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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Donnywolf on July 27, 2019, 09:19:36 am

Title: New Twitter pages
Post by: Donnywolf on July 27, 2019, 09:19:36 am

Twitter have twiddled with their Pages - citing fresher look - newer features - imporovements etc etc
Personally I hate it with a passion.

I have been trying to find a way to revert back to the old version and if you want to do it it turns out to be simple. Tried the instructions below and it worked first time

Bad news ? You may have to do it more than once !
Bad news 2 ? Twitter will eventually "nobble" this fix

Good news ? There are some extensions you can download that fix the problem if you use Chrome or Firefox

How to revert to the original version of Twitter:

Start by clicking More on the lefthand side bar.

Next click Settings and Privacy, then select About Twitter under the General column.

Under the Other column, click Directory - this will open a new tab in your browser.

Then click Home on this new tab.

You should now be reverted to the old version of Twitter.

Title: Re: New Twitter pages
Post by: Darren on July 27, 2019, 09:23:07 am

Cheers DW, the new look is awful and worse to navigate.

Title: Re: New Twitter pages
Post by: Darren on July 27, 2019, 10:20:41 am

The GoodTwitter extension for Chrome works a treat.

Title: Re: New Twitter pages
Post by: Donnywolf on July 27, 2019, 11:20:29 am

Yes I was going to use that for Firefox. Apparantly works well but I was wary of downloading something I was unsure of

Any idea where the Followers and Following are on the new "crap" version ?

Title: Re: New Twitter pages
Post by: Muttley on July 27, 2019, 11:48:26 am

You can see your followers and who you are following if you click Profile on left bar.

I don't mind the new version to be honest, only thing that bugs me is it defaulting back to "Top tweets" every 5 minutes - any way of making it stay on "latest tweets"?

Title: Re: New Twitter pages
Post by: Donnywolf on July 27, 2019, 02:33:24 pm

Wow great - thanks a lot ! If I get stuck with this new version that has helped me no end

Dont know if I can reciprocate but there is something similar to what you asked about when you click the Star on top right of Home Page ?

Title: Re: New Twitter pages
Post by: albie on July 28, 2019, 12:59:16 am

This article links through to the Good Twitter Add-on;
https://www.ghacks.net/2019/07/26/restores-twitters-old-interface-with-goodtwitter-for-firefox-and-chrome/

Gives the geeky alternative as well.

Title: Re: New Twitter pages
Post by: Donnywolf on July 31, 2019, 07:10:39 am

.... bugger. It seems they have fixed the quick way of reverting already.

The article I read said make the most of any temporary fixes like Good Twitter above because they will "get them" too