PT Social Media Version 2.1 Upgrade

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Overview

The following guide is upgrading from v2.0 to v2.1.

Custom Element Updates

PTSocialMedia Configuration

Add the following new fields to the Twitter API tab of the ptSocialMedia Configuration element:

1. a Twitter API v1.1 Customer Key text field
   1. Type: text
   2. Field Name: apiTwitterCustomerKey
   3. Field Label: apiTwitterCustomerKey
   4. Description: The Customer Key you received when you registered your App with Twitter.
   5. Required: No
   6. Properties:
      1. Size: 40
      2. Default Value:

1. a Twitter API v1.1 Customer Secret text field
   1. Type: text
   2. Field Name: apiTwitterCustomerSecret
   3. Field Label: apiTwitterCustomerSecret
   4. Description: The Customer Secret you received when you registered your App on Twitter.
   5. Required: No
   6. Properties:
      1. Size: 40
      2. Default Value:

1. a Twitter API v1.1 POST oauth2/token URL text field
   1. Type: text
   2. Field Name: apiTwitterAuthTokenURL
   3. Field Label: apiTwitterAuthTokenURL
   4. Description: Twitter API Oauth token request URL.
   5. Required: No
   6. Properties:
      1. Size: 60
      2. Default Value: https://api.twitter.com/oauth2/token

App Configuration Updates

After the new fields have been added to the PTSocialMedia Configuration element:

1. Go to the Social Media App Configuration Manager and click the "Edit Configuration" button.
2. When the configuration form opens, go to the Twitter API tab, then add/update the the following fields with these new values:
   1. apiTwitterCustomerKey: {Your unique Twitter App Customer Key. Click here for more info.}
   2. apiTwitterCustomerSecret: {Your unique Twitter App Customer Secret. Click here for more info.}
   3. apiTwitterAuthTokenURL: https://api.twitter.com/oauth2/token
   4. apiTwitterSearch: https://api.twitter.com/1.1/search/tweets.json?q={{searchterm}}
   5. apiTwitterScreenName: https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/user_timeline.json?screen_name={{screenname}}
   6. apiTwitterProfileURL: https://twitter.com/{{screenname}}
   7. apiTwitterStatusURL: https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/show/{{twitterid}}.json
   8. apiTwitterTweetURL: https://twitter.com/{{screenname}}/status/{{twitterid}}
3. Then click "Submit".
4. When the configuration page reloads click the "Reset ADF / App Configuration" button.

- Twitter App Registration Instructions

Application Code

1. Rename directory "/ADF/apps/pt_socialmedia/" to "/ADF/apps/pt_socialmedia_v2_0/".
2. Rename file "/ADF/apps/pt_socialmedia_v2_0/appBeanConfig.cfm" to "/ADF/apps/pt_socialmedia_v2_0/appBeanConfig.cfm.old".
3. Download the PT Social Media v2.1 and export it into the "/ADF/apps/pt_socialmedia/" directory.

Reset the ADF for the server and site.

Site Customizations

During the application implementation customizations may have been created. Check under the "/_cs_apps/pt_socialmedia/" directory under you site to see if any customizations exists. If you do have site customizations, you'll need to update these accordingly.