rmccny Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 After well over a hundred hours of development and testing I am pleased to announce the release of the all-new vBLink Pro version 2.0 Forum Integration for vBulletin 3; a totally new way to integrate your vBulletin forum and WHMCS clientarea under one login! vBLink 2.0 has nothing in common with its version 1 predecessor; it has been rewritten from the ground-up to support the latest version WHMCS including a complete login-sharing system, management suite, and a fully-functional add-on module system to make it easier for developers to create 3rd party add-on modules. vBLink 2.0 is available in two owned licensing options; Pro and Development. Both licenses offer identical functionality, however only the development license includes complete, commented source code. vBLink 2.0 for vBulletin 3.x Core Features Client accounts can be linked to forum accounts. Admin accounts can be linked to forum accounts. Single sign-on for linked accounts; a login to WHMCS can log a client into the forum. Single sign-off for linked accounts; a logoff to WHMCS can log a client out the forum. Does not require access to decrypted, plain-text passwords. No complex configuration files, in fact, no configuration files at all. No code-modifications of any kind required for installation. vBulletin and WHMCS can reside on physically separate servers (under the same domain). Additional forum registration spam protection through the use of captcha and human puzzles. Client area forum landing page displays the clients newest private messages and latest posts from the forum, along with authenticating link to forum. No need to perform any initial account sync, vBLink works right out of the box! Virtually all parts of vBLink are based on expandable, module-driven components. Complete, vBulletin-side management system for managing vB-specific options. A complete list of all included features, product tours, and screenshots can be found here. vBLink 2.0 can be seen in action at Boardoo. A note about vBulletin 4 support: For those sites planning on upgrading to vBulletin version 4, support will be made available to licensees of vBLink 2.0 sometime during Q1 of 2010 as an add-on for a small fee. Pricing & Ordering: vBLink Pro 2.0 (encoded) $69.99 vBLink Dev 2.0 (full source) $119.99 Both licenses are owned licenses and include 6 months of support and updates. Special Launch Discount: The first 10 people to order can take 20% off the cost of either license. Use code vBLink2 when ordering. This offer expires January 31st. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atDev Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Does development version contain any encryption or license checking whatsoever? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccny Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 The development release is 100% unencrypted with the core license checking code removed. There is still a license check made anytime when the check for updates module is run but that is it, and you're most definitely free to not use that feature if you that is a problem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Intens Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Your oder system is not working 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccny Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 That's correct. I took it down for a couple hours this evening while performing some script upgrades on other modules within WHMCS that I use. My apologies if that caused you any inconvenience. I have completed my work for the night and everything is turned back on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewebmaster Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 what about vbulletin version 4.x? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccny Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 It's planned; see my first post. Q1 2010. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 what about vbulletin version 4.x? The first post has a note about this - the part that says "A note about vBulletin 4 support". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 It'd be good to hear from anyone that's using this, how is it working out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dice Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Brilliant News. I'll be waiting for the 4.0 one, but definetely interested in what other people have to say about this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Have just bought this and it seems to work perfectly. One small problem I have is that the SSL is broken on /forum.php as it seems to pull JS from the forums. Is there any way to stop this as it throws up an error to the visitor. Is forum.php also editable? I can't find a template for it and I'd like to edit it. Thanks Dan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccny Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 I am looking at writing a module to proxy the javascript latest post feed from vB. This would still use the vB feed system, but would be piped through vBLink. forum.php templates are located in the modules that are in the modules/admin/vb_link/modules/client/ directory. mod_home serves pages from logged in clients. mod_register and mod_link handle their respective functions, and each has its own templates. See Anatomy of a Module for an explanation of the vBLink filesystem layout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTERiS Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Does it has the ability to upgrade someone who bought xxx hosting plan, to a specific usergroup in vB, and when the plan expires to downgrade him back to registered users? Thank you Maria 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauGasol Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I am very interested. Can you tell me , please , which field of whmcs do you use in vbulletin to integrate the client on it? im currently using my own integration with ModernBill 4 and im using the username in the bd of modernbill. My idea is to keep current users when migrate my system to WHMCS. if you can guide me a bit. Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccny Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 vBLink does not require any external username fields to operate. It links the accounts together using a relations table that maps the vBulletin userid to the WHMCS clientid. Once accounts are linked they can take advantage of a WHMCS-parent loginshare where clients automatically get logged into the forum when logging into WHMCS. It is designed to allow both systems to co-exist independently from one another without the need for database modifications, etc. You're welcome to pop over to my site (its back open now) and open a sales ticket to discuss your exact requirements. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openmind Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I am looking at writing a module to proxy the javascript latest post feed from vB. This would still use the vB feed system, but would be piped through vBLink. forum.php templates are located in the modules that are in the modules/admin/vb_link/modules/client/ directory. mod_home serves pages from logged in clients. mod_register and mod_link handle their respective functions, and each has its own templates. See Anatomy of a Module for an explanation of the vBLink filesystem layout. Slightly OT but can I say what a great job you've done of integrating vBull 4 with the CMS and WHMCS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauGasol Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 vBLink does not require any external username fields to operate. It links the accounts together using a relations table that maps the vBulletin userid to the WHMCS clientid. Once accounts are linked they can take advantage of a WHMCS-parent loginshare where clients automatically get logged into the forum when logging into WHMCS. It is designed to allow both systems to co-exist independently from one another without the need for database modifications, etc. You're welcome to pop over to my site (its back open now) and open a sales ticket to discuss your exact requirements. but the client what username will use in vbulletin if post a thread or make a reply ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccny Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 The client will use whatever usename they have already registered in vBulletin with. If they have not already registered a vBulletin forum account vBLink provides 3 options; automatic account creation during WHMCS client signup; or if the client already has a WHMCS account they can create a forum account themselves within the WHMCS clientarea bypassing the standard vBulletin registration system. If they already have a separate account within each system, the user can be given the option to link them together. Hope this clears things up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauGasol Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Thanks, all ok . I will wait to v4 of vbulletin to buy your module 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vscribe Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 hello when will VP 4.xx support be available? Thank you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauGasol Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 hellowhen will VP 4.xx support be available? Thank you Is ready, see the author webpage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Jacobson Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Has vBlink been abandoned? I was able to purchase it without a problem, but the install instructions don't work and I can't seem to get any support directly from the makers or in the support forum at boardoo. Anyone have any insight? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehost5968 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Step back to 2.0 install that then install 2.1 But there is no support from boardoo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydcodrington Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I purchased vBlink 2.2.1 and have installed WHMCS 4.5.1. When I upload the WHMCSVB part of vBlink I activate it via the setup-addon option and then go to addons-vBlink however I am then presented with an option to install update. Considering I have never used this addon in any version prior that was strange to be offered to update, but even if I click the option I just end up going nowhere. The screen just seems to refresh and seemingly nothing happens. Does anyone know how to overcome the issue with vBlink as after reading a few forum post it looks like I am not going to get much support from Boardoo? Regards, Lloyd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehost5968 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I think it was trying to install it over upgrading. as my post above download the lower version then install that then install the newer version that will get it all working else you will get errors and as it is encoded you can not fix it but then saying that go for the dev version as you are right you will not get support by the looks of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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