# מה יקרה לתוכן הפוסטים הקיים אם טוויטר תקרוס?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [21 בנובמבר,‏ 2022,‏ 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343 "2022-11-21T21:44:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)
#### Post date: [15 באפריל,‏ 2023,‏ 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343/22 "2023-04-15T15:44:02Z")

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You know, I have a lot of opinions about Musk, but I haven’t shared them here as this is not a topical place for that. I was looking for a fix for a foreseeable problem in Discourse, and none has been forthcoming.

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [15 באפריל,‏ 2023,‏ 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343/23 "2023-04-15T15:49:11Z")

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does this work:

> [@Twitter Native Embed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-native-embed/261792):
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> We don’t enable embedding in composer preview, which is the expected behavior. information_sourceSummary Enable Discourse to support native Twitter embedshammer_and_wrenchRepository [GitHub - Lhcfl/discourse-twitter-native-embed](https://github.com/Lhcfl/discourse-twitter-native-embed)questionInstall Guide [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component A recent Twitter API limitation has prevented some d…

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### Author: ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)
#### Post date: [16 באפריל,‏ 2023,‏ 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343/24 "2023-04-16T16:34:01Z")

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That sounds like a good alternative to the API, but doesn’t fill the need for a _keep these embeds visible after Twitter goes away_. (I sincerely believe Twitter will just stop answering at some point.)

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### Author: ![shyguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shyguy/32/295079_2.png) [@shyguy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shyguy)
#### Post date: [18 באפריל,‏ 2023,‏ 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343/25 "2023-04-18T06:25:14Z")

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🧨 👌 …and nothing of value was lost? 🤡

ok but seriously why can’t you just write a rails script to preserve them? iterate over each post with a cooked twitter embed, rewrite what you need into the raw post, and then rebake it.

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### Author: ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [18 באפריל,‏ 2023,‏ 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343/26 "2023-04-18T07:48:44Z")

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> [@shyguy](#):
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> why can’t you just write a rails script to preserve them

Because of limited skillsets perhaps 🤣

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### Author: ![shyguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shyguy/32/295079_2.png) [@shyguy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shyguy)
#### Post date: [18 באפריל,‏ 2023,‏ 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-to-existing-post-content-if-twitter-implodes/246343/27 "2023-04-18T15:48:48Z")

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i could probably help, but i don’t have any twitter posts in my discourse site’s db lol. 🤷‍♂️

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