atDev Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Hello, We have released a WHMCS addon module which allows clients to log in with their external accounts such as: - Facebook - Google - Twitter - OpenID - Wordpress - and many more. This addon uses the Janrain Engage service here: http://www.janrain.com/products/engage They do have a free version of their service. You must have an account with them for the addon to work. There is a demo of this up on our own website. Here is the log in page: https://www.gowhmcs.com/clientarea.php This addon may be ordered here: https://www.gowhmcs.com/cart.php?a=add&pid=3 Edited February 15, 2012 by atDev 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hi Ben, How do you assign a users WHMCS account to the login via an external account? e.g. If the WHMCS login is user@clientdomain.com but their facebook log in is different@hotmail.com how are they matched up when the user tries to sign in with different@hotmail.com/facebook login? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hi Ben, How do you assign a users WHMCS account to the login via an external account? e.g. If the WHMCS login is user@clientdomain.com but their facebook log in is different@hotmail.com how are they matched up when the user tries to sign in with different@hotmail.com/facebook login? Hello, I assume you mean for WHMCS users already in WHMCS before you install this addon? This is a good question and I hope to add support for this soon. There really isn't a good way to do this because a lot of the login modules don't return the users email address under certain privacy settings and as you mention, they may be different. I think the next best thing we can do is perhaps have a link in existing user accounts client area which is like "Link My Account" which would link to an external account. The only problem here is WHMCS does not have a "merge users" API command. I would need to ask Matt to possibly add one. I am welcome to any other ideas you might have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altomarketing Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 +1 for this addon !! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Hi, We have now added a feature which allows users to link their existing account. It will appear on their first log in from an external account. Example screenshots below. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripler Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Login with Facebook, accept Facebook credits! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Login with Facebook, accept Facebook credits! I think you would have to develop a facebook application to actually accept facebook credits. You would then have to somehow tell WHMCS if they redeemed credits and apply a $ credit to their account. This is a different addon as it would be fairly complex 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xotj123 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have purchased the app and installed. It does not appear to be working for me? I am using the default theme and added the code to the login.tpl file. I have configured Janrain based on the instructions. Any ideas? Regards... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi, I think it may be a mis-configuration because our instructions are a bit confusing which we are going to correct. Use the "subdomain" name for your App ID in WHMCS when configuring the addon. So Janrain will give you something like... yourname.rpxnow.com. Enter "yourname" for the App ID. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi, I think it may be a mis-configuration because our instructions are a bit confusing which we are going to correct. Use the "subdomain" name for your App ID in WHMCS when configuring the addon. So Janrain will give you something like... yourname.rpxnow.com. Enter "yourname" for the App ID. We have updated the instructions in the addon for any future users who download. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrecarrano Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 its possible to remove the janrain credits? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hello, It looks like they only allow "white label" with their Pro version and above: http://www.janrain.com/products/engage/features-comparison The Janrain credits is not something we can control unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Was looking good till I saw their prices for pro. I will sit this one out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Was looking good till I saw their prices for pro. I will sit this one out. They offer a free version unless you need more advanced features. The branding on their free version seems worth it to us because its a one stop shop for integrating the log in with a huge list of other websites/services. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Ben, let me know if you find an alternative. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Ben, let me know if you find an alternative. You could try http://www.gigya.com/social-login/ but they don't even list any plans/pricing on their website. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Another one is: http://www.oneall.com/pricing-and-plans/ Which is in BETA right now and looks like for $9/month you can get white label. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Right on, Ben. Thanks for linking me. I'll look into them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Ben, One last question. Would this work if using ezchimp addon for mailchimp ? http://forum.whmcs.com/showthread.php?t=33482&highlight=ezchimp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 It should work fine as long as the other addon has hooked into the client add hook. We use the WHMCS API for almost all of the actions we perform so I don't foresee this being an issue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Can you explain exactly what the benefit is for the customer having this feature please? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Can you explain exactly what the benefit is for the customer having this feature please? Do you mean you as the WHMCS owner, or your clients? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Ben, I mean as a hosting client. I guess I'm just failing to see why they would use this, (given the privacy considerations most people have) and that its only 1 more login for customers who probably use roboform or the in-built login facilities that most modern browsers have. If there are other uses / benefits, I think it would help me and other potential customers of your product to hear them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Ben,I mean as a hosting client. I guess I'm just failing to see why they would use this, (given the privacy considerations most people have) and that its only 1 more login for customers who probably use roboform or the in-built login facilities that most modern browsers have. If there are other uses / benefits, I think it would help me and other potential customers of your product to hear them. It saves the end user time so they can pay you faster It is a matter of convenience for the user. If a new user comes to your site they generally have to create a new account during the order process. This will allow them to log in within a few clicks and be on their way to complete the order process. It is fairly common for websites to offer social login features such as this. Sure not all users will use it but it doesn't hurt to provide them the option. Many would rather click a few things and be logged in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyhosting Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 It saves the end user time so they can pay you faster It is a matter of convenience for the user. If a new user comes to your site they generally have to create a new account during the order process. This will allow them to log in within a few clicks and be on their way to complete the order process. It is fairly common for websites to offer social login features such as this. Sure not all users will use it but it doesn't hurt to provide them the option. Many would rather click a few things and be logged in. but the whole idea of clients registering and then to login to place an order is so you have their account details linked to their ordered server/product. if they login using FB etc. then they are not leaving their details to be linked to a purchased service/product 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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