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Topic: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

The below topic mentions a mod was created for 1.2 that allowed users to login to punbb using their facebook login details. It involved API keys etc.
See here:
http://www.punres.org/viewtopic.php?id=5105

Any enthusiasm for this with 1.3?
I definitely think this would boost my own forum activity

2 Reply by NetworkShadow (edited by NetworkShadow 2009-01-09 16:37)

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

Sounds very interesting and potentially invaluable to forum admins who have to compete with Facebook for screen time.
I'd want three things: 1. The option to link existing punbb accounts to facebook accounts. 2. I'd also want the facebook login to be optional. 3. Don't override the punbb usernames with the Facebook login; so a user would be able to have a forum screen name too.

3 Reply by Stijn (edited by Stijn 2009-01-10 09:50)

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

I'm creating a Facebook Connect extension atm and will release it the second week of February.
My release(s) will contain a bundle of mini-extensions so you can choose how broad you want to integrate Facebook Connect.

Just wait patiently 2 or 3 weeks and the first mini-extensions will be available.

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

Shibby wrote:

I'm creating a Facebook Connect extension atm and will release it the second week of February.

Sounds FUN!

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

@ esupergood: I edited my post ;-)

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

awesome news!

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

Sorry for the bump but I just wanted to express my continued interest for the development of this extension. Facebook is just getting more popular, so it would be very valuable for forum admins.

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

so you will make it.

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

If he had the skills I'm sure he would have already done so.

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

esupergood wrote:

If he had the skills I'm sure he would have already done so.

Too true. I'm no code monkey, I'm mostly limited to html/css as I am a designer. wink

I've been using http://disqus.com with Facebook connect for my blog, and it's great. I'm actually quite surprised the extension hasn't been released yet, you'd think there'd be demand for it with social networking be dominated by Facebook.

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

I agree. Must be a tough one to code

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Re: [request] Allow members to login with their Facebook ID

I was poking around on phpBB (yuck) and found someone working on a Facebook connect mod... http://forum.developers.facebook.com/vi … 18#p140118

There's also an API guide that may be of interest to anyone who might work on such an extension for punBB: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=630563174283