[Forum] Register only with facebook connect

[Stabatha]

I am going to start a new forum where my target market is facebook users. I was wondering if I disable account register in admincp, if people could still create accounts using facebook connect as I'd like to require all forum accounts to have a facebook account and use the account to connect to the forum.

[Trevor Hannant]

If you disable registration, I believe you disable it for FB Connect also although I haven't tried this...

[Stabatha]

Yeah, I found that out, but I figured out a way to do it after reading a bit more on FB Intergration plug-ins. Putting the code below in the footer template right below the fb connect call. Even with registering off, it still creates an account using your facebook info.

<script>
  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
    FB.init({appId: 'your-app-id-goes-here', status: true, cookie: true,
             xfbml: true});
  };
  (function() {
    var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;
    e.src = document.location.protocol +
      '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js';
    document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);
  }());
</script>

[luism]

Hi Stabatha

This is my situation..
I have a landpage which is parked. http://www.gaga.com and the forums which I am developing http://f.gaga.com

I also want to basically market to the facebook user..
Will the above script remove the regular login option?
Can I put a link on my splash page indicating a click directly to facebook?

Can I see your webpage and how it works?

And last but not least.. exactly what template did you add this code too? And how do I access it?

Thanks for any help

Yeah, I found that out, but I figured out a way to do it after reading a bit more on FB Intergration plug-ins. Putting the code below in the footer template right below the fb connect call. Even with registering off, it still creates an account using your facebook info.

<script>
  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
    FB.init({appId: 'your-app-id-goes-here', status: true, cookie: true,
             xfbml: true});
  };
  (function() {
    var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;
    e.src = document.location.protocol +
      '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js';
    document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);
  }());
</script>

[luism]

Should I add this to the bottom of the template titled
facebook_footer
?

[luism]

Yeah, I found that out, but I figured out a way to do it after reading a bit more on FB Intergration plug-ins. Putting the code below in the footer template right below the fb connect call. Even with registering off, it still creates an account using your facebook info.

<script>
  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
    FB.init({appId: 'your-app-id-goes-here', status: true, cookie: true,
             xfbml: true});
  };
  (function() {
    var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;
    e.src = document.location.protocol +
      '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js';
    document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);
  }());
</script>

So I found the footer template.. but you mentioned the fb connect call.. what would that code look like?

Is it this code that I should paste it under in the existing footer?

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_footer_end}
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablefacebookconnect']">
{vb:raw facebook_footer}
</vb:if>

Thanks