How to auto link a Twitter usernames on WordPress posts

Learn how to use a short code snippet to autolink Twitter mentions on WordPress posts to their respective pages. This article shows you how to add a short PHP code snippet to functions.php to autolink Twitter user names.Table of Contents

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Configuring autolink for Twitter usernames in WordPress articles

Follow the steps below to edit your Theme setting file:

1. Log in to your WordPress site with an administrator account.
2. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Appearance, and then click Theme Editor:You will not be able to roll back to your earlier Theme configuration after any edits. Save the Theme files before proceeding with the modifications.
3. On the Theme Editor , select the Theme you want to edit from the dropdown:
   
4. Click on the file named “functions.php”
5. Copy and paste the following code block into functions.php.
   function add_twitter_links($content) { return preg_replace(‘/([^a-zA-Z0-9-_&])@([0-9a-zA-Z_]+)/’, "$1@$2", $content); } add_filter(‘the_content’, ‘add_twitter_links’); add_filter(‘comment_text’, ‘add_twitter_links’);
6. Save the file and exit the editor.

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