http://bbpress.org/forums/ bbPress Support Forums Tag: authentication en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:50:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrate-with-custom-user-backend#post-21496 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:34:24 +0000 johnQ 21496@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I will pay anyone that can create me a plugin for this. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrate-with-custom-user-backend#post-21401 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:53:12 +0000 johnQ 21401@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I have the same issue.<br /> Basically I have in my site a table "users" with with 4 fields (id, login, password, connexion)<br /> Whenever a user logs in, I generate a random string and put it in the user's connexion field and create a 'login' cookie.</p> <p>What I want is that if a 'login' cookie is detected, bbpress reads the cookie's value and matches it against the users table and then creates the user instance.<br /> Also in the topic list I want bbpress to display users from my users table.</p> <p>Can anyone guide me how to achieve this? Is it even possible? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrate-with-custom-user-backend#post-17064 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:01:19 +0000 tachyondecay 17064@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Nah, I was just going to alter the theme to match my website's eventual design. Having bbPress handle everything except whether or not the user is logged in is fine by my (although I was also hoping to make it display the user's avatar, display name, and whatnot).</p> <p>At this point though, because I don't have much experience with extending WordPress, I'm just looking into writing my own custom system rather than play around with bbPress. While I could probably come up with a solution with some more effort, I can probably produce a workable forum that integrates fully into my system in about the same amount of time. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrate-with-custom-user-backend#post-17059 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:37:27 +0000 bobomerenda 17059@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I have the same issue plus i need bbpress to be wrapped within the central column of my site, which is generated by a php function....did you manage to do that? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrate-with-custom-user-backend#post-17042 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:47:56 +0000 tachyondecay 17042@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I've created a custom user system for a website and am looking for a forum solution; a friend recommended bbPress to me. However, I need to be able to integrate bbPress so I have a single sign-on and registration point.</p> <p>Searching around, I've found that I'll need to write a plugin that overrides some of the functions in bb-includes/pluggable.php. All right, sure. This is my first time working with bbPress (no WordPress experience either), so I might as well ask those with more experience in case there's any advice that could make this easier for me.</p> <p>I manage authentication through a single cookie with a login_key. This is a randomly-generated string of characters that gets stored in the user's row in the users table. Each time the user signs in, the site generates a new key and stores that in the table and the cookie.</p> <p>The users table itself contains fields similar to those of bb_users: id, username, email, first_name, last_name, etc. So integration seems to be a matter of getting bbPress to check for my login_key cookie, and if the cookie is valid, load the data from <em>my</em> users table instead of from bb_users. I'm not concerned about registration, profiles or password changes, since those are all handled by the site on a larger level (although if I could disable those parts of bbPress, that would be helpful).</p> <p>Looking at pluggable.php, I'll need to override wp_validate_auth_cookie() and bb_current_user() at the very least. Any other guidance? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work/page/2#post-14755 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:41:53 +0000 affacat 14755@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Thanks, worked for me. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work/page/2#post-11591 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:42:33 +0000 Sholto 11591@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Hat doff to HowToGeek - solved the problem magnificently. Thanks! </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-11590 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:31:33 +0000 Sholto 11590@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I've just been caught out by the spaces problem - I'm finding that integrating WP and bbPress is a painful experience... </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-11277 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:48:08 +0000 citizenkeith 11277@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I tried <a href="http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/15?replies=1&#38;more=1">this plugin</a>, and it's not working with v 0.8.3.</p> <p>I need spaces and special characters like á. Any advice? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-9032 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:48:54 +0000 schmitt 9032@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Advice taken. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-9031 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:36:38 +0000 _ck_ 9031@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I don't think wordpress allows "@" does it?<br /> You shouldn't allow email addresses as usernames on a forum.<br /> Very bad idea.<br /> However that said, this same routine could be used to override that. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-9026 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:06:13 +0000 schmitt 9026@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>What about @</p> <p>Many people use their email address as their login name.</p> <p>ARGH. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-9012 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:25:35 +0000 _ck_ 9012@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I would encourage you to put this into the bbpress svn so it can be found under the plugin browser by the masses trying to integrate WP + BB</p> <p>(if I figured out how to use the SVN, anyone can!) </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8873 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:30:28 +0000 HowToGeek 8873@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>That's good to know... I'll update my local copy. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8868 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:29:34 +0000 _ck_ 8868@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Apparently Wordpress allows dots (periods) in usernames as well?! (it did at some point, not sure if it still does but I have users with nicknames like that)</p> <p>So I had to modify this plugin with a dot<br /> <code>return preg_replace(&#39;/[^ \ta-z0-9_.-]/i&#39;, &#39;&#39;, str_replace(&quot;%20&quot;,&quot; &quot;,$raw));</code></p> <p>apparently php is very sensitive as to what order the pattern is in, that dot has to be right there in the sequence or it throws a shedload of errors. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8845 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:14:41 +0000 Trent 8845@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>The Bad Words plugin by mdawaffe could be modified to be automatic couldn't it (if it isn't already) since it runs as a filter on posting. It is in the 'extend' section.</p> <p>Trent </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8834 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:01:20 +0000 _ck_ 8834@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I've yet to see forum software that makes it hard for members to use/post? </p> <p>My problem is not really spam but a bunch of pre-teens running around and posting massive, rapid, rabid chats with each other like it's a chat room. bbPress completely lacks any management tools to deal with that. If you ban them, they can re-register with a different nickname in less than 30 seconds. If you ban their ip, they just use a randomizing proxy.