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[CDB] Linked Accounts

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Extension Name: Linked Accounts
Author: Flerex

Extension Description: A phpBB 3.2 extension that gives your users the ability to link all their accounts and switch between them with ease.
Extension Version: 1.0.3

Features:
  • Account linking. Link all your owned accounts to easily switch between them without having to type your password
  • Bidirectional links. A link created from account A to B will automatically allow account B to switch to A.
  • Permission-ready. Choose which groups can use the account switching features.
  • User selection menu. Find the username of the account you want to link without having to type it. (Because this extension is about not typing, right?).
  • phpBB integration. The extension beautifuly behaves as if the linking account system was part of phpBB.
  • Admin management. Because you want to be able to manage your users' links.


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Extension Download: Download the latest release

Roadmap:
  1. Add support for alternative authentication methods.
Github repository: flerex/linkedaccounts

Information:

This is my first phpBB extension ever so please excuse the multiple mistakes I have most likely made on my code. I would appreciate any suggestions to improve the code so I can learn more about phpBB developement. Merge requests are open to everyone that wants to help!

Moreover, if you have any feature suggestion, you're free to leave it here too.

I hope you like the extension! :)
Last edited by Flerex on Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:06 am, edited 19 times in total.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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very interesting.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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On First enabling the extension

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[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice: in file [ROOT]/phpbb/db/migration/tool/module.php on line 520: Undefined index: module_langname
Adding account OK

On Switching account

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[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice: in file [ROOT]/ext/flerex/linkedaccounts/service/utils.php on line 134: Undefined variable: row
I haven't looked through the code. yet, but its certainly an Extension I will be using.

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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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Both warnings shoud be fixed right now with version 0.1.1. Thanks for pointing them out!

This new version also includes Galician translation.

Edited: Version 0.1.2 released, which includes the following changes:
  • Support for PHP 5.4 fixed.
  • Added Spanish translation.
  • Fixed English translation.
  • Fixed Galician translation.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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Updated

I like to try and break things, so ...

If you are in your UCP and then try to switch accounts

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but the account is switched successfully.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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Unfortunately I can't seem to reproduce your problem. Are you running the latest version of phpBB? Which version of PHP are you using?
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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phpBB 3.2.2

php 7.0.25
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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I use the account switcher by dmzx that works great.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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fagbutlil wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:18 pm I use the account switcher by dmzx that works great.
Yes, but only for VIP users ;)

I made a pull request on GitHub for Dutch translation.
You can also find it here: https://github.com/Solidjeuh/Linked-Accounts
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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HiFiKabin wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:14 pm phpBB 3.2.2

php 7.0.25
I'm still not able to replicate the problem. Is it a fresh phpBB installation? Do you have any other extensions installed?

I don't know what may be happening.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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fagbutlil wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:18 pm I use the account switcher by dmzx that works great.
Apart from that the UCP tab for Linked Account shows even when you don't have the permission to use the extension.

Keeping an eye on this one to see if it has the same problem.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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Froddelaar wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:17 pm
fagbutlil wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:18 pm I use the account switcher by dmzx that works great.
Yes, but only for VIP users ;)
Surely the price of a coffee isn't too much to ask for something you find useful?
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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nou nou wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:49 pm
fagbutlil wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:18 pm I use the account switcher by dmzx that works great.
Apart from that the UCP tab for Linked Account shows even when you don't have the permission to use the extension.

Keeping an eye on this one to see if it has the same problem.
I can confirm that doesn't happen with Linked Accounts.
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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Flerex wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:17 pm I can confirm that doesn't happen with Linked Accounts.
Indeed it doesn't :)

Sweet little extension, works quite well already.

A little feedback if you don't mind.

Use case to consider: I'm testing giving the Linked Accounts permission to individual users. Say account A.

Account A, having the permission, sets up a link with account B.

Account B appears in the User menu, all goes well.

Then switch to account B. Account A is now in the user menu. Click on account A to switch back and the permission error is thrown: Account B does not have the permission to link accounts.

I can think of two solutions. Either the permissions need to be given to both accounts before the link is set up. Not ideal because of a potential added admin burden. Also the extension will need to check if account B has the required permission.

Else the extension needs to somehow work if any of the linked accounts has the permission, but I don't know if that is possible.

A couple of small things. You're adding some CSS which really doesn't play well with custom styles in the dropdown menu, notably

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#linked_accounts {
    order: 1;
    border-top: none;
    background-color: #ECF1F3;
    margin: 5px -5px -5px -5px;
    padding: 5px 10px;
}
If you remove background-color, margin and padding it works a lot better. In fact I don't think any of it is necessary.

Could you add a little icon to it, please, to match the other items in the menu? An icon of a link or something would be great :)

When installing the extension, by default it's enabled for all registered users. IMO it would be better for it to be disabled, and let admins decide who will be able to use the extension.

As a feature request, would it be possible to add a way (it could be a list that lives in the ACP) for admins to see a list of all users that have linked accounts, and what those accounts are?

Thanks!
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Re: [3.2][BETA] Linked Accounts

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Flerex wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:40 pm
HiFiKabin wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:14 pm phpBB 3.2.2

php 7.0.25
I'm still not able to replicate the problem. Is it a fresh phpBB installation? Do you have any other extensions installed?

I don't know what may be happening.
:oops: my error not yours. Working perfectly.
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