How To Properly Configure ReTweet Links & Buttons

For months I wondered why my blog posts weren’t getting retweeted cos each time, I checked the ReTweeted section of my twitter account, it was always blank.

Well it so happens that my retweet link and buttons weren’t well configured for twitter to track my retweets and so I made the changes that had to be made thanks to the Mashable’s Ben Parr article: HOW TO: Retweet on Twitter.

Here are some basic retweet codes. Please note these may or may not work on your blog depending on what permalink structure your blog has in place.

To create a simple retweet link for your posts, use the code below:

<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/home/?status=RT @username <?php the_title();?> : http://yourblogaddress/?p=<?php the_ID(); ?>">ReTweet This Post</a>

To create a simple retweet link for your pages, use the code below:

<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/home/?status=RT @username <?php the_title();?> : http://yourblogaddress/?page_id=<?php the_ID(); ?>">ReTweet This Post</a>

To create a retweet button such as the one that appears below each and every post on this blog use the code below:

<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/home/?status=RT @username <?php the_title();?> : http://yourblogaddress/?p=<?php the_ID(); ?>"><img src="link to image" /></a>

To create a retweet button for your pages, use the code below

<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/home/?status=RT @username <?php the_title();?> : http://yourblogaddress/?page_id=<?php the_ID(); ?>"><img src="link to image" /></a>

Do please remember to change the parts in green

username = your twitter id (e.g sonlinebiz)   |    yourblogaddress = your blog home page address (e.g http://www.strictlyonlinebiz.com/blog)   |   link to image = the direct link to your retweet image (e.g http://localhost/test/wp-content/themes/primus/primus/images/retweet.png)

To track your retweets, please refer to the article, HOW TO: Retweet on Twitter for a list of the best web-based tools for tracking retweets.

P.S: If these don’t work you, simply leave a comment below and I’ll create one for you. Cheers!

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