It would be great to see a sort of 'universal' login function for the forum so practically anyone can use the forum even if the don't want to signup with a new username and password.
Here's the idea. (This is a very rough draft, any questions just ask)
Login/Register Options:
Wedge (standard forum login/register option)
Facebook
Twitter
OpenID
Use Case 1:
- User goes to register page, they select Facebook from the 'Login/Register' list
- The then get prompted for their Facebook username and password
- Once logged in they can use the forum as usual
Use Case 2:
- User goes to register page, they select Wedge from the 'Login/Register' list
- Standard forum register function kicks in
- Once logged in they can use the forum as usual
You get the picture. So essentially the forum account is linked to a 'Login/Register' option from the list above, passwords are only stored in the database for Wedge native accounts.
On your profile settings you can change your account link to a different option once you can verify the login details for the currently linked option and the newly selected option otherwise it wont work.
The forum functionality will work the same for all account types, its just how you register and login. On login if your account isn't a Wedge account then your profile can be updated from say your Facebook details like your avatar if you want of this function can be diabled globally but a user can sync their forum profile with the linked account setup if they want to pull down an avatar or other details from say the linked Faebook account.
Basically I feel this will allow for major flexibility and will most likely encourage people to signup to a forum due to the fact that they don't have to use another username and password.
It would be a great feature to see but a good bit of work involved but all very possible if you have the time to implement it. ;)
Here's the idea. (This is a very rough draft, any questions just ask)
Login/Register Options:
Wedge (standard forum login/register option)
OpenID
Use Case 1:
- User goes to register page, they select Facebook from the 'Login/Register' list
- The then get prompted for their Facebook username and password
- Once logged in they can use the forum as usual
Use Case 2:
- User goes to register page, they select Wedge from the 'Login/Register' list
- Standard forum register function kicks in
- Once logged in they can use the forum as usual
You get the picture. So essentially the forum account is linked to a 'Login/Register' option from the list above, passwords are only stored in the database for Wedge native accounts.
On your profile settings you can change your account link to a different option once you can verify the login details for the currently linked option and the newly selected option otherwise it wont work.
The forum functionality will work the same for all account types, its just how you register and login. On login if your account isn't a Wedge account then your profile can be updated from say your Facebook details like your avatar if you want of this function can be diabled globally but a user can sync their forum profile with the linked account setup if they want to pull down an avatar or other details from say the linked Faebook account.
Basically I feel this will allow for major flexibility and will most likely encourage people to signup to a forum due to the fact that they don't have to use another username and password.
It would be a great feature to see but a good bit of work involved but all very possible if you have the time to implement it. ;)
