Is the Twitter Plugin a MUST HAVE/USE piece of the website membership functions? Can it be disabled?

5 posts by 2 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: May 1, 2023   (RSS)

By Codee - May 1, 2023

Hello I.T.,

Is it imperative to have the Twitter login function active with current versions of CMSB? Several of my clients do not use, and do not plan on using, Twitter in any shape or form. 

It bugs them that this message is constantly at the top of the CMSB pages:

Twitter Login: You must enter a value for TWITTERAPI_CONSUMER_KEY!
You must enter a value for TWITTERAPI_CONSUMER_SECRET!

While not using a twitter login doesn't seem to impair the functionality, showing a 'negative message' leaves a bad taste in their mouth.  Telling them to "trust the science" and "just ignore the errant error message" just does not invoke positive thoughts.

Thank you in advance.

By Codee - May 1, 2023

Hi Dave,

Not using it whatsoever.  It's a system plugin. How can I safely disable it?  Thank you.

By Dave - May 1, 2023

Hi Codee, 

Sure, you could either remove this line at the top of the plugin and then disable it: Required System Plugin: true

Or just remove the plugin files/folder from the /plugins/ folder.  Sometimes I'll just zip them up and leave only the zip file so it's there if I need it in future.

Hope that helps!

Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com

By Codee - May 1, 2023

Perfect! THANK you, Mr. Edis!