</p> <p>On my wordpress side I have it completely programmed with stop-words, how fast each member can post and decent moderation tools. But the forum, which from the start needs those abilities the most, does not have them. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8833 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:33:27 +0000 HowToGeek 8833@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I think the moderation functions are definitely severely lacking... but with Akismet integration you shouldn't get much spam.</p> <p>The whole point of bbPress from my view is that it's really simple for the users to actually use, and will hopefully generate more interaction because of that, especially from people that aren't as forum-savvy. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8831 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:57:59 +0000 fel64 8831@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I guess everybody's a masochist. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8830 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:54:03 +0000 _ck_ 8830@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Well akismet support can be added to virtually any forum or blog software so that's not really a claim to fame. I tried installing the moderate posts plugin but it's not working right and preventing all posts from being displayed. </p> <p>There's also no way to tie any kind of "bad words" list into auto-moderation, and then how do you find any list of moderated posts? Sigh. All of this is already in wordpress so it's really strange to me it's not in bbpress by default.</p> <p>Well I'll stop here and won't tie up this particular topic with this further since you can't move individual posts to other/new topics with bbpress (another missing moderation need). </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8827 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:36:36 +0000 Trent 8827@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>The spam is akismet protection, but the advanced moderation I am not quite sure about yet as plugins are the best options thus far.</p> <p>Trent </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8826 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:30:27 +0000 _ck_ 8826@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Ah thanks Trent, I thought I saw that list weeks ago but couldn't find it again. </p> <p>I'm still not convinced bbpress's "selling point" is speed or management as other forums seem just as lightweight and definitely more robust. But the biggest problem on any large forum is the sheer number of people doing searches at any given time.</p> <p>BBpress kinda cheats in this regard (keeping search overhead down) as it tries to enforce tags over searches (I'm not a big believer in user submitted tags when you have a lack of quality control over your members) and it's search feature is so poor that no one will seriously use it right now (it cannot find whole words, limit by member, limit by forum, limit by subject, etc. etc. etc.)</p> <p>To me, I thought bbpress's benefit was WP integration and I was familiar with the functions used after months of hacking wordpress. Wasn't convinced the wordpress forum plugins were going to keep evolving or be flexible enough.</p> <p>I guess my problem is jumping in too soon, waited a year to add a forum to let projects like this mature but it's still a bit early. By the winter the forum I setup should be as big as technorati - it definitely needs better management features.</p> <blockquote><p>"<em>The advanced moderation and spam protection features of bbPress save the WP mod team tons of time.</em>"</p> </blockquote> <p>What advanced moderation features? Am I missing something? You have to actually go into each topic, go to each post and manually moderate. It kinda blows me away that there's nowhere in the bbpress admin panel to see the last 50 posts like in wordpress. I'm coding the feature for myself right now... </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8824 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:13:57 +0000 Trent 8824@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>The big ones:</p> <p><a href="http://bbpress.org/about/examples/" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/about/examples/</a></p> <p>As well, wordpress.com is a huge forum as well as the wordpress MU forum is getting there. Each of the wordpress forums have 2,000+ new registrations each day. Pretty large examples.</p> <p>Trent </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8823 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:09:07 +0000 _ck_ 8823@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Wait, there are numerous people installing bbpress as their only website program without having WP installed? Why? It's such an early, early beta and has virtually no administration features. Any mature forum program can blow it away right now. Are they masacists or just running really tiny, micro forums?</p> <p>Just out of curiosity, what are the largest known bbpress forums, other than the wordpress site and here? I suspect the forum I've integrated is probably in the top 10 since it has over 100 daily active users (with 800+ registered from the wordpress config). </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8809 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:05:39 +0000 fel64 8809@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Actually according to Trent the majority do not integrate. </p> <p>It's also worth noting that if you spend your time here you will only see the number of problems; unless you have data on the number of users and their setups, you can't base an opinion on that. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8805 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:21:54 +0000 _ck_ 8805@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Was there a ticket in trac already for this? Because I just added one.</p> <p>There are so many integration problems in bbpress that IMHO feature additions should be on hold until tighter integration is achieved. I can't see a major userbase other than WP users for bbpress. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8758 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:26:55 +0000 HowToGeek 8758@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I should mention that my code is a horrible hack... hopefully they'll fix the problem in the core. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8756 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:30:07 +0000 _ck_ 8756@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Wow this is a very serious issue - I couldn't figure out why half my members could not log into the forum! Thought it was a cookie issue, but it was the space!</p> <p>I suggest this be moved to the integration section and highly recommend to everyone trying to merge BB with WP. I would never have spotted this if it had not been bumped by signpost (who's code did not solve it unfortunately, I had to use the plugin) </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-8753 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:38:52 +0000 signpostmarv 8753@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I came across the same problem on a combined wp/bbpress setup.</p> <p>twas a simple case of changing <em>line 1079, template-functions.php</em><br /> <code>$r = bb_get_option(&#39;uri&#39;) . &quot;profile/&quot; . $user-&gt;$column . ( 1 &lt; $page ? &quot;/page/$page&quot; : &#39;&#39; );</code> to <code>$r = bb_get_option(&#39;uri&#39;) . &quot;profile/&quot; . urlencode($user-&gt;$column) . ( 1 &lt; $page ? &quot;/page/$page&quot; : &#39;&#39; );</code> </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/usernames-with-spaces-do-not-work#post-7912 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:45:34 +0000 Trent 7912@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Very nice! <a href="http://proforums.palmansworld.com/bbpress-featurettes/miscellaneous/need-spaces-in-bbpress-usernames/">Proforumed!</a></p> <p>Trent </p>