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Change user timeline summary text

I'm using the Twitter User Timeline widget from here. I want to change the summary that reads "Tweets" in the header, to say "News". How do I do that?

Twitter User Timeline widget

Solution

  • Method #1

    Quite untechnical: Why not simply put your "sign" above the header? You know where the widget will be positioned, so in that same container go ahead and create a small div to put your topic there that covers the header saying Tweets.

    Method #2

    You can use the styling options as seen in Embedded Timeline Parameter Reference to hide the header:

    <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/fabric" data-widget-id="600720083413962752" data-chrome="noheader">Tweets von @fabric </a>

    You can then add your custom header above the widget.

    Obvious downside of this: you lose the follow button, which however you could easily include above the timeline widget by using the Follow Button widget.

    Other

    If none of the above is appealing to you, you can try what others tried and fiddle with the DOM after the widget is loaded: Styling the new twitter widget (embedded timeline)