Integration with vBulletin - MediaWiki/vBulletin Single Sign-On

Overview:
This hack provides single sign-on capability for MediaWiki using your vBulletin users. You must ensure your cookie path in Admin CP is set to '/' for this to work. Also, I have not tested this if your wiki and your forums are on different subdomains - but as long as your have your cookie domain set properly it *should* work. This is not a user bridge - it is a complete single sign-on using your vBulletin user repository.

The install process has been extremely simplified in version 2.x of this product. You only have to edit LocalSettings.php, import a product, and change a setting in your Admin Control Panel. It's been completely packaged as a vBulletin product - unlike the previous hacked up version, heh. I didn't originally plan to release this so I designed it so it worked - not so it could be redistributed. I searched high and low for a functional MediaWiki bridge - almost bought NuHIT's product, and then realized it had been abandoned for over a year.

This hack no longer requires an edit to class_core.php.

I'll do my best to support it, but I can make no promises.

This thread is for discussion of this mod on vB 3.7.x. For vB 3.8.x, please use the MediaWiki/vBulletin Single Sign-On 3.8 thread

Demo of plugin in action: MyMMOGames - Multiplayer Gaming and Media Community

Also, if you use memcached - ensure you do not cache sessions. If you do, restart it at least once a week. If you don't, you'll end up with invalid session errors out of MediaWiki.

Requirements:
MediaWiki Version: 1.11.0-1.14.0
vBulletin Version: 3.6.9-3.8.2

Features:
- Provides single sign on capability between vBulletin and Mediawiki. vBulletin user repository is used
- Configurable sysop/bureaucrat groups
- Configurable disallowed user groups
- Configurable "Who's Online" display
- Counts users viewing wiki in vBulletin's "Who's Online"

Installation/Upgrade:
Please read the included "readme.txt" file in the "docs (do not upload)" folder.

Options:
Admin Control Panel->vBulletin Options->MMOG Wiki Options

Change Log:
1.0.0.0 - Sep 18, 2008
- Initial Release

1.0.3.0 - Sep 29, 2008
- Bugfix: Incorrect redirects for login/logout

2.0.0.0 - Sep 30, 2008
- Feature: Streamlined installation procedure
- Feature: Wiki path set in ACP
- Bugfix: Forum paths no longer hardcoded

2.1.0 - Oct 4, 2008
- Feature: ACP option to use MediaWiki Short URLs
- Feature: ACP option to set sysop groups
- Feature: ACP option to set bureaucrat groups
- Feature: ACP option to disallow login to certain groups
- Feature: ACP option to change WOL display text

2.2.0 - May 1, 2005
- Bugfix: Users are not logged out when logging out of the forum
- Bugfix: No longer requires modification to class_core.php
- Feature: Mediawiki 1.13.0+ supported (verified on 1.14.0 also)

If you like it, please click "mark as installed" The more people that use this, the more time I will make to try and support/update it.

Been pulling your hair out looking for this as long as I have? Nominate it for Mod of the Month =]

AuthPlugin was inspired by and modified from this existing MediaWiki Extension:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QISSingleSignOn

[NoeJeko]

Nevermind. I just checked your site and everything works 100% properly. I cannot understand what issues you are still having out of this.

If the fact that a user still appears logged in on the wiki after they log out - I stated before that this was an issue with the wiki cache. The user is in fact not logged in, but MediaWiki likes to remain in cache until the end of time. This is not something that I have any control over - at least within the scope of this plugin. MediaWiki itself states that "you may continue to appear logged in on some pages until you clear your cache."

[BRotondi]

Hi NoeJeko

Thanks!
In fact this MediaWiki-Cache-Problem is what made me cracy, since I searched the bug on my side...

When Changing 1.0.3 <-> 2.0 I always uninstalled all, checked the vB + Wiki and then installed the other Product

... and next Time I will alter the Reply instead of write a new one.... Sorry!

Greetings
Bruno

[NoeJeko]

So you see everything as working properly now? I did when I visited your site.

[BRotondi]

Good Morning NoeJeko!

Yes, 1.0.3 works fine.

Perhaps these two Infos are important for this Hack:
- Wiki-Cache(-Bug)
- Ctrl-F5 forcing reload

Thanks for your help! Your support is the nicest feature of this hack
Bruno

[NoeJeko]

Planned features coming in 2.0.1:

Usergroup mapping:
In the vB ACP you will have the ability to map forum usergroups to wiki usergroups. Useful if you have certain groups (like administrators) that you wish to automatically make sysops, etc.

In the vB ACP, you will be able to specify what (if any) usergroups will be unable to log into your wiki. This will not prevent them from viewing it, but it will prevent them from making edits.

Possibly more - and I'm open to taking feature requests.

[BRotondi]

Hi NoeJeko

Nice, that you are continuing this project!
If you can use these Icons: I use them as BB-Buttons for Wiki and Wikpedia

One Feature I use manually: Mapping Forums to Wiki-Pages (adding a "(Wiki)" at the Forum-Name and a redirect-Page.

00:37 here, so good night!
Bruno

[Ozidoggy]

I am new at all of this. I am unsure as to way if I log into wiki with my forum user and passowrd as admin, why I do not have admin rights in wiki. I can't edit for example the navigation bar, as it says I don't have the right permssions.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

[GoodOmens]

Great plugin.

Just had one issue with it with redirects for logins.

I don't use /wiki/index.php/Page_Name but /wiki/Page_Name so had to edit your hard coded path to get rid of the problem.

Dunno how to add a soft path to fix the problem for everyone but know there should be a way.

[NoeJeko]

Originally Posted by Ozidoggy

I am new at all of this. I am unsure as to way if I log into wiki with my forum user and passowrd as admin, why I do not have admin rights in wiki. I can't edit for example the navigation bar, as it says I don't have the right permssions.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

This falls under my last post about changes coming in 2.0.1 =] It'll be out soon (hopefully tonight) so stay tuned!

Originally Posted by GoodOmens

Great plugin.

Just had one issue with it with redirects for logins.

I don't use /wiki/index.php/Page_Name but /wiki/Page_Name so had to edit your hard coded path to get rid of the problem.

Dunno how to add a soft path to fix the problem for everyone but know there should be a way.

I actually didn't even think about this. In 2.0.1, I'll add a switch allowing you to specify if you use Wiki's short URL options. Thanks for the feedback!

[Tianuc]

Hi NoeJeko~I love you ^.^
When 2.0.1 release?