I know, if i’m not wrong, there is some integration available about phpBB and WordPress.
I had integrate the two systems locally time ago for a work i had to do, but it was very long time ago now.
Never more i have take a look to phpBB code, i have in the past also code two modifications for phpBB, one very basic, that was giving possibility to set one icon for categories with admincp control, while the other one modification was very useful, almost on old phpBB versions where the moderation for topics before there publication was not possible. With the mod , on admincp was possible to set what forum was affected by moderation of topics before the publication for unregistered users.
After, unfortunately i have not find out more times to look and code around the phpBB bulletin board except for a modification bridge of phpBB with WordPress.
I like to add to this blog a little forum now, and of course it will be phpBB with an integration/bridge i will code directly here in these days.
phpBB’s files upload have start.
I love the way phpBB is coded. Effective and simple, but it is only my opinion of course.
The new integration plugin wordpress + phpbb will be coded in few steps as the login code for phpBB has been already detected.
The integration can be after improved of all needed things such last forums posts widget, online users widget (maybe added as code to the users online plugin installed here and very well done), and more, or for phpBB side, latest blog entries etc.
The integration can be practically effective and full as we like.
Questions and answer to start coding the new integration …
Think that we should use the more sophisticated phpBB system for users registration, while manual addition or prune of users can be maybe performed on both administrations.
Of course after the login, if it is done inserting credentials in wordpress side, but using the phpBB login system, the user will be redirected to the proper coming page.
Three widgets for the wordpress side are necessaries at minimum: online forum users, login/out, last posts/topics.
as WordPress do not use sessions to authenticate users (it mean that if an user have not enabled cookies on his browser, can’t correctly authenticate himself for a correct login on WordPress), it seem to me that at least, if an user have not enabled cookies on browser, by the way can still login to phpBB.
Look this scenario: phpBB + WordPress integrated as unique login/registration.
If the WordPress login system is used for both login, an user will not logged in on phpBB if user have not enabled cookies.
If for both login the phpBB login system is used instead, an user will be logged correctly on phpBB also if cookies are not enabled on his browser, but so, when redirected to WordPress he will not become recognized as registered. Almost untilthe user do not enable cookies on browser.
This the reason why on this bridge i go to code, i think the better way to unify systems is by using phpBB login system that use also sessions to manipulate users data.
The benefit on using an unique login in this way: the wordpress login widget, when user perform a submit login action, redirect user to phpBB login system, it authenticate the user logging in him on phpBB before, and so after the login has been correctly executed on phpBB, will be automatically redirected to previous wordpress page, where if cookies are enabled, will be also logged in. If cookie aren’t enabled on user’s browser, than he will not login on wordpress but at least on phpBB he will result correctly logged thank to sessions (and only for this browser session of course: in this case as cookies aren’t used to store on user’s pc the credentials for next eventually auto login).
Hey, thank you for helpful info here. I have a question:
For my WordPress site I started to use Simple Press forum plugin when I opened the site (it’s for people I know). Then I realized it was really slow and inconvenient and decided to switch to phpbb forum for the site.
I wasnt able to embed Phpbb forum into WP using wp-united because of the theme I’m using.
But it seems to me that I got some connectivity using PHPBB Single Sign On WordPress plugin – it enables users to login to Phpbb using WP and the other way around. So now new users that register on Phpbb forum are automatically added to WP Users.
However, old users can’t login into Phpbb forum using WP username & password.
To add to that – I use Visitor Maps and Who’s Online plugin in WP and when old user tries to log in to Phpbb – they show up in Who’s Online on WP side but can’t login to the forum.
Do any of you know if that means that old users “login” to WordPress when they try to access phpbb forum?
In other ways, would all new users be able to login into WP (if I say create something) using their Phpbb login info?
Any help would be appreciated!