One of thing to add. I currently use a Social Connect logon extension from Joomlaworks and users logon using fb, twitter, etc... Would I be able to migrate Social users who have logged on before across to your plugin?

Hi,
You will see integrations package in our download area, maybe try to see docs about our Jomsocial Bridge at https://www.easy-profile.com/docs/43-jomsocial-bridge.html

Others integration:
- Kunena native plugin to link Easy Profile profile page and avatar here: https://github.com/ruud68/plg_kunena_easyprofile
on this page you will see also a preview to add Kunena tabs on profile page (beta)
- Joomla articles tab coming soon

One of thing to add. I currently use a Social Connect logon extension from Joomlaworks and users logon using fb, twitter, etc... Would I be able to migrate Social users who have logged on before across to your plugin?

Sorry I don't know, we have no experience with Social Connect logon from Joomlaworks

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Bit of a weird issue with your forums, every time I paste in my reply I typed in a text editor, your site doesn't post it and bans me... Have attached the reply instead!

thanks for the reply. Social bridge looks good :-) Couple of questions

Hi,
we are investigating to find out why "admin tools" continues to block your ip. When you reply to some question you use double click on "Reply" button?

See attached.

Very odd why I cannot paste in my original message?? Even if I type it out again into this box, it fails???

Is there a limit of characters? Or doesn't like pasting. Or something in the text it doesn't like? Anyway, I have screenshot my message! Hopefully this message will post too. Very weird!

Very odd why I cannot paste in my original message?? Even if I type it out again into this box, it fails???

Sorry I don't know, we use EasyDiscuss forum and Admin Tools for security. These components are very popular and you are the only one that this happens.

Reply to your questions:
1. The username is generated by the system, it has a format like "Firstname_Lastname". There are, however, these exceptions:
- Name (firstname and lastname) not contain UTF8 chars, Username will become "user_RANDOMCODE"
- Username already exists, Username will become "Firstname_Lastname_RANDOMCODE"

2. When user register with Social Connect and email already exists, the system will ask you to put credential to link existing profile, or specify a different email address.

For our system, the username is not important, it controls only the email address to check the existence of a user.

Thanks for the info. I think I can migrate then, certainly worth a test .

Cheers Pete

P.s. Replying using my mobile phone seems to work. Must be something on my PC causing the other issue.

If I was to re-import (or delete and import) my existing social users with your import user plugin, would that avoid Social Connect showing the message saying the email address already in use? Thinking if my existing social users were re-imported they would be recognised as Social Connect users and logon without the email exists message.

thanks Pete

Hi,
I don't know how to work your previous Social login, but if this plugin has saved the ID of the user provided by the social network, then you can also import this ID.

You can build a CSV like this:

firstname;lastname;email;facebook_id;twitter_id;google_id;linkedin_id

John;Doe;[email protected];if_of_facebook;;;; (example for Facebook user)

.......

You need to test this.

Thank you for the suggestions.

My existing extension doesn't capture the number ID generated by the logon api's from the social media companies. without that migration of existing social users is impossible.

So decision time for me; install easyprofile and delete existing users or not.

There could be another solutions

Solution 1
you could modify the sources of our plugin ... if you find email addresses existing associates them to the social profile (skip email address existing step).

problems:
- This might be less safe, a user who creates a social account with email address of one of your already existing user can access a profile of your user
- this is not possible with Twitter, it never share email address

maybe you can keep this modification for 6 months.

we can help you to do this, but tomorrow, now it s late for us and our offices are closed

Solution 2
you can keep your users, simply they needs to reset their password to access with joomla normal login, you can send a newsletter to inform your users. many newsletter component (like acymailing) give a possibility to include user data in email, so you can inform to your users his username and invites him to reset his password

Hi,
we have sent you a Email with custom file

Excellent, thank you. Just received the email.

just refreshing my dev box (as a complete mess with testing!) and will then give it a try. Will let you know how it goes.

cheers Pete

Sent you an email back. Not sure if you monitor that email address for support.

cheers Pete

Just to let you know that I have successfully migrated my live site tonight :-)

The issues with firstname and surname I had on my DEV site didn't occur which saved me lots of work.

thanks for your help again, great technical support.

cheers Pete

Hello,

With the release of Easy Profile 1.3.12, can I upgrade and keep the custom file you sent, or do I need a new version? If a new version, are you able to send me the code change and i can make it?

thanks Pete

Hi,
I sent you an mail with your custom file

Awesome, thank you :-)

Hello Again!

I'm would like to upgrade the latest version available. Could you please send me an updated file or the details of the change you make for this? Next time I can just update the myself.



cheers Pete

Hi,
you can download and install latest version over the old, it will make an upgrade.

Could you please send me an updated file or the details of the change you make for this?

we modified the 90% of the PHP files, this to make compatibility with new PHP 7 and coming soon Joomla 3.5 (should be released this month).

ah ok, I have found old communications.

add this code at line 634 of file /plugins/jsn/socialconnect/socialconnect.php

        if($emailExists){

			$query='UPDATE #__jsn_users SET '.$db->quoteName($this->gen->fieldname).' = '.$db->quote($connectUser->id).' WHERE id = '.(int) $emailExists;

			$db->setQuery($query);

			$db->execute();

			$this->syncUser($emailExists);

			return true;

		}

This code skip confirm/registration already existing email step.

Brilliant, thanks for your help again!

cheers Pete