Janrain Engage for vBulletin

[janrain]

Janrain Engage for vBulletin - Beta Released

vBulletin is the world leader in forum and community publishing software. Their customers have created vibrant communities for over 10 years on vBulletin?s stable and mature platform. Developed with security, powerful administration features and speed in mind, it serves over 70,000 online communities.

User's of the vBulletin CMS can now make it quicker and easier for their visitors to register, sign-on, and share by adding the Janrain Engage for vBulletin to their site. This release has been developed using the attest version of vBulletin and should be compatible with vBulletin 4.x or greater.

Features included in this plugin:
Site Registration & Login via a Preferred Social Network or Email Provider
Give your visitors the option to sign-in to your site with their existing credentials from a social network or email provider such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, SalesForce, Windows Live ID(XBOX, Hotmail, Messenger), Orkut, MySpace, AOL and others (Over 20 Supported Networks).

Social Sharing with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Yahoo!

A customizable widget to share articles to multiple social networks simultaneously. Users can select up to four social communities such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Yahoo for publishing. On average, each post will generate nine referral clicks back to your site for each post.

We are very excited to announce the Janrain Engage for vBulletin - Beta and will continue to rollout new features and functionality in the coming months. We?d love to hear your feedback so we can continue to improve upon our product.

Change Log:
v0.0.1 Initial Release.
v0.0.2 Updated icon set, consolidated lookup_rp request, new non-modal display options.


View a Demo (http://vbulletin.janraindemo.com/)
Tell us about Problems / Get Support (https://support.janrain.com/forums/20038012-vbulletin-4-plugin-q-a)

-Janrain
www.janrain.com

[edenx]

And for Vbulletin 3.8 ?

[kryap]

Looking good as usual, thanks guys! :)

[NTT]

Good Job man !
I'm looking for the final version (can support for vBulletin 4.1.x).

[gamerzhut]

Not working:(

We were temporarily unable to sign you in. We're really sorry.
Here's more info if the problem continues.

[nitra1000]

How does this play with the default facebook connect, should we disable it?

[Ramsesx]

Interesting stuff, thanks. But, what are the cons? I mean, what's in for your company? Or other said it doesn't look like you make this only for a better world. Is a link set to your site, do you share/collect user data?
Edit: Ok, just saw on your website that you offer different tariff plans based upon monthly login numbers.

[nitra1000]

I would hazard a guess that they will force you onto this...

Pricing Schemes
http://www.janrain.com/products/engage/pricing

Also you can see a demo on a wordpress site i found...
http://foreclosurefraudnews.com/

I'd like to know
- Does it play nicely with the intergrated facebook connect?
- what happens to existing accounts, if I uninstall the mod?
- Is the 2,500 limit new registrations per year or a hard limit?

[bhamrick]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I was the developer on this project.

@edenx we don't have any plans for supporting earlier versions of vBulletin. Feel free to submit your request to feedback.janrain.com (http://feedback.janrain.com/)

@NTT we'll release a final version as soon as we're confident that the plugin works in a variety of server environments. We've tested it internally but there's always some unexpected results when you release something into the wild.

@gamerzhut can you provide some details over at support.janrain.com (https://support.janrain.com/forums/20038012-vbulletin-4-plugin-q-a)? This is precisely the feedback we're looking for - making the product more stable.

@nitra1000 it should work fine with the integrated facebook connect, although the accounts won't be mutually accessible. An account created with Janrain Engage (even if Facebook is the selected provider) won't be accessible by authenticating through the integrated facebook connect, nor the other way around. If you uninstall the mod the existing accounts remain but because they have no passwords the users will no longer be able to sign in.

The Basic/Free plan allows for 2,500 users per year (http://www.janrain.com/products/engage/pricing)

[Alfa1]

An account created with Janrain Engage (even if Facebook is the selected provider) won't be accessible by authenticating through the integrated facebook connect, nor the other way around. If you uninstall the mod the existing accounts remain but because they have no passwords the users will no longer be able to sign in.
So once over 2,500 registered users, a board is forced to start paying or loose those 2,500 members? In my case that means over $2,250 per year.

[bhamrick]

So once over 2,500 registered users, a board is forced to start paying or loose those 2,500 members? In my case that means over $2,250 per year.

No, my apologies for not clarifying. The user accounts remain in-tact, and therefore can be assigned working passwords through the standard "Forgot Password" feature in vBulletin which resets the password via email. If you use the Janrain Engage plugin and decide at a later time to disable or uninstall it you should create a sticky post or email users notifying them that they will need to go through this process to be able to log in.

[GeorgeB85]

I thought this would be good to utilize, but can't get it to work....

[bhamrick]

I thought this would be good to utilize, but can't get it to work....

Can you explain the problem you're running into?

[Kaleem]

I would hazard a guess that they will force you onto this...

