Twitter / X

Configure the OwlStack WordPress plugin to publish posts to your Twitter (X) account.

Prerequisites

You need a Twitter Developer account with API access.

Getting Twitter API Credentials

Go to the Twitter Developer Portal
Create a new project and app
Navigate to Keys and tokens
Generate your Consumer Keys (API Key & Secret)
Generate your Access Token and Secret

API Access Level

You need at least Basic tier API access to post tweets. The free tier only supports read access. Ensure your app has Read and Write permissions.

Settings

Navigate to OwlStack > Twitter / X in the WordPress admin.

Field	Description
Consumer Key (API Key)	Your app's API key from the Developer Portal
Consumer Secret	Your app's API secret key
Access Token	OAuth access token for your account
Access Token Secret	OAuth access token secret

Step-by-step

Go to OwlStack > Twitter / X in your WordPress admin
Paste your Consumer Key (API Key)
Paste your Consumer Secret
Paste your Access Token
Paste your Access Token Secret
Click Save Settings

Testing

After saving your settings:

Click Test Connection to verify your API credentials
Click Send Test Message to publish a test tweet
Check your Twitter profile to confirm the tweet appeared

Publishing

Once configured, Twitter / X appears as a toggle in the OwlStack meta box on post edit screens.

Programmatic publishing

// Simple tweet
owlstack()->twitter('Hello from WordPress!');

// Tweet with a link
owlstack()->twitter('Check out our latest post: https://example.com/post');

Constraints

Constraint	Value
Max tweet length	280 characters
Max images per tweet	4
Supported media types	JPEG, PNG, GIF, MP4
Max video length	2 minutes 20 seconds

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
"Unauthorized" error	Double-check all four API credentials
"Forbidden" error	Ensure your app has Read and Write permissions
Duplicate content error	Twitter rejects identical consecutive tweets
Rate limit exceeded	Wait 15 minutes; consider spacing out posts

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