Question Signature bug CB integration?

:laugh: As you said, "I understand your frustration and sympathise." I realise that this doesn't seem much of a solution, but it's about the best one that we can offer until the Community Builder developers sit up at take some notice of this very important agenda. You might try involving yourself in the discussion at Joomlapolis: www.joomlapolis.com/component/option,com...w/id,92178/catid,77/

We can only advise you on the basis of our experiences. You are certainly welcome to use the workaround developed earlier in this discussion if you feel up to the challenge of hacking PHP code. You could, alternatively, use the workaround developed by fxstein if you don't mind periodically running a SQL conversion script. In either case there are swings and roundabouts, pluses and minues and neither, in my opinion, make the job any easier for you.

If you're looking for a solution that makes it easiest for your users to get things in synch, I would recommend running fxstein's SQL conversion script; at the very least, it populates the Kunena user profile data. Then I would disable the use of CB profile data for Kunena:


Finally, I would dispense with the CB tab Forum Settings - it's probably the first tab listed: go to CB Tab Manager in the backend and unpublish Forum Settings which has the description "General profile options". If you're uncomfortable doing this, you can always publish it again.

It's your choice. You can still have Community Builder integrated with other features on your website but, for the time being, there's a way to go to get it integrated with the Kunena forum product.

sozzled wrote:

You might try involving yourself in the discussion at Joomlapolis: www.joomlapolis.com/component/option,com...w/id,92178/catid,77/

Yes, EVERYONE HERE needs to do this. Go there and make your voice heard. Remember the squeeky wheel gets the grease!

I have attempted to do this fix as I stated here , but it doesn't seem to work. I believe this is because it creates a Query to pull data from the signature field in my CB database, but no such field exists currently. I've tried to add the field to the CB profiles but it automatically gets named cb_signature and anything added to the field doesn't show up as a signature in the forums. I'm not sure if I should be naming it differently or change the settings some how.

Equally, the first solution shown here doesn't work for the same reason. From what I can understand, it syncs the info from the fb_users database and comprofiler database. But as with the first solution, I don't have a fbsignature field to enter the info into. Atleast that I can see from the back end.

I've tried the second option in that posts as well, but when I add the link and activate integration again, the link leads to forum profile, but does not allow for info to be update which is understandable.

The only forum tab that I have currently on the site is this one created by tonywoodhouse. It only shows last posts, subscriptions, and favorite posts, but no tab for Forum Settings.

@NicholasJohn:

You'll observe that I've chosen a different topic name to respond to your questions. As we've now come to this point where you've identified that this, so-called "signature", problem is actually the tip of the iceberg, it's probably a good time to pause and look at where you stand. It would also be worthwhile if you could give us some details of what version of Community Builder you're using and what version of Joomla you are running your website with.

How did you achieve any integration of Kunena with Community Builder user profiles? Did you use the Tony Woodhouse method - I have to admit that it was too complicated for my poor brain to work it through - or did you try one of the several hacked simpleboardtab replacements, like CB tab for Kunena ?

When you stated that you're missing a signature field in your CB database how did this come about? I suspect it's because you don't have the requisite simpleboardtab plugin enabled properly. (Of course, I can't speak with any authority on this subject.)

Your problem underscores precisely our collective concerns. The solution to our problem is being addressed by an inadequate assortment of ad hoc workarounds and hacks. Our requests for information on an official position are met with a most unhelfpul "wait and see" policy. I'm sorry I can't help you much more on this subject, but you're not alone.

One precision. The codes described in this forum seems to be from an older version of Kunena. It might also be from the latest Kunena 1.0.11, I don't know.

Anyway, if you are using the latest Kunena 1.5.4 (v1.5.4_stable_b1730_2009-07-11) like me, codes should look a little bit different.

Here we go:

In file joomla_root/components/com_kunena/template/default/view.php near line 810, you'll find this code:

To enable previous Community Builder signatures or just to show your signature added from your Community Builder profile, change the code to this:

It works fine for me.

Credit still goes to carreon.

Thanks.