Integration with vBulletin - Steam Connect - Sign in with your Steam Account! [RC3]

Steam Connect

INFO

-- Steam Connect Addon for vBulletin 4.2.x;
Development Platform := vBulletin 4.1.3 - 4.2.0, Debian Linux, PHP5, MySQL5, apache2;
Dependencies := lib cUrl (PHP), openid (included);
Author := Andreas "Radon" Rudolph, Disasterpiece;
Contact := radon@purgatory-labs.de, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=198844
Homepage := http://purgatory-labs.de


WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE INSTALLING

This addon is Unsupported as of 2015 until further notice. I have not enough time or interest in vbulletin to keep this alive.

This addon provides a framework for future extensions which make use of the Steam API.
It helps to determine the SteamID of an user. Unless older methods of inserting the steam
id into a user field, the addon lets the user authenticate with Steam OpenID, therefore
you can trust 100%, that this particular user is the same user as the Steam-ID provided.

Users can link their Steam ID to their forum account or they can create a new account
using details pulled from their Steam Profile.
Like the Facebook connect plugin, it allows users to quickly set up a forum account without
having to define a password or an email address. This option can be disabled in the AdminCP,
however it is encouraged to allow users to use this quick-register feature, since they
already authenticated themselves through steam, so any additional password or email
authentication is just unnecessary.

If the user decides to un-link his forum account with his steam-profile, he has to set up
a password and email first, so the forum account remains usable after this.

At the moment, the addon is in its second RC state, which means that the current versions contain mostly bugfixes and are candidates for a full release.
Until now, the product worked without major problems in productive environments. Although it is stable as is, the author doesn't provide any guarantee.
Due to the nature of the addon and how vBulletin manages 3rd party code inclusion, additional
login and register methods have been provided by the plugin. It is discouraged to use the
plugin on high profile communities in this early development state.

If you have any further questions, feel free to post in this thread.


F.A.Q. / General Issues / Error Messages

"There has been a problem with the OpenID libary: No OpenID Server found at http://steamcommunity.com/openid"
- Additionally, a 503 HTTP error is thrown. Simple solution: Wait. Steam Community servers are overloaded/down right now, there's nothing you can do about it

Do NOT uninstall the mod if you want to keep the linked users records. Upgrading means uploading the new product xml file for the new version and choose "overwrite" in the upload dialog.
The Installer will handle the update process by its own. Uninstalling the product will erase all the table fields which contain the steam link data.


STEAM CONNECT ADDONS

- Steam Mini Profiles


INSTALL HOWTO

[wtfaatp]

I havent found a way to removed the linked account )

[MadMakz]

Originally Posted by CoZmicShReddeR

Wow that would be amazing be able to somehow link the GamerCards Block Steam info with this mod...
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=232033

I already asked the GamersCard Author he said he was way to busy but liked the idea...

lol, i just droped my steamutility project and now people are asking for features it offered (google translate) since 3 years but nobody cared about.

i know it's a pointless post now, but it's so ironic to me.

[CoZmicShReddeR]

Originally Posted by MadMakz

lol, i just droped my steamutility project and now people are asking for features it offered (google translate) since 3 years but nobody cared about.

i know it's a pointless post now, but it's so ironic to me.

Maybe you could aid assistance here...

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by wtfaatp

I havent found a way to removed the linked account )

What do you mean exactly?

Do you want the user to unlink his/her account?
Do you want to unlink other users via admincp? (Already implemented in the newest version)
Or do you want to delete users who have their steam account linked?

[MadMakz]

Originally Posted by CoZmicShReddeR

Maybe you could aid assistance here...

i don't have any experience in writing addons for vbulletin.

but for the ease and without relying on a 3rd party site, http://code.google.com/p/steamprofile/ might be interesting as an addon. due to its javascript its also way more interactive than a somewhat static image.

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by MadMakz

i don't have any experience in writing addons for vbulletin.

but for the ease and without relying on a 3rd party site, http://code.google.com/p/steamprofile/ might be interesting as an addon. due to its javascript its also way more interactive than a somewhat static image.

If you read the first post, you'll notice that I already created this as an addon

[MadMakz]

woops, didn't said anything then :P

[wtfaatp]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

Does it change anything if he links the account himself? Or does it only occur if you're changing it manually?

If he links his account everything is fine :\

So this problem only happens when I link them manually.

[Nochek]

I installed your product, but I am having trouble connecting a Steam account with a currently registered account. It logs in to Steam fine, returns to my forum with the login information and the message "It seems that you already own a forum account.
You can link both your Forum Account with your Steam account to use the Steam Sign in feature."
However, when clicking the button Link Accounts it returns a message

There has been an error with your request. Please inform the Administrator, if the problem persists.

which is stc_err_default, but thats the last error message and I'm at a loss for what caused it.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Strategos]

This would be very cool. Sadly, I cant get it working with the latest VB.