Pricing Schemes
http://www.janrain.com/products/engage/pricing

Also you can see a demo on a wordpress site i found...
http://foreclosurefraudnews.com/

I'd like to know
- Does it play nicely with the intergrated facebook connect?
- what happens to existing accounts, if I uninstall the mod?
- Is the 2,500 limit new registrations per year or a hard limit?
Like woopra did.

[Brandon Sheley]

nice idea, but the part where you may have to pay

why not just use openID for the logins, it's already around?

[BadgerDog]

I must be missing something about this mod and the associated business model ... :confused:

Regards,
Doug

[Webcams]

I use this on my site, for the Wordpress blog section.
If It could get real email instead of proxy email it would make things easy.
I run Vbulletin 3.7 with no problems as do many people.
Making a plug-in for that would be amazing!
It is real simple they make money if you sign-up for their plans, they are a business the free plans work great for small sites. Larger sites may pay for the service, but as simple and easy as this site is to use I don't see a downside.

These are some tips for members who are curious about Janrain in general.
I don't have the vbulletin plug-in installed but desperately want a 3.7 version.
This was the #1 requested Plug-in to janrain by a 100 to 1 margin from website owners.

Positives:

One Click Registration
Increased sign-ups
Reduced spam
Very Functional


Downside:

Free version has low limit of users
Doesn't work with vbulletin 3.7

[nitra1000]

nice idea, but the part where you may have to pay

why not just use openID for the logins, it's already around?

Not available on vb4 though...

[JPM]

I got this response...

Warning: require_once([path]/packages/janrain-engage/include.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/global.php(29) : eval()'d code on line 8

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/jpm/public_html/forums/packages/janrain-engage/include.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/jpm/public_html/forums/global.php(29) : eval()'d code on line 8

When i enabled it, and tried to load a page, anyone know why?

[8thos]

Good Job man !
I'm looking for the final version (can support for vBulletin 4.1.x).


Not working:(

I thought this would be good to utilize, but can't get it to work....

I got this response...


Warning: require_once([path]/packages/janrain-engage/include.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/global.php(29) : eval()'d code on line 8

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/jpm/public_html/forums/packages/janrain-engage/include.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/jpm/public_html/forums/global.php(29) : eval()'d code on line 8

When i enabled it, and tried to load a page, anyone know why?

Doesn't work in vb4.1.3.

[bhamrick]

The mod does work in vB 4.1.3. I've just done some testing and have verified that it does not work in vB4 prior to 4.0.4 because of a template parsing error in the vB core, but I developed the mod in 4.1.2 and have tested it on 4.1.3 as well.

JPM, the error you're seeing appears to be due to the scripts inability to find the files in the upload/packages directory of the mod package. Please verify that you have followed the instructions in the package's Install.txt file on how to upload the packages/janrain-engage directory to your vBulletin installation root.

[8thos]

The mod does work in vB 4.1.3. I've just done some testing and have verified that it does not work in vB4 prior to 4.0.4 because of a template parsing error in the vB core, but I developed the mod in 4.1.2 and have tested it on 4.1.3 as well.

JPM, the error you're seeing appears to be due to the scripts inability to find the files in the upload/packages directory of the mod package. Please verify that you have followed the instructions in the package's Install.txt file on how to upload the packages/janrain-engage directory to your vBulletin installation root.

Really? Can I see it working on your vb4.1.3 board?

[bhamrick]

Octavius- I was testing on localhost, but just got it set up on a public environment. You can see it working on 4.1.3 here: http://vbforum.bhamrick.kodingen.com/forum/

This server doesn't support the Human Verification feature of vB so I disabled it here, this has nothing to do with this mod's 4.1.3 support.

[8thos]

Octavius- I was testing on localhost, but just got it set up on a public environment. You can see it working on 4.1.3 here: http://vbforum.bhamrick.kodingen.com/forum/

This server doesn't support the Human Verification feature of vB so I disabled it here, this has nothing to do with this mod's 4.1.3 support.
It works on your site.

I wonder what I did wrong on mine...

[sacobra]

What happens when someone use one medium (for example say facebook) to register and the next time clicks another (say google)?
Is there a way to identify that it is one & the same user? Can I add a field to enter the google id, yahoo id, etc which this plugin can levarage?

Regards,

[bhamrick]

What happens when someone use one medium (for example say facebook) to register and the next time clicks another (say google)?
Is there a way to identify that it is one & the same user? Can I add a field to enter the google id, yahoo id, etc which this plugin can levarage?

On registration an error will be thrown if a user attempts to create a new account with the same email address, however the plugin adds a new menu item in the User Control Panel called Social Identities in which users can add multiple social accounts to their profile and use any to authenticate with.

[prandah]

this mod not work on vbulletin 4.1.2 :D
but work on 4.0.x
i test it with 4.0.8 work 100% but doesnt work on 4.1.x :D
maybe develper will update this version :D

[bhamrick]

this mod not work on vbulletin 4.1.2 :D
but work on 4.0.x
i test it with 4.0.8 work 100% but doesnt work on 4.1.x :D
maybe develper will update this version :D

I'm the developer for this mod, and I developed it using 4.1.2, so I can assure you it does work. Can you describe what you're experiencing that makes you think it doesn't work? I've tested it on 4.1.3 as well.

