Forum:Facebook Connect

I started this topic last year and no discussion ever arose. How does Wikia feel about integrating with Facebook Connect? It would be a great way to get a lot of new edits and blog commenters on the site, very easily. -- LordTBT Talk! 20:54, February 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * It's a good idea, sure, but perhaps Wikia thinks that integration won't be terribly easy. I would think integrating it into a normal site rather than a wiki would be easier. Wjxhuang,  the 888th Avatar  {Talk} 06:07, February 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Facebook Dev Wiki uses it. -- LordTBT Talk! 07:20, February 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * That's a good point - but Wikia isn't a normal wiki. There are so many extensions installed etc. that change MediaWiki that even upgrading MediaWiki cannot be done at a pace matching that of Wikipedia. But I reiterate my support for something like this. Wjxhuang,  the 888th Avatar  {Talk} 07:39, February 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems rather awkward - it would use FB connect to log in and the connected account gets a MW username? --Zapwire (talk/blog/edits) 11:25, February 9, 2010 (UTC)

My understanding is that new users (inc. those coming across from Facebook) who sign up to Wikia choose their user name as usual, but can also link this user name to a Facebook account. Existing users would need the functionality to link their user names to their Facebook accounts. Then, when you, say, make a comment, create a new article or do some other activity, it is shown on Facebook as well. I've seen it before on some sites. Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar  {Talk} 11:36, February 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * I was thinking you obviously get a choice - register your own username, or use Facebook Connect, which could use first name last initial, and your photo as your avatar, like it does on many blogs/site when one wants to use FC for blog commenting. -- LordTBT Talk! 18:27, February 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Facebook ? Why not OpenX ? — TulipVorlax 16:44, February 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * OpenX? OpenX is an ad serving platform. IIRC Wikia is using that to handle their ads (or at least used to). I believe you mean OpenId. And ya, OpenID has wider support than just facebook. I'm actually going to be doing some work in this area (non MediaWiki) in the future. Two of our apps at work are going to need an auth system, and the intent is to write a separate app integrating Facebook Connect, OpenID, OAuth from various services, and so on. I suppose I might be able to get that released as an open-source project since its not a product we're marketing. Actually, it's a SSO type idea that could solve the MemoryAlpha kind of issue if a MediaWiki extension was written. ~ NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) (tricks) (current topic) Feb 9, 2010 @ 17:43 (UTC)