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

[DannyC55]

Thanks DP!

Another question for you...

Is there a term for the steam id? Example being you have {vb:raw post.steamicon} for the icon & {vb:raw post.steamid} for the 64 code.

Ta,
Danny

[iSins]

hey question, how do i disable it where steam avatars show up as User profile avatars?

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by iSins

hey question, how do i disable it where steam avatars show up as User profile avatars?

Go to your Plugins in the AdminCP and disable the plugin named "Add Steam Avatar to member profile"

[iSins]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

Go to your Plugins in the AdminCP and disable the plugin named "Add Steam Avatar to member profile"

Thanks for the info on how to do this.

[Munch98]

When trying to link Steam account with user in my forum this error occurs:
403 Forbidden

Access to this resource on the server is denied!

Anyone know why?

Link:
http://www.urbangamers.net/forum/log...VLBfydp1js0%3D

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by Munch98

When trying to link Steam account with user in my forum this error occurs:
403 Forbidden

Access to this resource on the server is denied!

Anyone know why?

Link:
http://www.urbangamers.net/forum/log...VLBfydp1js0%3D

You have to check your error_log, I can't do that for you.

[Munch98]

Originally Posted by Disasterpiece

You have to check your error_log, I can't do that for you.

[19-Apr-2013 04:03:15] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function vbflush() in ******/forum/includes/functions_steamconnect.php on line 392

[UrbanSurgeon]

Does anyone know how I can get the sign-in button beneath the facebook connect as seen in the attached?

I've tried searching for parts of the code but not much luck.

Any help would be greatly appriciated

[donfrema]

I am getting the same error the other guy on page 3 got. When I try to register a new person through Steam Connect it let him type password etc in and then when he submits it.. it goes to YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO VIEW THIS PAGE.

I have the login2.php in the same section as index.php etc. What could be causing this problem? Thanks!

[AzzazelCyC]

Hello there,

I've added this to my forums, but it doesn't work for me. Whenever a user tries to connect their Steam account, they get the "HTTP 500 (Internal Server Error)" message and the account doesn't link at; any suggestions?