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Do I need SimplePie?

Not if you are using a newer version of WordPress. Later 2.8 versions of WordPress include SimplePie so a plugin is not required. If you are using an older version (why?) then download and install the SimplePie core plugin.

How do I use the direct function call?

A direct function call looks something like this:

<?php gettweet_tp("elightbo", 2, true, true)?>

This will show two of elightbo's tweets with a time-stamp that links to the tweet on twitter's website. The most important thing to keep in mind when using the function call is the order of arguments. Here is the order:

1. Your twitter username
2. Maximum number of latest tweets to display (default 1)
3. Show time-stamp of tweet
4. Link to tweet from time-stamp
5. Text to append before tweets. (default <ul class="tweetie-pie">)
6. Text to append after tweets. (default </ul>)
7. Text to append before individual tweet ( default <li class="tweet"> )
8. Text to append after individual tweet ( default </li>)
9. Text to separate tweets. (default '')

The defaults are used if nothing is supplied to the function. So in this example my tweets would be displayed in an unordered list.