vbulletin integration

[vissa +]

Originally Posted by vissa

Hmm, is there any way to fix this? It would seem easy enough since it checks vbulletin when you try to log-in, couldn't it check vbulletin when someone tries to register with the same account and just reject it? Seems like a bug or a logic error to allow it the way it is. I guess you could funnel everyone through vbulletin, but that might be confusing to people who are only coming for the classifieds. Please let me know what you think as I need to make a purchase decision and it is between this and another (for 3 licenses). if you can correct the problem I would go with 68classifieds without question.

Thank you
-vissa

Please??? Need to make my decision now. If I can lock classifieds users out from registering with existing forum accounts that would be fine (so forum members can log in and complete their classified account settings/etc).

[Eric Barnes]

The easiest method would be to just remove the links pointing the registration on the classifieds and force everything through your forums. Then they would just use their forum login to login to the classifieds.

[vissa +]

Originally Posted by suzkaw

The easiest method would be to just remove the links pointing the registration on the classifieds and force everything through your forums. Then they would just use their forum login to login to the classifieds.

How difficult is that? Does that work with the plugin and/or is that something I could get help with?

thanks
-vissa

[Eric Barnes]

To do what I mentioned all you would need to do is edit the layout template file and change the register link to point to your forums. Then the users would be forced through the forum and there wouldn't be a chance of some one registering with the same username as someone else.

[Eric Barnes]

Sorry I forgot to add yes I will help you with that or give you instructions on how to do it.

[Trina +]

To add on to this thread, I am planning on purchasing 68 classifieds to integrate with vBulletin (and vBadvanced for that matter). Is this going to be a fairly easy task, or is it going to require a lot of tweaking? Are there detailed instructions?

And thanks for the tip about 68 vs vB registrations - it looks like I can make it so all my existing forum members can have access to the classifieds by default right?

[Eric Barnes]

Is this going to be a fairly easy task, or is it going to require a lot of tweaking? Are there detailed instructions?

It should be very straightforward and not require a lot of tweaking. The module itself comes with instructions but if you get stumped or need help feel free to ask.

And thanks for the tip about 68 vs vB registrations - it looks like I can make it so all my existing forum members can have access to the classifieds by default right?

Yes once it is installed a vbulletin user can login to the classifieds and it will automatically add their details to the classifieds database.

[vissa +]

(sorry to crosspost, but this i very relavent to this discussion).

I have discovered a bug using the vbulletin usershare module

If a user registers at your classifieds site with the same name as an existing user in your forum (but one that has never logged into the classifieds site), the usershare will create a DUPLICATE user in the vbulletin forum. I tested this myself. This will be a second user in your forum with the exact same name as another (which is never allowed). All kinds of problems can result.

The simplest solution (seems easy enough) is to have the module check to see if the username exists in the forum, and if so, reject that username. This would solve so many problems and eliminate this bug.

-vissa

[Trina +]

Has anyone come up with a solution to this problem? I can see that becoming a big problem. I was under the impression that all of my current vBulletin users would automatically have access to the classifieds, and any new users who registered would automatically have access to both the forum and the classifieds. Did I misunderstand?

Thanks so much!