Chapter 7 [ 197 ] The module's features include: Set the number of tweets to display. Choose whether to display your avatar or not. Select whether to display just your tweets or all tweets related to a particular topic. Select auto join phrases according to the nature of your tweet. For example, specic intro text for replies, verbs, replying to tweets, and more. Set the text to appear while the tweets load. Filter your own tweets via keywords. For example, only display tweets that contain the word "Joomla!". Once installed, all congurations are performed within the Module Parameters: The latest version now loads the scripts on the y, making the module XHTML compliant. Please note that the module now requires the JB Library plugin in order to work. The JB Library plugin loads the jQuery library automatically into the head of your template. The jQuery library is required for the jTweet module. To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "JTweet". • • • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 198 ] Tweetboard (P) From the makers of the "Twitter Follow Me" module comes "Tweetboard". Utilizing the Tweetboard API plugin will allow you to display a Twitter Tweetboard on your Joomla! website: Tweetboard is a fun and engaging micro-forum type application that pulls your Twitter feeds in and reformats them into threaded conversations. This is a great marketing technique in order to improve trafc ow to your website. Conversations that have spun off from the original are also captured, effectively providing a discussion layout to your site visitors. The Tweetboard extension is a Joomla! Plugin. Once installed, the conguration settings are located in the plugin, under the Plugin Manager area: This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 199 ] Before enabling the plugin, please visit the Joomla Exclusive Invite Portal (a link on the author's downloads page) and use the specially generated code: joomlainvites01. This will allow you to quickly use Tweetboard with your Twitter account. To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "Tweetboard". WebScribble jConnector (C,M,P) jConnector allows your Joomla! members to sign in using Facebook Connect, which is a powerful set of APIs that lets developers bring identities and connections into other applications: If users are registered with Facebook, they can simply click on the Facebook Connect icon next time they visit your site, and they will be logged in automatically. This integration will add these users to your Joomla! database, so you can administer their accounts through Joomla!. Installation is easy with one jConnector.zip package le to be uploaded via the Extension Manager. Following a successful installation, you will need to go to the Module Manager in order to congure the Module Parameters: To begin using Facebook Connect, you must obtain API key and Application Secret from Facebook. To do so, you should rst sign into Facebook at http://facebook.com. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 200 ] After signing in, you need to go to http://facebook.com/developers/ and follow the process for creating a new application. Once you have the Facebook API key, you will need to populate this parameter within the plugin management screen. To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "jConnector". Facebook Fanbox Free (M) Facebook Fanbox is a Joomla! Module that displays Facebook FanBox in your Joomla! website: This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 201 ] The Fanbox lets users: See how many users are already fans, and see some of their friends Read recent posts from the page Become a fan with one click, without needing to visit the page Before you add a Fanbox to your website, you need the following: A Joomla! 1.5 website, and the ability to install modules A Facebook page that promotes your website (you must be the administrator of the page) Your Facebook page ID and prole ID to enter into the Module Parameters There are a number of parameter options for control over this extension, and it has received good feedback from users requiring this type of feature in their Joomla! site: To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "Facebook Fanbox". • • • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 202 ] jwFacebook Comments (P) The jwFacebook Comments plugin utilizes Facebook's comments feature and allows you to place these at the end of your Joomla! Articles: If your site visitors have a Facebook account, they can easily place comments on your Joomla! Articles, but one nice feature of this system is that anyone can place comments (you don't need a Facebook account). It utilizes Facebook's comments feature instead of using your own, possibly saving you hosting bandwidth costs. Installation is easy, but there are few additional steps to perform in order to get this feature working. These are clearly listed on the developer's website, but in short are: Install the plugin using the Joomla! Extension Manager Upload an included .htm le to your web server and then navigate to the Plugin Manager to congure the Plugin Parameters Congure your Facebook API, the path to the uploaded .htm le You will then need to log into Facebook to enter the domain of the site you are installing the comments on To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "jwFacebook Comments". • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 203 ] Joomla! and video channel integration Video is the coolest thing on the Web at the moment, and there are some great Joomla! Video Extensions available to display content from external video distribution sites. It is important to mention that there are a number of specic video solutions for Joomla! that also provide support for streaming external video content. Please see the extensions listed in Chapter 6, Using Video in Your Joomla! Website for further video solutions. easiertube (P) easiertube is a Joomla! Plugin that couldn't get any easier to manage and use. It is designed to display videos in your articles from the following sources: YouTube, Google, UStream, Revver, and MySpace. To use it, simply install this plugin and congure its settings in the Plugin Parameters area. Enter the remote video link within your content articles and the plugin will automatically convert the URL and embed the player in your page. Parameters can be set for: Front page display width and height Main content display width and height Fullscreen Autoplay • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 204 ] The latest version (5.5) now includes: YouTube support Related videos (YouTube), also can disable search Disable show info Disable annotations Show border (with color option) Metacafe videos Show statistics Show video title Install the plugin using the Extension Manager and congure its parameters in the Plugins Manager area: To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "easiertube". • • • • • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 205 ] QTube (M, P) QTube is a module and plugin designed to embed YouTube videos into a Joomla! Content Article: The plugin allows you to play videos within your Joomla! Articles and contains parameters which allow you to adjust the look and feel of the video container object. The developer of QTube has also developed a QTube module, allowing the ability to include videos into modules. The module and plugin are installed via the Extension Manager and its default parameters can be set in the Plugin and Module Manager areas: To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "QTube". This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 206 ] JMultimedia Suite (C, M, P) The JMultimedia Suite is a kit of multimedia extensions. It can automatically detect and display videos from many streaming sites and in many media formats. It offers the administrator numerous video options: Key features are: Create/edit video categories Create/edit media items Customizable CSS Multi-media formats are supported Integration with commenter comments system A requirement of the JMultimedia Suite is for the extension "denVideo" to be installed. It will then automatically recognize video links within your articles, and support all video formats that denVideo does, including: SWF (Flash applications) FLV and H264 (Flash videos) CLASS (Java applet) MOV and MP4 (QuickTime) RM and RAM (RealMedia) MP3 (audio) • • • • • • • • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 . Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 206 ] JMultimedia Suite (C, M, P) The JMultimedia Suite is a kit of multimedia extensions. It can automatically detect and display. Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 203 ] Joomla! and video channel integration Video is the coolest thing on the Web at the moment, and there are some great Joomla! Video Extensions available. 08724 Chapter 7 [ 205 ] QTube (M, P) QTube is a module and plugin designed to embed YouTube videos into a Joomla! Content Article: The plugin allows you to play videos within your Joomla! Articles