Tweet2Download allows a wordpress blog to require a tweet and a follow in exchange for the downloads or article parts available on the blog.
| Author: | Razvan Pop (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 3.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 3.3.0 |
| Plugin version: | 1.4.1 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 15-04-2011 |
| Last updated: | 03-01-2012
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 20 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
| Plugin URI: | http://inspiredcore.com/tweet2download-wordpr... |
| Total downloads: | 6 137 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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If you have a blog that provides downloads, this plugin is the perfect twitter marketing tool for you. Tweet2Download allows you to require a tweet and a follow in exchange for a download or a content snippet on your blog. It effectively asks your users to "pay" with a tweet for free content on your blog, making it a very powerfull viral marketing tool.
The plugin is well suited for blogs that offer music, videos, tips & tricks, ezines, software, code, design creatives, tutorials, torrent files, download links or any kind of downloads/content for that matter.
Requires: PHP 5.2 or newer, cURL, tested with WordPress 3.0 and newer
Usage:
- Upload a file to wordpress (wp-admin -> Media -> Add New), make sure to tick "These files will be downloaded using Tweet2Download"
- When editing a post, click the "Add Tweet2Download Button" icon (next to the "Upload/Insert" media icons)
- Select the file you previously uploaded, and click "Insert Tweet2Download button into Post"
- Change the shortcode to contain the tweet and follow you want, Publish!
For more information and to get an idea about how the plugin works, go to the Tweet2Download home page and give it a try!