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

[i3lack]

Fatal error: Call to undefined method vB_Friendly_Url_Error::get_url() in /home/hangout/public_html/includes/functions.php on line 6944 This only happens when members are linking there accounts

[daveaite]

Nice job

[tdkmatt]

perfect working like a charm!

wish i could remove the white line under it tho

www.fatalitynetworking.com/forum

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by i3lack

im having a little problem how do i get the sign in to work? i have installed it and when i click on the sign in steam it takes me to a page that shows me i typed my password wrong

Did you upload login2.php into the forum root dir and copy paste the exact template code from the install section into your header template?

Originally Posted by i3lack

Fatal error: Call to undefined method vB_Friendly_Url_Error::get_url() in /home/hangout/public_html/includes/functions.php on line 6944 This only happens when members are linking there accounts

weird.. which vb version are you using?

Originally Posted by tdkmatt

perfect working like a charm!

wish i could remove the white line under it tho

www.fatalitynetworking.com/forum

Just remove the "<hr>" tag below the steam connect block in your header template

[MadMakz]

awesome job!

[i3lack]

Version 4.1.0 i did some research vb.com says its because a file is missing but i uploaded all files your provided like i said its only when linking your forum account to your steam account -- On another note how do my members unlink the accounts?

[MadMakz]

stupid question, how do i get the avatarfull link in postbit? :S

just tried

{vb:raw steam_info.avatarfull}

but that's obviously wrong (returns empty value)

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by i3lack

Version 4.1.0 i did some research vb.com says its because a file is missing but i uploaded all files your provided like i said its only when linking your forum account to your steam account -- On another note how do my members unlink the accounts?

There's a link in the user control panel, you can see it as a small button in the first screenshot.

I have a different functions.php file. Altough I was sure it works on 4.1.0 as well, I developed it on a 4.1.3-4.1.4. I'll check it out tomorrow, or you could just upgrade to the latest vbulletin version. Wouldn't be a bad idea anyway.

Originally Posted by MadMakz

stupid question, how do i get the avatarfull link in postbit? :S

just tried

{vb:raw steam_info.avatarfull}

but that's obviously wrong (returns empty value)

Import the attached plugin. Then you'll find the avatar urls as a template var:

{vb:raw post.steamavatarfull}
{vb:raw post.steamavatar}
{vb:raw post.steamavatarmedium}

Which are the same image, but different in size.

[i3lack]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

There's a link in the user control panel, you can see it as a small button in the first screenshot.

I have a different functions.php file. Altough I was sure it works on 4.1.0 as well, I developed it on a 4.1.3-4.1.4. I'll check it out tomorrow, or you could just upgrade to the latest vbulletin version. Wouldn't be a bad idea anyway.

Import the attached plugin. Then you'll find the avatar urls as a template var:

{vb:raw post.steamavatarfull}
{vb:raw post.steamavatar}
{vb:raw post.steamavatarmedium}

Which are the same image, but different in size.

I can make updates to my current functions file if you give me an idea of what i need to do. Im holding off on updating at the moment.

[MadMakz]

Originally Posted by i3lack

......

Import the attached plugin. Then you'll find the avatar urls as a template var:

{vb:raw post.steamavatarfull}
{vb:raw post.steamavatar}
{vb:raw post.steamavatarmedium}

Which are the same image, but different in size.

yay, thanks a lot :up: