Social Engine Forum Connect

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Notice - This is NOT the Facebook Connect plugin or anything related to it. This is a brand new service similar to Facebook Connect from a website named Social Engine Forum (www.socialengineforum.com)

 

Official Homepage and Full Info - http://www.socialeng...ection=overview

 

Social Engine Forum Connect is exactly like Facebook Connect besides from few differences. You can install this in your site and show a button to guests named "Connect" with Social Engine Forum mini logo. When a user clicked it, a dialog will be appeared and he or she can press one more button and register on your site with lightning speed. If he or she is not already logged into Social Engine Forum, it will show a login dialog instead. After user logged in he or she will be directed to application permissions dialog where he or she can grant using his or her account with that website.

 

Once he or she approved access for that application, his or her data will be sent to the targeted website and it will be processed their to create a new account to him or her. In case, if you uninstalled this, those accounts will be remain on you board and they are not depending on our Connect API. They can login as usual by entering their login details at your login page forum.

 

Urggg, confused about how this works ?

 

Click following link to view fully explained step by step diagram

http://www.socialeng...section=diagram

 

There is 2 PHP files needs to be uploaded to your IP.Board. Every and very detailed documentation with instructions is included in the package. Also don't just uninstall because button didn't worked. Why it wont work is your template errors and HTML header incompatibilities. Just contact apps@socialengineforum.com and they will assist you totally free.

 

There is a hook file, with a 2 ready-made locations for Connect button included. Following settings will be available in Admin CP -> System Settings -> Hooks -> Social Engine Forum Connect.

 

• Social Engine Forum Connect Application ID - Enter your Social Engine Forum Connect Application ID given by the Social Engine Forum
• Show button on your Login Page - Do you want to show Social Engine Forum Connect button on your login page or not
• Show button on your Registration Page - Do you want to show Social Engine Forum Connect button on your registration page or not
• Default User Group - Select the user group which should work as the default group when importing users from Social Engine Forum

 

Additionally, for your knowledge, following information parameters will be sent to your server, at the end of every successful authentication at Connect API

 

• name - Account username
• email - Account email address
• ip_address - Last used IP address
• title - Account user title
• allow_admin_mails - User allowed to receive emails by admin or not
• time_offset - Time offset settings
• bday_day - Day of user birthday
• bday_month - Month of user birthday
• bday_year - Year of user birthday
• members_auto_dst - Auto DST settings
• members_display_name - User display name
• members_seo_name - User SEO optimized name
• members_created_remote - Account created using a remote system or not
• members_l_display_name - Last used display name
• members_l_username - Last used username
• members_pass_hash - Account password hash encrypted with MD5 algorithm
• members_pass_salt - Account password salt to match the password with user input

 

Oh My God, How can you send peoples information to other sites like that? Isn't it violating people's privacy ?

 

There is no privacy issues affecting to this. Because owner of those information are granting himself/herself to send to other site for create an account. In case, if he or she didn't granted the application, his or her information will not be sent to any of other sites.

 

What I have to do to get a cool button like that ?

 

Actually, there is no more work to do for you, except configuring the hook settings. As soon as your application approved by Social Engine Forum, your Connect API will be activated automatically. Also, if you want to place a Connect button at anywhere of your site, there is a little source code available in the documentation.

 

What will be at upcoming versions ?

 

• Auto login to the account if Connect API is already authenticated before
• Auto login after authenticating the application
• Application wide permissions with extended forum information sharing
• Will fix the every bug found at this release and also authentication errors
• Automatic update checking and notifications about that
• And many many more cool features...

If you need help integrating contact us at apps@socialengineforum.com

 

Happy Connecting !

Social Engine Forum

 

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