[8thos]

this mod not work on vbulletin 4.1.2 :D
but work on 4.0.x
i test it with 4.0.8 work 100% but doesnt work on 4.1.x :D
maybe develper will update this version :D

Man I would love to get this working on my vb4.1.3 forum. Where did you get stuck at?

[prandah]

I'm the developer for this mod, and I developed it using 4.1.2, so I can assure you it does work. Can you describe what you're experiencing that makes you think it doesn't work? I've tested it on 4.1.3 as well.

Man I would love to get this working on my vb4.1.3 forum. Where did you get stuck at?

hello thanks for reply my post :D

here is my error
App ID (Auto-Populated) and all doesnt update :D
i attacht my problem
maybe anyone can resolve my problem :D

[skol]

I think you need to set the api details up for each of your providers on janrain,then it should auto populate.Simply adding the janrain api won't do anything if you haven't set anything up.

[prandah]

hello
i have edit my providers but it's still not shown populated and all :D

[bhamrick]

hello thanks for reply my post :D

here is my error
App ID (Auto-Populated) and all doesnt update :D
i attacht my problem
maybe anyone can resolve my problem :D

When you click "Save" do you get an error message? The mod should call the Janrain servers to get values for each of the other fields and populate them automatically, and if it cannot it should throw an error. Do you have access to your server's error log?

[prandah]

hello
when i click sava nothing error :D
the i check my error log nothing error to :D

[sacobra]

Hi,

Using facebook & google to register, jainrain provides me given name & family name. How can I map these to fields in my profile?

Regards

[8thos]

Has anyone besides the developer gotten this to work on their forum? :confused:

[sacobra]

Has anyone besides the developer gotten this to work on their forum? :confused:

I'm using vb 4.1.4 and am testing this mod and so far I have had no issues. Though I would need some more features before I put it on a live forum.

[prandah]

I'm using vb 4.1.4 and am testing this mod and so far I have had no issues. Though I would need some more features before I put it on a live forum.

are it's work on your board ?

[prandah]

hello i ask again
i have install it but on my main domain
ditusuk.com

but, i install it on different doman it work fine
anyone can help me ?

[bhamrick]

hello i ask again
i have install it but on my main domain
ditusuk.com

but, i install it on different doman it work fine
anyone can help me ?

Can you check if the PHP OpenSSL extension is installed? This is a requirement for this mod as all of our web services operate on encrypted https connections.

[prandah]

i have it

Setting up Install Process
Package openssl-0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package openssl-0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

[8thos]

It's installed and it looks like it's working. I installed version 2 btw. That went without a hitch.

[8thos]

Okay it looks like a member can register under the other social networking accounts BUT

They cannot connect their EXISTING accounts with those other social networking accounts.

How come?

Disabled for now.

[sticky]

How did you do you that mouse over popup on the left hand side of the demo? Would love something like that.

[sticky]

How did you do you that mouse over popup on the left hand side of the demo? Would love something like that.
Anyone? Really want that mouse over popup on the left hand side.

[8thos]

Reactivated. Decided I'll just merge people's accounts to a real account whenever they become a regular after joining through janrain.

[sticky]

How did you do you that mouse over popup on the left hand side of the demo? Would love something like that.

Please?

[putuajun]

Thanks for this Mod.

On my VB Suites 4.1.5 (http://www.financeindonesia.org), the button was not showed up on CMS page, and
changing "Janrain Engage Callback" plugin hook from global_start to global_bootstrap_init_complete solved my problem.

Will testing on 4.1.8 soon.

[sacobra]

Any tentative date for v1?

[sacobra]

Is this thread being monitored by the developer or Janrain?? Seems like 'No Support' was seriously no support and no response...

If anyone is listening...
Would you provide an option similar to the standard vbulletin facebook setting, where I can assign a usergroup to people registering using this service??

[sacobra]

1. This is using the Legacy Widget & not the new Widget.
2. The 'Add Provider' does not work because of Cross-Site Scripting.

[TheShanka]

It was pointless them making this plugin if they weren't going to support it, publicity stunt perhaps? Can't get it working, bad times.

[lycheepassion]

Hi I installed this yesterday but nothing displays on my forum. What did I do wrong?

[lycheepassion]

Anyone know how to properly install this, ie. the display code etc. for 4.1.1?

[sacobra]

Hi,

I modified the files to work with the latest set of plugins. It works with 4.1.11. There are some minor bugs. Though I can't recreate them consistently.

The attached files works for me at my board www.sukoonghar.in

If anyone else is using it, them it would be good if you could contribute to the code & also report bugs & give out the fixes if any.

Regards,
Sumith

[Bubroid]

Wanted money. I refused. Completely ruined my vbulletin during uninstallation (4.2.0 PL 3), white screen everywhere.