Integration with vBulletin - Web Push notifications using OneSignal

Description:

OneSignal has an API that allows us to send unlimited web and push notifications for FREE. When I came to know about it, I spent several days and months searching for compatible plugins for vB4. Finally decided to learn and create my own based on pierce's similar mod for Xenforo.

Push notifications is a great way to keep your members engaged. It keeps driving them back to your site. This mod works great on mobile browsers as well.

This is the lite version which allows you to send web push notifications to your users whenever:

1. someone replies on their subscribed threads
2. sends them a PM
3. likes one of their posts (dbtech thanks)

Installation:

1. Register an account at OneSignal.com

   • Click on Add a new app to register your forum there
   • Select Web Push as the platform
     
   • Configure Web Push by selecting Typical Site and enter you forum details
     
   • Add at least one prompt and complete the remaining setup there. Leave most of the options as default. Only change where necessary.
   • After you click Save, you will get a few files to download.
     
   • Download those files, extract them and upload them to your forum's root directory.
   • There is another section on the same page asking you to add code to your site. DO NOT add that code yet. It is automatically done when you install this product.

2. Download attached zip file. Upload the file functions_OneSignal.php under /includes directory
3. Install the product using the xml file
4. Go back to onesignal.com, under settings, click on Keys & IDs.
   
5. Copy these keys and paste them in the settings in admincp.
   

Disclaimer:
I am not associated with onesignal in any way. This is just something that I found useful for my forum and wanted to share with everyone else.

If I get enough support then I plan to add notifications for moderators' actions and for quotes and tags as well.


Download latest version: 1.3.5
If upgrading from previous version, replace the functions file as well.

Change log:
1.3.5 - Typo fixed
1.3.0 - Separated multiple consecutive notifications for different threads
1.2.0 - Added privacy for replies in private sections and
Subscribe button at the end of posts
1.1.0 - Fixed issue with sub-forum
1.0.1 - Fixed Table Prefix bug
1.0.0 - Initial Release

[Mathsman]

vBulletin 4.2.2 Patch Level 6 i use.

https://onesignal.com/api/v1/players/293256a8-90d3-4237-8d04-d74e73245e65

I get the error on the page.

{"errors":["Could not find app_id for given player id."]}

I am getting this issue only in admin user.


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Also, I'm just going to notification in pm's. When quotes are made and other incidents do not go to the notification. I wonder if I'm missing something.

[haithngn]

4.2.5 does not work, please help to check

[Mark.B]

Originally Posted by haithngn

4.2.5 does not work, please help to check

YOu need to provide full details of the problem.

"does not work" says absolutely nothing that can be used to assist.

[haithngn]

I installed this Mod into my vbb site also uploaded the OneSignal SDK files on the root directory of that site.
Then, in the Setiing page 'Web and Push Notifications using OneSignal'
I set Product Is Active: Yes
Provide OneSignal AppID, Authentication Key

But, I do not see any permission alert when I opened my vbb site on the Google Chrome browser.

At the footer I saw a copyright text Web Push Notifications by iA1.

Please give me a help ?

[iA1]

Originally Posted by Kane@airrifle

Get this error when enabling this mod.

Fatal User Error: syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF) on line 3 in /dbtech/thanks/contenttypes/post/save.php(235) : eval()'d code

Please install the updated version 1.3.5. I found and fixed a typo in one of the plugins.

Originally Posted by haithngn

Please give me a help ?

PM me your domain name and a test user account.

Originally Posted by Mathsman

vBulletin 4.2.2 Patch Level 6 i use.

https://onesignal.com/api/v1/players/293256a8-90d3-4237-8d04-d74e73245e65

I get the error on the page.

{"errors":["Could not find app_id for given player id."]}

I am getting this issue only in admin user.


---------------------------------------------------------------------

Also, I'm just going to notification in pm's. When quotes are made and other incidents do not go to the notification. I wonder if I'm missing something.

PM me your domain name and a test user account.

[nanox]

Where can i translate the notifications? Ive tried the "search phrases.

[nanox]

I cant get the notifications to work, my default language includes special characters. Is this the problem?

[iA1]

Originally Posted by nanox

Where can i translate the notifications? Ive tried the "search phrases.

You will have to edit the file functions_OneSignal.php

Originally Posted by nanox

I cant get the notifications to work, my default language includes special characters. Is this the problem?

I have not tested with special characters. Most probably they are not supported. I will try updating it later on.

[red-dna]

What about vb 4.08 ?
I try to install but i get a blank page

[Dave]

Originally Posted by red-dna

What about vb 4.08 ?
I try to install but i get a blank page

On the top of the thread it states "vB Version: 4.2.x" which means they likely only tested it with vBulletin 4.2.* and not your version (which is extremely outdated, you should really upgrade)