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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.
- 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.
Forum Registration Features:
- WHMCS admin accounts can be linked to forum accounts.
- WHMCS client accounts can be linked to forum accounts.
- Forum accounts can be created automatically when a client signs up.
- Existing clients can register for new a forum account within the clientarea.
- Clients can link existing forum accounts to their WHMCS account within the clientarea.
- Clients can be required to correctly enter a captcha code before being allowed to create a forum account.
- Clients can be required to correctly solve a simple word puzzle before being allowed to create a forum account.
- Admins can link existing forum accounts to WHMCS client accounts within WHMCS admin.
- Can require both captcha and word puzzles for maximum registration spam protection.
- Can synchronize client password changes in WHMCS to forum.
Single Sign-on/off for Linked Account Features
- Fully secure, access to plain-text passwords in WHMCS or vBulletin is never required!
- Automatic login to forum when a client logs into WHMCS.
- Automatic logout of forum when a client logs out of WHMCS.
- Automatic login to forum when a WHMCS admin logs in.
- Automatic logout of forum when a WHMCS admin logs out.
- Single sign-on/off can be disabled on a per-client basis.
- Admin's can choose to allow clients to control their own single sign-on/off preferences.
- Single sign-on/off can be disabled on a per-admin basis.
- When using single-signon, clients log into vBulletin using their e-mail address instead of username for consistency throughout your site.
- Zero-modification template handler dynamically makes all single sign-on template modifications on the fly; no template editing required!
- WHMCS IP address ban will prevent forum authentication; no need to ban IP in 2 places!
Administrative Features
- Sidebar PM notification alerts admin of newly arrived forum PMs via ajax.
- Clientsummary integration displaus clients' forum account status including last login, last post, number of posts, etc. Provides 1-click access to vBLink and Forum AdminCP account management.
- vBulletin forum user list, and WHMCS client list can be loaded via Ajax for faster page loads.
- Virtually all options are fully configurable; just about anything can be enabled or disabled.
- Built-in check for updates feature queries the latest version available.
- There are no configuration files to manage.
- Supports all 3 WHMCS admin template sets!
WHMCS-side Module System Features
- All modules use smarty templates.
- Add-on modules are 100% class-based object-oriented PHP.
- Modules have seperate language and template sets for maximum portability and ease of installation.
- Modules are self-contained within a directory containing seperate template and language directories.
- Module installation and upgrades tasks are managed within each module without the need for external install scripts.
- Developing vBLink admin or client modules is intuitive with the fully documented vBLink module API.
vBulletin-side Management Features
- BLink API Components make use of the native vBulletin configuration system for managing all settings.
- There are no configuration files to manage.
- vBLink API can be disbled from within vBulletin AdminCP when performing forum upgrades, etc.
vBulletin API Features
- Secure, encrypted communication between WHMCS and vBulletin without using SSL however, SSL can be used for even greater security.
- Remote vBulletin communication class for easily fetching information from vBulletin.
- vBulletin API can be easily expanded by developing additional modules.
- vBulletin forum user list, and WHMCS client list can be loaded via Ajax for faster page loads.
Current vBLink Release