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

[Mr Peabody]

Seems to be working well on 4.2.5
Cheers!

[gnrx]

Originally Posted by Mr Peabody

Seems to be working well on 4.2.5
Cheers!

I have vb 4.2.5 and PHP 7.1 and works fine.

[Mr Peabody]

Would be good if there was a VB 5 version

[cdoyle]

I'm having some difficulties getting this to work, or I'm not understanding what it does.

I've signed up for an account at onesignal,
Entered my forum
https://www.caraudiocentral.net

downloaded the files
Uploaded the files to my forum root
https://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums

I then downloaded the plugin, uploaded the 1 file to the includes
and then installed the plugin.
Entered my Keys into the plugin settings
Enabled plugin.

I'm trying with my test accounts to get push notifications and nothing is happening.
I login with my main account on my forum, tried to PM my test account. No notification
Tried replying to a thread. No notification

Are there additional settings that need to be enabled?
Are there settings in the UserCP that a user needs to subscribe? I'm not seeing any but want to make sure.

My forum is running 4.2.5

[iA1]

Is it still enabled at your forum? I do not see the popup for subscribing. Try using the default style.

[cdoyle]

take a look now. It's odd, all of a sudden the little red bell just appeared.
I hadn't done anything since Friday.

I think it's working, when I reply to PMs from both accounts. I get a little popup lower right corner.

[iA1]

Thanks for the confirmation. Please mark as Installed.

[Hostboard]

You mention that this is "This is the lite version" Is there a pro?

[iA1]

Yes, this is lite version. I did not see much interest in getting a pro version from the users here, so did not complete the pro version until now. It is almost half done only and I use it on my own forum.

[Hostboard]

Originally Posted by iA1

Yes, this is lite version. I did not see much interest in getting a pro version from the users here, so did not complete the pro version until now. It is almost half done only and I use it on my own forum.

Would be interested in know what additional functionality you have incorporated as this is something I have thought about over the years but never saw anything or commissioned to code it.