Does anyone know how to embed a tweet on DU?

[FourScore]

I'd sure appreciate the help.

[Jesus Malverde]

1. Turn it into a picture and post that.

On a mac command shift 4 will allow you to select a screen area and make a picture. Not sure on a PC. DU needs some improvements, to be able to embed tweets.

[darkangel218]

2. I would take a screen shot and post the pic (crop it if you need to)

[Nye Bevan]

3. That's on the site owner's "to do" list:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12599065

[Make7]

4. Yes, it only works in the OP or in replies when the thread is in 'view_all' mode.

Also it will only embed for people that don't have social media tabs hidden in their account preferences. But the basic steps are as follows:

• copy the embed code for the tweet
• throw away the <script> section
• replace the < and > characters with &lsqb; and ]
• change the anchor tags to &lsqb;link:] format
• cross your fingers

If you want a more detailed explanation, just copy the tweet embed code here and I will show the steps in more detail.

[FourScore]

6. Here ya go!

I think I got it right, but I just want to make sure because the whole thing isn't showing up.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New test: replace the word "Muslims" with "Jews" and then ask yourself "Do I sound like a fucking Nazi?"</p>— Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseLaGreca/status/673280186083840000">December 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Make7]

7. Sometimes they get chopped off because of weird sizing issues...

... when there is something embedded in the tweet (e.g. picture, video, another tweet)—that's why the last step is to cross your fingers.

Starting with the embed code...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New test: replace the word "Muslims" with "Jews" and then ask yourself "Do I sound like a fucking Nazi?"</p>— Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseLaGreca/status/673280186083840000">December 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

... throw away the <script> section...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New test: replace the word "Muslims" with "Jews" and then ask yourself "Do I sound like a fucking Nazi?"</p>— Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseLaGreca/status/673280186083840000">December 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

... replace < and > with &lsqb; and ]...

&lsqb;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"]&lsqb;p lang="en" dir="ltr"]New test: replace the word "Muslims" with "Jews" and then ask yourself "Do I sound like a fucking Nazi?"&lsqb;/p]&mdash; Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) &lsqb;a href="https://twitter.com/JesseLaGreca/status/673280186083840000"]December 5, 2015&lsqb;/a]&lsqb;/blockquote]

... and finally change the anchor (&lsqb;a href=...) tag to the &lsqb;link:] format used here...

&lsqb;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"]&lsqb;p lang="en" dir="ltr"]New test: replace the word "Muslims" with "Jews" and then ask yourself "Do I sound like a fucking Nazi?"&lsqb;/p]&mdash; Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) &lsqb;link:https://twitter.com/JesseLaGreca/status/673280186083840000|December 5, 2015]&lsqb;/blockquote]

[FourScore]

8. Thank you so much!!

I did all this except the last step. It can be found here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027433295

When I do the last step, it highlights the date. Odd, so I just left out the last step.

I guess there's no way here on DU (except taking a pic) to get the little tweet box that you see on other websites.

[Make7]

9. I'll put it in my post as a test. (It embeds for me.)

[blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"][p lang="en" dir="ltr"]New test: replace the word "Muslims" with "Jews" and then ask yourself "Do I sound like a fucking Nazi?"

— Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) December 5, 2015

It works for me. If it embeds for you (you must be in 'view_all' mode for the thread), copy the code from the last excerpt box in my previous post.

I had a typo in my last post which probably broke the address in the link—I was editing when you were replying.

[951-Riverside]

5. You can't (outside of taking a screenshot)

People have been asking for years but it never happens and I doubt it will anytime soon.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

10. Done in Post #9. nt