--- title: "How To Connect Your Twitter Account with Bit Social" date: 2024-05-21 author: "Al Mizan" featured_image: "https://bit-social.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bit-Social-and-Twitter.webp" --- # How To Connect Your Twitter Account with Bit Social **πŸ‘‰ There is only one options for connecting with Twitter** **right now:** 1. **[Custom App Method](#custom-app-method)** ![info-icon-bit-apps](https://bitapps.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/info-icon-1.png) **INFO** You can connect your Twitter account with Bit Social, which lets you share your WordPress posts, schedule them, and instantly tweet to your Twitter profile. ![info-icon-bit-apps](https://bitapps.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/info-icon-1.png) **INFO** With Bit Social, you can create posts, add descriptions, and share images and links directly to your Twitter Profiles. ## Custom App Method For the Custom App Method, start by visiting the Twitter Developer site and navigating to the Developer Portal. There, you’ll need to create a project and an app to establish a connection with Twitter. ![note-icon-bit-apps](https://bitapps.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/info-icon.png) **Note** There are two API versions you can choose from: **v1.1** and **v2.0**. - **[In v1.1](https://bit-social.com/documentation/accounts/connect-your-twitter-account-with-bit-social/#setup-for-api-version-1-1-media-supported)**, you can share media, like images and videos. - **[In v2.0](https://bit-social.com/documentation/accounts/connect-your-twitter-account-with-bit-social/#setup-for-api-version-2-0-media-unsupported)**, media sharing is not supported, so you won’t be able to share media on Twitter using Bit Social. **Please follow the steps below to create a Twitter App and add your accounts using this App:** ![note-icon-bit-apps](https://bitapps.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/info-icon.png) **Info** The free API for Twitter (X) has been deprecated. As a result, posting to Twitter using the free version API is no longer supported in Bit Social. To continue sharing posts on Twitter (X) through Bit Social, a valid paid API access from Twitter (X) is required. First, go to [Twitter Developer](https://developer.x.com/en). Click on β€œ[Developer Portal](https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/dashboard)” at the top-right corner, then select β€œ**Projects & Apps.**β€œ [![Schedule and Auto Publish WordPress Posts To Twitter with Bit Social - Twitter Developer](https://bit-social.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Schedule-and-Auto-Publish-WordPress-Posts-To-Twitter-with-Bit-Social-Twitter-Developer-1024x433.png)](https://bit-social.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Schedule-and-Auto-Publish-WordPress-Posts-To-Twitter-with-Bit-Social-Twitter-Developer.png)[![Schedule and Auto Publish WordPress Posts To Twitter with Bit Social - Twitter Developer - Projects and apps](https://bit-social.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Schedule-and-Auto-Publish-WordPress-Posts-To-Twitter-with-Bit-Social-Twitter-Developer-Projects-and-apps-1024x431.png)](https://bit-social.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Schedule-and-Auto-Publish-WordPress-Posts-To-Twitter-with-Bit-Social-Twitter-Developer-Projects-and-apps.png)If you’re a first-time developer on Twitter, **sign up for a free account**. Then, you’ll see a text box where you need to describe all your use cases. Provide the necessary details and finally, click the submit button. ![Schedule and Auto Publish WordPress Posts To Twitter with Bit Social - Twitter Developer - Signup Free Account](https://bit-social.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Schedule-and-Auto-Publish-WordPress-Posts-To-Twitter-with-Bit-Social-Twitter-Developer-Signup-Free-Account-1024x526.webp) ![Schedule and Auto Publish WordPress Posts To Twitter with Bit Social - Twitter Developer - describe](https://bit-social.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Schedule-and-Auto-Publish-WordPress-Posts-To-Twitter-with-Bit-Social-Twitter-Developer-describe-1024x516.webp) ![info-icon-bit-apps](https://bitapps.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/info-icon-1.png) **INFO** When you sign up as a Twitter developer, a project is automatically created. You can either edit and rename this project to suit your needs or delete it and start fresh by creating a new project and app from scratch. **To create a Project and App in Twitter Developer, follow these steps:** - First, click on β€œ**Add Project**.” - Enter a name, use case, and project description for your project. - Next, set up your app. - Provide a unique name for your app and click β€œNext.” - Your project and app will be created successfully. **You need to set up your User Authentication settings. To do this, follow these steps:** - Start by clicking on the app you just created. - In the **settings** section, scroll down and find β€œ**User authentication settings.**” Click on β€œ**Set up**.” - Grant **Read and Write permissions** for App permission. - Choose **Web App, Automated App or Bot** for the Type of App. - In the App Info section, enter your **Redirect URI** in the **Callback URI/Redirect URL** field. To find your **Redirect URI**, go to Bit Social Home, add an account, and click on Connect Account. Under Twitter, click on β€œ**Custom App**.” Your **Redirect URI** will be displayed. - Use your **Website** **Homepage URL** for the **Website URL** field. - Finally, click on β€œ**Save**.” ### Setup for Api Version 1.1 (Media Supported) **To get your API Key and API Key Secret, Follow these steps:** - Start by navigating to your App and then head to the **Key and Tokens** section. - Under **Consumer Keys**, regenerate your **API key** and **Secret**. - Copy both your **API key** and **API Key Secret**. - Next, paste these copied keys into the corresponding fields for **API key** and **API Key Secret** in Bit Social to establish a connection with Twitter using the Custom App Method. - In Bit Social, for the custom app method, give your custom app a name and choose an API version. - After that, click on the β€œ**Add**” button. - Under Connected Apps, click on β€œ**Connect**.” - Proceed to authorize your app. - Finally, click on the **Save** button. ### Setup for Api Version 2.0 (Media Unsupported) **To get your Client ID and Client Secret, Follow these steps:** - Open your app and navigate to the β€œ**Keys and Tokens**” section. - Scroll down to find the β€œ**OAuth 2.0 Client ID** and **Client Secret**” area. - Regenerate your **Client Secret.** - Copy both your **Client ID** and **Client Secret**. - Go to Bit Social and add a new connection. - Under Twitter, select the β€œ**Custom App**” option. - In Bit Social, for the custom app method, give your custom app a name and choose an API version. - Enter your **Client ID** as the **API Key** and your **Client Secret** as the **API Secret**. - After that, click on the β€œ**Add**” button. - Under Connected Apps, click on β€œ**Connect**.” - Proceed to authorize your app. - Finally, click on the **Save** button. ## Check out our easy-to-follow tutorials! - **[For API Version 1.1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI1oYZ91jto)** - **[For API Version 2.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2m99Itn-KU)** After connecting your account, you can [automatically share your WordPress posts](https://bit-social.com/documentation/auto-publish-wordpress-posts-on-social-media/), [schedule your posts](https://bit-social.com/documentation/schedule-wordpress-posts-on-social-media/), and [share posts instantly](https://bit-social.com/documentation/instantly-share-posts-on-social-media-platforms/). ![info-icon-bit-apps](https://bitapps.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/info-icon-1.png) **INFO** If your scheduled posts aren’t being shared to your social media platforms, please refer to this documentation: [Why Your Post Publishing Might Fail Using Bit Social?](https://bit-social.com/documentation/other/why-your-post-publishing-might-fail-using-bit-social/)