From 25a2ccdf08eace6cc0885afe76bc6d1c732020d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: newash Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 11:45:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] readme added --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..825248d --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# eztettem-twitterfollow +WordPress plugin for automated common Twitter activities + +Based on [Joey's Twitter-Auto-Pilot](https://github.com/JoeyTawadrous/Twitter-Auto-Pilot) project. + +For what this plugin can be good for check the README of that project or his [super-detailed blogpost](http://www.joeyt.net/blog/twitter-tutorial-how-to-gain-over-3000-new-followers-a-month/). + +The difference here that it's a fully functioning WordPress plugin where you can set all the parameters in the admin area under "Settings >> Reading". + +![admin-screenshot](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/4682432/10262463/aeba5f94-69c0-11e5-9265-21122f9c5dcb.png) + +**IMPORTANT**: Since the process runs in a Cron job I stronly advise to turn off the default WP Cron and setup a normal Cron instead as described here: [Properly Setting Up WordPress Cron Jobs](https://tommcfarlin.com/wordpress-cron-jobs/). + And it's not because it wouldn't have precise scheduling, but it's a very lengthy process that can take up to 6 minutes to run, and it would cause timeouts for normal website visitors. + +*The library for Twitter communication is from [Abraham Williams](https://github.com/abraham/twitteroauth), though I'm not exacly sure which version is this beside that it's small and works.* + + +