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

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

I did so, checking my profile now.. Still not in the "test" usergroup. The maintenance also ended with:

updates on this? Did it work?

[Skyrider]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

updates on this? Did it work?

That was the update , my usergroup has not changed. It's not moving me to the ""test" group.

[billstelling]

Hey all. Just giving a heads up on how I have this set up on my sites.
I have it placed in the header template here:

<li class="welcomelink">{vb:rawphrase welcome_x_link_y, {vb:raw bbuserinfo.username}, {vb:link member, {vb:raw bbuserinfo}}}</li>
				<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablefacebookconnect']">
					{vb:raw facebook_header}
                                        {vb:raw steam_button}
				</vb:if>

using these graphics:
for log in to steam.
and
for linked..

The facebook logged in has the icon over the user pic and it will ride over the steam connect so I have added 19px of transparency to the right of the graphics to compensate for the facebook overlay issue. It has nothing to do with this mod but to correct for it the images need the added 19px of transparency..

Keep up the awesome work Disasterpiece!:up:
Oh I have it installed on vB 4.2 beta one as well and it works great with it. If you want access to the test site Disasterpiece let me know and I will set you up with access.

Oh, almost forgot.. The steam log in does not show for non logged in or non members.. Not sure what the deal is with that but shouldn't it show so steam members can join the site?

[Cadellin]

I'm having issues integrating the steam avatars into areas outside the postbit such as the CMS comments, activity feed and visitor messages.

Has anyone successfully integrated the avatars all the way across vB?

[Disasterpiece]

you'd need to create some additional code to get the avatar urls into the userinfo.
If you're good with php, you can take a look at the plugin code "Add Steam avatar to postbit". That's basically how you get the urls.

[wtfaatp]

My biggest thing is getting profile pic to work using the Steamconnect :\

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by wtfaatp

My biggest thing is getting profile pic to work using the Steamconnect :\

try the attached plugin xml file.
The plugin adds the steam avatar to the member profile page.

Upload it as a plugin, not a product. (last entry in the admincp > products & plugins group > upload plugin xml file)

[wtfaatp]

Awesome man worked great..

The same code should basically work for other area's correct like the CMS or VIstor messages?

[Disasterpiece]

yes. depends on the hook location basically.

[Skyrider]

Is there anyway that the steam login can feature a "game" check? So it checks if the person owns a specific game and if owned that game, move to a different usergroup?