/filter-twitter

User script to clean up Twitter UI

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Filter Tweets

Script for filtering tweets about a specific topic.

Current version: 1.1.3

For more information: http://blog.varunkumar.me/2010/10/how-to-filter-out-tweets-on-new-twitter.html

How to use?

The script is compatible with Firefox 3+, Chrome 4+. (Other browsers which has add-ons for user scripts)

###Firefox 3+

  • Install the GreaseMonkey add-on for Firefox from here and restart the browser.
  • Get the script by pointing your browser to this.
  • GreaseMonkey installation dialog box will appear. Please click on the "install" button.
  • You are all set to use the script. Refresh Twitter homepage. 'Filters' menu will appear on the top.

###Chrome 4+

  • Chrome has native support for user scripts. No additional extensions are needed to use the script.
  • Get the script by pointing your browser to this.
  • You will be prompted with a security alert. Please click on the 'Continue' button.
  • The script will be installed as an extension. Refresh the Facebook homepage to see the 'Filters' menu.

ChangeLog

###v 1.1

  • Filter out a person
  • Filter out keywords
  • Remove Hyperlinks
  • Filtered count indicator
  • Remembering the filter settings

How to Contribute?

The source code is available here under MIT license. Please send any bugs, feedback, complaints, patches about the extension to me at varunkumar[dot]n[at]gmail[dot]com.

-- Varun

Last Modified: Thu Jan 24 09:48:36 IST 2013