Overview

The jekyll-twitter-plugin is a liquid tag plugin for the Jekyll blogging engine that allows users to embed Tweets, Timelines, and other Twitter content in pages generated by Jekyll. This plugin makes use of the Twitter Publish platform, which enables Twitter users to curate content for display outside of Twitter with customizable styling.

Features

• Installed via Rubygems.
• Customization options passed to Twitter API.
• No authentication required.
• Caching of Twitter API responses to speed up builds.

Installation

1. Install the gem by adding it to your Gemfile: gem 'jekyll-twitter-plugin'
2. Add the jekyll-twitter-plugin to your site’s _config.yml file: plugins: ['jekyll-twitter-plugin']
3. Download the source file from the official repository and place it in your _plugins directory.

Summary

The jekyll-twitter-plugin is a powerful tool that allows Jekyll users to easily embed Twitter content in their blogs. With features such as customization options and caching, this plugin provides a seamless integration of Twitter into Jekyll websites.