Template:Tweet/doc

This template lets relevant tweets to be easily quoted inside articles, with a citation automatically made using {{cite tweet}}.

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Tweet. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Example	Twitter
@example

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc dignissim, dolor vitae ullamcorper aliquet, velit mi sagittis metus.

12 Jul 2017^[1]

Using this template is better than a screen-shot of a tweet because the text is accessible to screen readers.

It is an alternative to standard quotation templates because it displays all relevant information about the tweet (date of posting, user's name, user's handle, etc).

Full blank syntax

{{tweet
|text =        [content of the tweet]
|name =        [user's name as it appears at the top of the tweet]
|username =    [user's @ handle (without the @)]
|date =        [date of the tweet formatted according to MOS:DATE]
|ID =          [number at the end of the tweet URL]
|replyto =     [optional: username tweet is replying to]
|image =       [optional: image or logo associated with twitter account]
|left =        [optional: any value makes tweet aligned left]
|block =       [optional: any value displays tweet as block (text above and below, doesn't flow around).]
|width =       [optional: custom tweet width]
|reference =   [optional: {{tweet}} automatically creates a reference, but one can be provided to use instead. See 2nd example.]
|lang =        [optional: language code of the tweet if non-English]
|translation = [optional: English translation of tweet if original tweet non-English]
}}

Example usage:

{{tweet
|text=@WilliamShatner Good day, Captain. #ISS is in standard orbit and Commander Swanson has the conn. Hope you’re having a great weekend!
|name=NASA
|username=NASA
|date=Aug 2, 2014
|ID=495719809695621121
|replyto=WilliamShatner
|image=NASA logo.svg
}}

	NASA	Twitter
	@NASA

Replying to @WilliamShatner

@WilliamShatner Good day, Captain. #ISS is in standard orbit and Commander Swanson has the conn. Hope you’re having a great weekend!

Aug 2, 2014^[1]

{{tweet
|text=Despite the constant negative press covfefe
|name=Donald J. Trump
|username=realDonaldTrump
|date=30 May 2017
|ID=869766994899468288
|left=yes
|reference={{dummy reference}}
}}

Donald J. Trump	Twitter
@realDonaldTrump

Despite the constant negative press covfefe

30 May 2017^[1]

{{tweet
|name=Donald J. Trump
|username=realDonaldTrump
|date=Jan 5 2018
|text=I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist. Look at this guy's past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve [Bannon]!
|reference={{dummy reference}}
|block=yes
}}

Donald J. Trump	Twitter
@realDonaldTrump

I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist. Look at this guy's past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve [Bannon]!

Jan 5 2018^[1]

{{tweet
|text=Dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum
|lang=la
|translation=I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am
|username=descartes
|name=René Descartes
|ref=example
|date=1637
}}

René Descartes	Twitter
@descartes

Latin: Dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum

---

I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am

Jan 1 1637^[2]

TemplateData

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
block	block	Any value displays tweet as block (text above and below, doesn't flow around). Overrides left parameter	String	optional
width	width	Custom tweet width Example 300px	String	optional
left	left	Any value makes tweet aligned left	String	optional
name	name	User's name as it appears at the top of the tweet	String	required
username	username	User's Twitter handle. Do not include the @ symbol.	Unknown	required
date	date	Date of the tweet formatted according to MOS:DATE	Date	required
text	text	Content of the tweet	String	required
ID	ID id	The number at the end of the tweet URL	Number	suggested
reference	reference ref	A custom reference can be provided to use instead of the automatically generated one Example <ref>custom reference</ref>	String	optional
image	image	Image or logo associated with twitter account	File	optional
replyto	replyto	Username the tweet is replying to	String	optional
lang	lang language	language code of original tweet Example de	String	optional
translation	translation	english translation of the tweet	Unknown	optional

This template lets relevant tweets to be easily quoted inside articles, with a citation automatically made using the template, "cite tweet". Using this template is better than a screen-shot of a tweet because the text is accessible to screen readers. It is an alternative to standard quotation templates because it displays all relevant information about the tweet (date of posting, user's name, user's handle, etc) in a way that reflects Twitter's design language.

Refs

1. NASA [@NASA] (Aug 2, 2014). "@WilliamShatner Good day, Captain. #ISS is in standard orbit and Commander Swanson has the conn. Hope you're having a great weekend!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. example