1. Create the Twitter widget
  2. Create the Twitter tile

The Twitter tile gives you a powerful way to display a twitter feed right in your SharePoint website. Great to keep up with the latest tweets under a certain hashtag or Twitter page.

Here is what you need to do to create one:

1# Create the Twitter widget

  1. Go to https://twitter.com/settings/widgets/new and sign in to your account;

  2. On the Search Query, type an hashtag or a Twitter handle;

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    You can learn about creating Search queries on Twitter here: https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public/search.

  3. You can also choose the height for the feed, the theme and the link color;

  4. When you’re done, click on Create Widget and let it refresh;

  5. Leave the page open and copy the widget ID. You will find the ID on the URL, right after "https://twitter.com/settings/widgets/...".

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2# Create the Twitter tile

The Twitter tile only has a front side tile, unlike the other tile types that have a front and back tile.

  1. Open the site where you have the Tiles installed;
  2. Click Edit to edit the page;

  3. On the web part title bar, click on the ➕ icon to add a tile;

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  4. On the Tile Type, choose Twitter Feed;

  5. On the Twitter Tile Settings, paste the widget ID in the Widget ID box and choose the number of tweets that will appear on the tile;

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  6. On the Tiles Settings don't forget to pick a tile background and text color;

  7. The rest is up to you - fill out the remaining options as you want. You can check out what you need to do in each setting in the Tiles Settings Glossary section of this User Guide;

  8. Click Save.

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    If you need to create another tile without closing the form, just click on "Save and create another".