lately there are a lot of browser blocking issues and when the extensions/add-ons are disabled the issue is resolved.
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