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

[joshskeety]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

Did you update the Steam Mini Profiles addon as well?

Nope that's no longer installed, only Steam Connect.

[Disasterpiece]

It should have been fixed... link to your forum?

[joshskeety]

PM'd you.

[GamerPerfection]

Installed, thanks.

[Turbo Diesel]

I have seen this topic has been talked about quite a bit (I think), but I haven't found a definite answer how to do it or if it is possible...

I want to get it to show the Steam ID somehow in the main profile of a user... I've included a pic of where I want it. I want it in the "About" section probably under occupation if possible. It may even be better if it had its own section and maybe include other information about the user from their steam account like hours played of certain games and things like that.

[joshskeety]

Hey DP,

Did you ever discover what may of been causing steam avatars to not display in the postbit properly? I see them all properly in the user manager so I'm not sure why this does that.

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by joshskeety

Hey DP,

Did you ever discover what may of been causing steam avatars to not display in the postbit properly? I see them all properly in the user manager so I'm not sure why this does that.

Do they still make issues with not appearing sometimes?
Thought that has been fixed by now

[joshskeety]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

Do they still make issues with not appearing sometimes?
Thought that has been fixed by now

Yeah they don't all show for me.

[joshskeety]

Had another idea. Hopefully this one is good like my last one was.

Basically, take avatars and make them look like this:

http://www.drunkenbombers.com/forums...61197998610020

When they're online in Steam, the border is Blue. When they're offline, it's gray. When you click the avatar, it sends you to their community profile.

What do you think, DP?

[rockerzteam]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

That's a negative sorry.
I don't use vb3 anymore and the architecture is Too different.
There's Not much benefit for me As Long As its a free addon

That's where alot of coders have gone wrong. They forgot about all the happy 3.8.7 users and moved onto only 4.x.x

I am happy with 3.8.7 and have the option to upgrade but I don't like the new vbulletin.

Even if you made this a paid mod and made it available to 3.8.x alot of users that run gaming sites like myself would buy it.