Login/signup to Commons site with Google/Facebook account

I think a general OAuth approach is much better, especially because I consider tight LinkedIn integration a logical extension for Commons.

FYI, I'm trying to get oauthconnector working with google now. The registration/login is working but username/email are not transferring properly. Hopefully I can report success soon. Folks interested in LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook will need to experiment with those separately.

Knowing that the planned release of a beta is in July and that folks can easily add in a Facebook Connect module if they choose to, does implementing the generic solution represent a barrier?

I think it is likely that the Facebook Connect has a larger user base because a lot of site builders probably got a higher-ranked search result for it because they typed in "Facebook Connect". My point being that the smaller user base may not be because the oauth module isn't good.

The other slippery slope here is that folks put in Facebook/Google because they're the big ones. What happens when they next want to login to Tumblr or Pinterest or Foursquare ( etc )? Module sprawl seems imminent. It's much easier to add a module to an existing distro than to take it out.

And yes, I am antsy. I've been waiting for Commons for a long time and I'm super excited that it's finally happening! So thank you bunches for working on this!

We have 5+ general oauth connector recommendations. Marking RTBC since consensus seems to be go general.

I saw that. The article would be way funnier if it wasn't so sad. We've been reading up a lot on SSO solutions lately. The problem is that it appears there is very little standardization to Oauth 2.0 and it is very easy to say you're compliant while still needing some very specific stuff to integrate.

I'm torn on this one. Usually a general solution would be a slam-dunk but Facebook is still using an older draft version of Oauth and several in the tech industry don't think they'll have a reason to upgrade to the full solution.

Google Apps actually offers integration for SAML as well, which is great for enterprise but makes the whole discussion murkier. https://developers.google.com/google-apps/sso/saml_reference_implementation

That would offer a means to a solution. Some thoughts:

1. It would need to be easily turned off because corporate intranets most likely aren't going to allow social logins.
2. This is a paid product. The idea is good but Commons out of the box should not require folks to subscribe for a paid service. Mollom is a paid service too, but it has a free level up to x number of hits.

Social sharing on Janrain has a disable feature.

Actually, there's no reason to create another issue for this.

Attaching a screenshot from the Commons Interactive prototype that shows what the signup and login pages look like. Note that ideally we could also add Twitter into the list of services.

Are there any considerations regarding the PHP cURL requirement for Oauth Connector?

I was surprised during the install, since I consider my dev environment pretty extensive, but could it possibly shy some admins away from Commons in any way? Should it at least be listed as a 3rd party requirement somewhere?

@achton: I was also surprised because I thought that PHP cURL library is must have on LAMP and that I installed it once...but, as VPS will probably be recommended for running Commons, in that case one simple apt-get install php5-curl command will solve this issue.

Nevertheless, definitely worth mentioning in #1660910: Define Commons 7.x-3.x system requirements and #1704202: Commons 3.x documentation.

Is Acquia Managed Cloud equipped to support this?

To the extent it's relevant, http://drupal.org/project/commons_profile_social now exists.

It looks like OAuthConnector has been motioned, seconded, and carried.

Is there an example module in the plans for this? The only documentation I'm finding is how to sync the profile with Oauth Connector and nothing on publishing content with it. I know that docs will possibly be here one day, but what is the closest document or project that I can look at that might help me understand how to use Oauth connector in more useful ways?
~thanks

Edit: I looked at the code and I see that there is a function available that should be pretty easy to use.
/**
* Endpoint Call.
*
* Use this to post on twitter, get a profile, search in Facebook... and many more.
* You need a $provider, and a access token, that is it... supports both oauth and oauth2.
*/

[edit] http://drupal.org/project/fb seems worth considering as well.

Well, from looking at the above screenshot you're all set--unless you need more functionality. I just easily added Meetup as a sign up option, so Oauth connector is probably going to be one of your better choices to allow that type of flexibility.

I should mention I couple projects I do like, but they are in sandbox, so not quite ready for prime time.
Social Space, FB Poster

One question: why we don't use http://drupal.org/project/hybridauth for example? I think it really useful. I've used it for several projects. It works with many providers and it's easy to add one more if you need something custom.

Does this mean OAuth will work seamlessly with Commons now?

I setup the Oauth modules that are included in Commons. There is no documentation on setting them up, so it takes a fair amount of time and trial and error. I haven't figured out how to manually share a users profile pic with commons so they have an avatar at login. Also, I can't figure out how to get the login links to show up on the login or registration form. Anybody had any success or know of documentation?

When you get to the settings page for oauth connector you have a few options for common systems like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google. Selecting one will fill in the values automatically, but it is unclear how to map any fields like the profile picture. Other modules like Janrain engage or Facebook Oauth http://drupal.org/project/fboauth do this out of the box. I still haven't figured it out, and I still have no idea how to get the options to show up on the login or signup page.

Hmmm.. I'm with Jason on this. I've been fiddling with this for an hour or two now, and I cannot get it to cooperate. If anyone has been able to get this working I'd love some pointers..

Thanks, Johnny

The oauthconnector module will need love indeed, including figuring out account sync. I'd give this a good week, if not 7-10days of getting it built out, tested on each of the providers (fb, google, linkedin, twitter), syncing changes from the social media provider, and adding social media to users who already exist on the site.

The only thing that seems to work right now is authentication, all other profile data doesn't work, and there is an issue for it on d.o: http://drupal.org/node/1503258 (which from my reasearch shows as needs work, not review, the last comment doesn't make much sense to me)

Thanks, SocialNicheGuru - We'll take a look at that!

I really like hybridauth. +1 on that!

I like that it abstracts all of the social media networks into a php library, even further than what other modules do (which just abstract the social networks into an API for drupal)

The advantage to this is we get every php project using this module to commit changes, which I think will lead to less broken code. It seems that making social media work with login is a practice in the dark arts, mainly because they make API changes and drupal modules don't follow quick enough. My hope is that hybridauth, since its more widely supported outside of drupal, will be quicker to make sure outside changes are reflected in the library.

Although I haven't had a chance to fully check it out, I've been using the Facebook Autopost. Drupal for Facebook seems to be a solid project, but this one just seemed like it would be easier and lighter to integrate into Commons and possibly with HybridAuth.