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Introducing IP.Converge Modules

Posted by Alex, 17 March 2009 · 591 views

IP.Converge is designed to be an open platform allowing any application to share a common authentication method. This allows sites on different servers, and using different products, to let users access it with a 'global' login.

Unfortunately due to limitations within IP.Converge, only a handful of IPS applications utilised it. However, with the recent introduction of IP.Converge 1.1, functionality has been added to allow 3rd-party applications which use a different password hashing system, to integrate with Converge itself.

Being able to integrate popular products seamlessly was an opportunity we simply could not miss! We have noticed that modifications integrating products such as Joomla and Wordpress with IP.Board were so commonly requested, that we had to do something about it.

Introducing IP.Converge Modules
As many of you will be aware of, we have a team of Community Developers who actively develop and maintain our community-projects; IP.Tracker and IP.Shoutbox. We now have a new project that has been in development for some time, IP.Converge Modules. We are starting off with modules for integrating Joomla, WordPress and WordPress MU with IP.Converge and further modules will follow in the near future. You may have read our community developers talking about the development of these on the forums already.

This new range of community projects should prove a popular addition. Available for beta testing, we currently have IPC.Joomla and IPC.WordPress, a separate module is available for WordPress MU users (IPC.WordPress MU). These Converge-ready applications will integrate your existing Converge applications with these popular products. If you wanted to, you could link up multiple Joomla/WordPress installations with your IP.Board, as Converge supports this very well.

For the first release, the modules will offer simple integration compatible with IP.Converge, however in the near future more extension sets will be available for download. These extension sets will each offer a different level of integration for the products, but for now we are simply focusing on integrating these popular products.

To avoid confusion surrounding the products named 'JIB' and 'WIB' developed by Brandon D, IPC.Joomla, IPC.WordPress and IPC.WordPress MU are in fact the new 'JIB' and 'WIB'. Brandon D has been leading this new community project, and therefore work on his two old projects has been carried over to this community project.

You can download the beta releases of these Converge modules here, and the new forums have now been revealed, please feel free to ask any questions there! The Resource site's community project page has also been updated to reflect this new addition! Finally, a new bug tracker project has been set up to allow you to report bugs in these modules.

These converge modules require the PHP version that the product requires, for example to install IPC.Joomla, you will need a PHP version which is compatible with Joomla itself.

IP.Converge 1.1.0 RC 2
To go alongside this release, the second release-candidate of IP.Converge is now available for download for those with an active IP.Board license. Please continue to report any bugs you find in the IP.Converge bug tracker.

In order to install the Converge modules, you must be using at least IP.Converge 1.1 RC 2.

We hope that these new two projects will go a long way and prove to be a very popular addition.

justkev
Apr 04 2009 07:34 PM

I also want (read:need) drupal support. any way to help sponsor its development?

Brandon D
Apr 05 2009 02:52 PM

Yes, Drupal is up high on the list of apps to cover. We're working on an additional extension set for the current three modules before making any new ones, though.

Jian
Apr 11 2009 05:04 AM

Hi.

This may get me getting a IP license, as I am trying to refresh my website. May I ask, what the extension sets do you mean? Do you mean modules within Joomla which feature things like 'newest user blogs (from IP.Blog) and other things like newest pictures uploaded (IP.Gallery)?

While I know that IP.Board and Converge are still in beta, and code is 'ready when it's ready', do you have any predictions on when it's going to happen if at all? This is because I'm trying to think of the best time to migrate over to IP.Board and start development of my new website.

Also, if Drupal is also going to be developed into something similar, would it get similar extension sets?

Is it possible to 'sponsor' extension set support to get it pushed out faster?

Cheers,
Jian

Brandon D
Apr 14 2009 01:24 PM

Extension sets are groups of application-specific plugins/extensions used to provide a level of integration. Currently, we only have the IP.Converge Ready extension set, which allows the application to become fully converge-ready (basically, it provides full user integration). The IP.Board Extension Set is essentially the IP.Converge Ready extension set with additional integration with an IP.Board install. So yes, this kind of extension set would allow you to do things such as display IPB statistics on your website, post topics as blog entries and comments as replies, display the user's website activity on their IPB profile, etc.

There isn't an official timeline available for IPB3, but I'd wager to say you're looking at another month or so at least. IP.Converge 1.1 is mostly stable but I don't think IPS is in any rush to push out a stable release. Last I heard it was planned to be released around the time IPB3 is, but that may have changed.

Drupal will definitely get the IP.Converge Ready extension set and we'll do our best to write an IP.Board Integration set for it as well.

Re the sponsorship, I'm not personally accepting money for this project.

