Update 3.7: Change Twitter @sitename

Hi,

Just updated to the new version (3.7). Where can I change the Twitter @sitename? And when using the share button the twitter pop-up opens twice.

Regards,
Tim

Thnx for the quick respons.
Url: http://www.runners-high.nl

I don’t use any external share plugins. I did use addthis, but switched to the share buttons you guys put into Newspaper. Way better integration..

On the @sitename issue. Which piece of code do I have to edit exactly? Sorry, kind of a amateur when it comes to code / php. 🙂

Regards,
Tim

I assume you turn ‘&via=’ into this ‘&via=@TwitterUserName’ to make it work. What I don’t get is what this does? And how it differs from the sharing capabilities already in the theme prior to v3.7?

In other words, what’s the point of this feature? What function is lost when not implemented? What function is gain when implemented? The code around it appears to be standard already-included sharing functionality.

Thanks,
Kro

I’m having the same issue with the double-loaded Twitter share window.
http://screencast.com/t/cHVYPQ9V

Regarding the ‘&via=’ tag in the code, I see I was wrong about that. But what I don’t get is that the tag is populated when you try to share via Twitter with @DC Nation (My site name) even though the twitter username is not the same as my site name. If I try to modify the code manually it shows @@CowboysNationDC Nation when it should be @CowboysNation only. How do I correct this so the Twitter functionality added by 3.7 is actually useful?

Other Plugins:
I use the publishing feature of JetPack and the official Facebook plugin (Since Jetpack makes me refresh FB connection to share posts when published at least once a week). I have used the AddThis Smart Layers plugin in the past but it was deactivated and deleted from the plugins list. The Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest share buttons load one time each, as expected.

Hello! I think it should not be placed via @ Sitename, the site title is long and does not resume the twitter username. I would put an option in the theme settings where you can enter the Twitter username. What do you think?

That would be my suggestion. Many other themes offer this setting in the options panel for this very reason.

Dear Marius

I would like to inform that when we click the twitter share button, our account that include _ not type by default. So we or reader must edited/add _. Example, the correct one is @News_paper, but the result is: @News paper. So link not to our account but to other account that we dont know.
Any suggest how to fix it?

Yes it open twice for me too. Any fix for it yet ?

hi,
we are still investigate this issue, no fix yet.

Thanks for you message.
Radu A.

I have the same problem.

I’ve solved changing this: