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How to add support for Smash Balloon GDPR setting in unsupported GDPR plugins

Louis Spost — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:05:10 +0000

How does automatic GDPR plugin integration work in Smash Balloon’s plugins? Smash Balloon’s plugins include an automatic integration with several popular supported GDPR cookie plugins to show a GDPR-limited version of the feed until a visitor to your site accepts the GDPR cookie notice. You can see more information on how this works and a […]

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How to force CRON jobs to run on my server to update my feeds?

Joel Nilsson — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:07:25 +0000

CRON jobs are like scheduled tasks for your website. They automatically perform specific actions at set times, such as updating content or fetching new feeds. If you are not seeing feed updates as expected, it could be due to a CRON job not running correctly or at the right frequency. We describe some issues with […]

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How can I allow editors access to the X (formerly Twitter) plugin settings?

Manuel Escobar — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:25:28 +0000

You can grant other user roles access to the feed settings by using a plugin such as User Role Editor and giving a role the manage_twitter_feed_options capability, or by adding the following snippet to your functions.php file: If you need to share access to the plugin settings, add the following snippet to your functions.php file:

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How to fix a blank or empty plugin interface

Manuel Escobar — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:42:53 +0000

This guide will help you if you are facing an issue where the plugin interface or feed preview appears blank or empty, like in the example below. This problem often occurs due to content blocker extensions installed on your browser, such as AdBlock or AdGuard. These blockers can sometimes interfere with the functionality of our […]

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How to hide specific posts in the Custom X (formerly Twitter) Feeds Pro Plugin

Joel Nilsson — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:26:57 +0000

This document will guide you through the process of using the ‘Hide specific tweets’ function in the filter settings to manage the visibility of specific posts in your X (Twitter) feeds. Step 1: Accessing the Filter Settings Step 2: Accessing the Filter Settings for the Feed Step 3: Obtaining the Specific Posts IDs Step 4: […]

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Smash Balloon X (formerly Twitter) Changes – Free Version

Craig Schlegel — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:42:56 +0000

With our new solution for connecting to X (formerly Twitter), each feed update now incurs a cost on our end, which was not the case in the past. Because of this, we have introduced limitations on how often feeds update, the types of feeds supported, and the number of feeds that can be created or […]

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Smash Balloon X (formerly Twitter) Changes – Pro Version

Craig Schlegel — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:45:41 +0000

We have been working hard to continue providing updated feeds for our users, even after X discontinued our access to their legacy API. As a result of this change, we can no longer support some features that existed previously, because each time the plugin updates a feed, it now incurs a cost. Frequency of Updates […]

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Twitter API Changes February 2023

Craig Schlegel — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:00:02 +0000

Update July 10, 2023: We have updated our solution that updates feeds. While most users will experience no changes, some feed updates may fail due to the changes from Twitter as well as some instability with Twitter itself. We are continuing our efforts to continually improve our solution. Update June 30th, 2023: Due to another […]

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Add Custom JavaScript snippets for the X (formerly Twitter) plugin.

Manuel Escobar — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:02:47 +0000

The first thing you need to do is install and activate the WPCode plugin on your website. Upon activation, the plugin will add a new menu item labeled ‘Code Snippets’ to your WordPress admin bar. Clicking on it will show you a list of all the custom code snippets you have saved on your site. Since you […]

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How to get the System Info from our plugins (Support Request)

John Brackett — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:37:49 +0000

To help us troubleshoot the issue you’re having, it is important that you share your System Info this way, we are more likely to be able to provide an accurate solution. To get the System Info, follow the steps below for the plugin with the issue: 1) Navigate to your WordPress Dashboard > Feed options > click on […]

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