Twitter - 2018

Update November 2023

The Board decided to stop integration of Twitter in Modtools. The conversation started on Central after the AGM in September 2023, and the decision to quit Twitter for individual groups/communities was made - - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/replacement-for-twitter/6663

The national Twitter account remains live.

Set up a Twitter page

Go to https://twitter.com/

Use the email groupname-volunteers@groups.ilovefreegle.org
We use owner emails so the group can be recovered by sending a password reset to the group email.

Create a secure, unguessable password. Twitter may lock accounts if they are hacked and used to distribute spam. As they are unhelpful when it comes to getting them unlocked, it is better to choose a secure password in the first place.

Click Get Started

Full name: add groupname Freegle

Click sign up.

Add a phone number. If you skip this step you may have to go through an automated account recovery procedure.

Userid is groupname-Freegle. You are limited to a few letters so you may need to shorten the group name for instance Stevenage is stev_Freegle. This is going to be the name that people use to send you messages directly, it shows on your page as @groupname-freegle so shortening the group area name for the userid will not mean people can’t find you, they will find you using the name you first added in the full name box. Which is why you use the group name.

Select next, then click ‘Lets go’

What are you interested in? page

Select News

Under ‘looking for Even More’, type recycling. Select some of the suggestions that show. Type in area name and select any that are of interest such as reuse organisations, local councils, MP's and Media. Then select continue

Import Outlook contacts – select no thanks
Click follow and continue
Select if you want notifications and continue.

The page is set up.

Personalize the page

Select Skip all
Click the camera icon at the top left of the page and add a group logo

Introduce yourself (under the profile picture) - add a little about Freegle and click save

Skip birthday details
Add location and save

Click on the little profile picture top right of the page and select profile from the drop down menu.
Select edit profile

Add a header picture – upload a photo of the area or a Freegle background and logo

Add the web address for the group http://freegle.in/groupname in the website box
Choose a theme colour. That will change the colour of text and save boxes.
Save the changes

Go to the email address that is linked to the group owner email and you should have an email from Twitter to confirm the email address is correct.
Click the link.
The group is then set up

Link to modtools

Stay logged in to the Twitter group you want to link.
Go to modtools settings > group settings
Scroll down and click the link to Twitter box.
Click Authorize app then close the page.
The Twitter page is linked.

Links to other pages:

• Promotion
• Admins about Twitter
• Freeglets
• Tweets and Facebook Messages
• Why Use Twitter?