
Set up a Hardhat project, build and test a tweet data smart contract with Remix, deploy to the Polygon testnet, and connect a React frontend via MetaMask using Alchemy.
Set up the Polygon Mumbai network by creating an Alchemy app and linking MetaMask, then store the keys in a dotenv file and configure Hardhat to use the network.
Develop a twitter-like smart contract by defining owner and counter, creating tweet and user structs, establishing mappings with timestamps, and emitting events for tweet creation and deletion.
Implement a payable public function to add tweets with text and image, updating a counter and timestamp in a mapping, and transferring 0.01 matic to the owner.
Implement a public function to fetch all tweets for the timeline and by a specific user, returning an array of tweet structures that are not deleted.
Explore how to implement a tweet deletion feature in a Solidity-based Web3 Twitter clone on Polygon by marking tweets as deleted, enforcing owner-only deletion, and emitting a deletion event.
Update user details in a Solidity contract by setting name, bio, profile image, and banner via a public update function. Retrieve user details by address with a public view function.
Test the Web3 Twitter clone smart contract using Remix IDE to verify posting, retrieving, updating, and deleting tweets.
Deploy your smart contract to the polygon test network using a hardhat deployment script, a contract factory, and logging the deployed address for polygon scan verification.
set up a react front end to interact with a deployed web3 twitter clone contract, configure the contract address and artifacts, and scaffold the home, profile, and settings pages.
Develop the app component by importing React and layout components (home, profile, settings), configuring routes for /, and styling with a left sidebar and right bar for a decentralized app.
Create a sidebar component in a React project by importing React and the sidebar CSS, and build details and a menu with home, profile, and settings using web icons.
Create a right bar component for the Web3 twitter clone by wiring a right sidebar with dummy data, images, a search input, and a trends list, then style it.
Build and style the home page of a Web3 Twitter clone, adding avatar and banner visuals, a profile section, and image upload with click-to-upload and preview.
Create the feed component for a Web3 Twitter clone using React, props for profile toggle, avatars, dummy tweets, icons, and styling to build the home page feed.
Build and style a profile page for a web3 twitter clone, including avatar images, profile name and wallet, bio, settings link, and a profile tab with a feed component.
Design and implement a settings page for a web3 twitter clone, handling user name, bio, profile and banner images, and save with React state and web3 UI kit.
Authenticate users with MetaMask by connecting the Polygon network, handling network switches and chain addition, and updating user details on the contract and locally.
Verify if the user exists by connecting the wallet and reading local storage. For new users, generate an avatar and banner, update user data on the contract, and enable authentication.
Set up IPFS storage with Web3 storage, obtain an API token, install and import Web3 storage, and implement image upload to IPFS alongside text.
Implement the add tweet function, validate text length, upload image if present, connect to a web3 contract with Metamask, send 0.01 matic, and update the feed.
Implement the function to fetch and display tweets for home and profile screens using web3, including loading states, user details, and date formatting, with profile tweet deletion.
Show the profile page data by pulling the active account and user fields from local storage, and display username, bio, banner, profile image, and balance using the Web3 model.
Demonstrates implementing a delete tweet function using an id, managing a loading state, and refreshing profile and home screens to remove the tweet from the user interface.
Update profile details on the settings page by uploading profile and banner images, updating username and bio, and committing changes via contract updateUser with IPFS uploads.
Test the complete web3 Twitter clone end-to-end, validating MetaMask connection, profile updates, tweeting, avatar changes, account switching, and Polygon network switching to ensure all features work for your portfolio.
Twitter has been one of the most popular social media platforms for users worldwide. However, crypto users realize that a decentralized version of Twitter would be highly beneficial since it would eliminate the negative aspects of Twitter’s centralized platform. Thus, in this course we will build a Web3 Twitter clone from scratch. We will start by writing and testing the smart contract using Solidity and Remix. Then we will deploy the contract to Mumbai test network using hardhat. After that we will use React js to build our frontend and finally use ethers js to interact with the deployed contract. For uploading images we will use Web3 storage IPFS service provider.
To be successful in this guide, you must have the following:
1. Node.js and VS Code should be installed.
2. Metamask wallet extension should be installed in your browser with some test matic tokens in it.
3. Basic knowledge of Solidity, hardhat and React js required.
The stack
In this course, we will build out a full stack application using:
Blockchain - Polygon
Writing Smart Contract - Solidity
UI library - React js & Web3UIkit
Solidity development environment - Hardhat
File Storage – Web3 Storage
Client Library - Ethers js
By the end of the course you will learn all the concepts required to apply for a web3 developer job or even build your own startup in the blockchain industry. So without wasting any more time, enroll now and get into the next era of internet asap.