Add twitter username to shared tweets

The following code snippet will add your twitter username to the end of a tweet shared from your website.

Make sure to change “billerickson” to your twitter username.

This code snippet goes in a core functionality plugin or Code Snippets.

/**
 * Shared Counts - Add username to twitter share
 *
 * @see https://sharedcountsplugin.com/2019/03/27/add-twitter-username-to-shared-tweets/
 * @author Bill Erickson
 *
 * @param array $link
 * @return array
 */
function be_shared_counts_twitter_username( $link ) {
	if( 'twitter' == $link['type'] ) {
		$link['link'] .= '&via=billerickson';
	}
	return $link;
}
add_filter( 'shared_counts_link', 'be_shared_counts_twitter_username' );Code language: PHP (php)

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Published by Bill Erickson

Bill Erickson is a freelance WordPress developer and a contributor to the Genesis framework. For the past 14 years he has worked with attorneys, publishers, corporations, and non-profits, building custom websites tailored to their needs and goals.