[ElfMage]

Resources:

• Installation instructions, what to expect, etc.
• Frequently Asked Questionss
• vbWiki Forums
• Demo Wiki
• Software running on demo.

I provided a link to our site's wiki. This wiki is running vbWiki Pro, but since vbWiki Pro reuses all of the code of vbWiki Standard, you can see the user authentication integration working there.. Feel free to register on the forums, and log in and out of the forums/wiki.

vbWiki's Usergroup Mapping
vbWiki (both Standard and Pro editions) has an option to synchronize vBulletin's usergroups into MediaWiki usergroups.

If group synchronization is on (it is on by default), then whenever a user logs on, his/her MW groups are synchronized with whatever groups he/she is in vBulletin.

(The following only applies to vbWiki Standard. In vbWiki Pro, this is configured through vBulletin's Admin CP > Usergroup Manager)

The setting that controls this mapping is named $g_vbWiki_Usergroup_Mapping, here is an example (and the default for this setting):

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

If you want to change this mapping, add these lines of code in vbWiki_Init.php, after the line that says 'CUSTOM SETTINGS START'.

In the example above all vBulletin users who are part of vBulletin's usergroup with id 6 (Administrators), will be added to the MW usergroups sysop and bureaucrat.

[lovelypk]

thanks for this cool hack

[Snake]

Wow thanks for the lite version!

[TheFrienzNet]

Any previews?

[ElfMage]

I posted a link to our wiki in the first post.

There are no screenshots, etc. since vbWiki Standard only integrates the user authentication (user DBs). But you can see it in action, by following that link.

[Wayne Luke]

Hello,

I downloaded this to evaluate towards purchasing the full product for a website. However after following your instructions my Wiki doesn't work at all. I am using MediaWiki 1.9.0. The error I get is:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

Please let me know what the issue is.

[ElfMage]

Hello Wayne,

Those errors are caused by some key changes introduced in MW 1.9.0.

I just uploaded a new version (RC2) that adds compatibility with MW 1.9.0.

Let me know if you have any other issues with this new version.

Thanks.

[firstrebel]

Excuse my ignorance, but what does this do that vB does not? It seems to be just another forum.

Bob

[pipin]

Originally Posted by firstrebel

Excuse my ignorance, but what does this do that vB does not? It seems to be just another forum.

Bob

No excuse. You know Wikipedia which builds on Mediawiki?

This fine hack now bridges the login from your own wiki with vbulletin.

Thats one of the best and useful hacks if you have a community which is willing to build its own ecosystem of information.

[sickboy6ths]

Heya, Very nice product thanks! I integrated it and it works fine, .. it shows that im logged in etc. etc. but when I want to edit a wiki page, I get: Sorry! We could not process your edit due to a loss of session data. Please try again. If it still doesn't work, try logging out and logging back in.

Wiki Version: 1.9.0
VB Version: 3.6.3
www.6thsense.eu

[toytaco99]

Thanks for the RC2 update. I was having the same errors with MW 1.9 and this. Works now.

[Wayne Luke]

I am getting the same session issue as above though I am using 3.6.4. The initial login seems to take though.

[ElfMage]

If you disable vbWiki does the 'session error' go away?

(To disable vbWiki simply comment the line added to LocalSettings.php)

We used to have the 'session error' back on version 0.7.4 several months ago.

If the error still happens when vbWiki is disabled then refer to this thread: http://www.nuhit.com/forums/vbwiki/2...tegration.html.

If the error doesn't happen with vbWiki disabled, then we have to look into it and fix it...

[ElfMage]

Originally Posted by firstrebel

Excuse my ignorance, but what does this do that vB does not? It seems to be just another forum.

Bob

Bob, forums are great for community building with their high level of interactivity.

However due to this very reason the more your forums grow the more "collective knowledge" is scattered throughout the thousands (or hundreds or millions) of threads in your forums. Making it difficult for users to find and use.

A wiki is not that good at community building, but it is great medium to centralize this 'collective knowledge'. Enabling you to create an 'ecosystem of information' (quoting pipin )

The idea behind vbWiki (both Standard and Pro) is to enable the seamless integration between these two packages (vBulletin and MediaWiki) side-by-side in your community. You (and your users and community) get the best of both worlds.

Or so the theory goes...

I'll add a 'Why you may want a wiki' section to my original post for others.