I tried researching this topic here a couple of months ago and I got the impression that very few here use Joomla to build their sites. So I thought I'd explore this a bit and find out if there is a way to seamlessly integrate UBB Threads into Joomla.

Ideally, I'd like to see UBB Threads so integrated such that when users login into my home page, which is Joomla-created, that users have automatic access to the discussion board. So instead of having multiple logins, they only have one.

I'd appreciate any help in this area. Perhaps this could be a done with support credits?

Not many do use joomla, it's been in 1.5beta forever Now that it's golden it might be a good time to look at it again. There was an integration done for mambo/joomla a few years back for the threads 6.5 series, but that won't work at all now.

I remember seeing an integration (I think it's called jfusion or something) that integrates other forums, might be easier to add-on to that one.

OK. This might not be a popular question, but if I find another board that would integrate seamlessly with Joomla, a solution that uses PHP & MYSQL, would it be possible to import/export my UBB Threads into another board that's also based in PHP and MYSQL?

That would be a question better asked for the people that make the product you're looking to go to, wouldn't it?

David, yes but I'd like to know if UBB Threads is such a type that it can export it's contents to a PHP/mysql based board. I'm not a UBB Threads expert and so I don't know it's capabilities.

Hi Harry,

Threads is a php/MySql based forum. So the answer, I suppose, is yes.

Harry, leaving threads would be up to their importer; our data is kept logically in a database, all they'd have to do is convert it.

As for an integration; it is possible however you'd have to do several things:
1. install both products
2. hijack the registration routine of jamoola, have it also populate the UBB.threads database.
3. hijack the login routine of jamoola, have it also set the UBB.threads cookie upon login.
4. hijack the logout routine of jamoola, have it also unset the UBB.threads cookie.
5. insert a link to your threads install within the menu system of your jamoola install.

I'm looking into creating a new Joomla 1.5/UBB.threads bridge.

Since Joomla has a plugin system with event dispatches on everything necessary (login/logout/storing users/etc) it should be a breeze.

I'm guessing the JFusion component could be used as well, but it seems to be a lot more work.

I just need to read up on how UBB.threads cookie handling works nowadays. Hopefully I can copy the code from my old bridges.

The admin panel loginas where the admin can log in as a member should give you the information you need about what cookie to write.

Short update on this. I have a plugin working that allows users to log in via Joomla 1.5.2 standard login procedure and automatically get logged in to UBB.threads 7.0.2. Logging out works as well.

I'll hopefully get my license updated during the week and make sure it works with 7.3 as well. And I'll also have to code synchronization of the user tables, to make sure user data is updated in UBB.threads when updated in Joomla.

Not sure how I'll make sure user editing in UBB.threads updates the Joomla user database as well though.