Let me know if you have any other questions =)

Mªximª
Apr 25 2009 08:07 PM

Waiting for Drupal too! I hope they will do something soon.

marcolav
Apr 28 2009 12:15 PM

Hello

I am trying to install the IPV.Joomla module locally, however I am stuck at the 'Paths & Accounts' screenshot , where I keep getting the following
An unkonwn error has occurred while trying to perform the handshake process with IP.Converge. Double check your IP.Converge URL and try again.

ALso the screen above is showing:
Notice: Constant _JEXEC already defined in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\module_installer\module\appFramework.php on line 19

Notice: Constant JPATH_BASE already defined in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\module_installer\module\appFramework.php on line 20

Notice: Constant DS already defined in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\module_installer\module\appFramework.php on line 21

Notice: Use of undefined constant CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON - assumed 'CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON' in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\converge_local\apis\global\classXmlRpc.php on line 888

Notice: Undefined index: user in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\converge_local\apis\global\classXmlRpc.php on line 673

Notice: Use of undefined constant CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON - assumed 'CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON' in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\converge_local\apis\global\classXmlRpc.php on line 888

Notice: Use of undefined constant CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON - assumed 'CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON' in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\converge_local\apis\global\classXmlRpc.php on line 888

Notice: Use of undefined constant CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON - assumed 'CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON' in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\converge_local\apis\global\classXmlRpc.php on line 888

Notice: Use of undefined constant CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON - assumed 'CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON' in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\converge_local\apis\global\classXmlRpc.php on line 888

Notice: Use of undefined constant CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON - assumed 'CVG_MODULE_DEBUG_ON' in C:\wamp\www\Joomla\converge_local\apis\global\classXmlRpc.php on line 888

I did neter the correc path to the converge folder I tried pointing directly to the index.php file, to one folder above, all without result...

Any help would be greatly apprecaited

Marco

bearaway
May 25 2009 05:08 AM

What about integration of IP.Board 2.3.x and Joomla 1.5.x ? There is a massive base of IP.Board 2.3.x

tranceandy
Jun 27 2009 08:06 AM

This is great news and looking forward to seeing it in action

celina
Jul 01 2009 12:05 PM

dying to get access to this module but cannot access it without a current support contract from IPS, which I don't need...help!

celina
Jul 01 2009 12:09 PM

also, what version of IPB do i need for this?

ikillbill
Jul 02 2009 11:23 PM

Drupal, another vote!!

Drupal is a risnig star!

Mark
Jul 05 2009 04:28 AM

celina, on 01 July 2009 - 06:05 PM, said:

dying to get access to this module but cannot access it without a current support contract from IPS, which I don't need...help!

The Converge modules are only available to those with an active license

celina, on 01 July 2009 - 06:09 PM, said:

also, what version of IPB do i need for this?

You'll need Converge 1.1. - IPB 2.3 or 3.0 will be fine, but only 3.0 supports the new features like username log in.

DJ SParky
Jul 13 2009 05:38 PM

Ok, does this allow members of my board to become members of my joomla site?

r.k
Sep 08 2009 04:02 AM

I did try to instal with joomla it says

Local Converge Folder Exists: FAILED
Configuration File Writable: FAILED

I have joomla on the root directory public_html/joomla_site
ipb is on the public_html/forum
IPS Converge is on the public_html/converge (and i renamed the folder)
IPC.Joomla is on IPC.Joomla/module_installer

I asked this to about 5 Invision related forums and all are ignoring... does it really work ?

helari
Dec 11 2009 10:34 AM

bearaway, on 25 May 2009 - 12:08 PM, said:

What about integration of IP.Board 2.3.x and Joomla 1.5.x ? There is a massive base of IP.Board 2.3.x

Agree with this!

helari
Dec 11 2009 10:39 AM

Mark, on 05 July 2009 - 11:28 AM, said:

The Converge modules are only available to those with an active license

You'll need Converge 1.1. - IPB 2.3 or 3.0 will be fine, but only 3.0 supports the new features like username log in.

Converge 1.1 not working with 2.3 and you dont get any help also. converge is dead project, there is no support. im waiting answers already 2months
* http://community.inv...t-unsuccessful/
* http://community.inv...t-unsuccessful/

Gurpurus
Apr 01 2010 07:20 PM

Brandon D, on 05 April 2009 - 08:52 PM, said:

Yes, Drupal is up high on the list of apps to cover. We're working on an additional extension set for the current three modules before making any new ones, though.

Brandon D,

Any news about the Drupal module?

Thanks!

Rodrigo

Icy
Apr 16 2010 08:32 AM

I'm waiting for the Drupal extension as well

Shef
Jul 14 2010 10:18 PM

Is this the newest version?

RemoteMummy
Feb 14 2011 06:58 PM

I am trying to install the ipc.joomla module. After I put in email addresses, passwords etc, it comes up with this:

Double check your IP.Converge URL and try again.

I've tried quite a few different options, including copying the one in the support manual. What is the IP.Converge URL supposed to be, or where can I find it?