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HybridAuth Social Login bundles the HybridAuth library (v3.13.0) and allows
your Backdrop site users to login and register using:
- Yahoo
- Windows Live
- Foursquare
- AOL
- OpenID
- Github, LastFM, PayPal, Vimeo, Disqus, Instagram, Tumblr,
Twitch.tv, Steam and more.
Advantages
- Doesn't depend on any external service
- Doesn't load any external CSS or JS files - blazingly fast widget rendering
- Relies on third-party open source PHP library HybridAuth (provides
communication with authentication providers; no need to support them in
the module code) developed and supported on GitHub by broad community
of contributors
Installation
- Install this module using the official
Backdrop CMS instructions
Usage
HybridAuth library requires php-curl extension.
After installation please go through the configuration settings and grant your
users permission to use HybridAuth:
- anonymous users - to login using HybridAuth widget
- authenticated users - to add more HybridAuth identities to the account
After that you just need to configure your application ID, private and secret
keys at module configuration pages.
Recommended additions:
Other potential modules:
- Rules - to map HybridAuth data to user profile fields and other great stuff.
See the wiki for an example. - Real name - as it caches display names and improves performance of your site.
Issues
If you have an issue with any provider not working - please check provider
documentation - just click
on the provider name and read the instructions related to registering your
application at the provider's site and configuring this application settings.
Bugs and Feature requests should be reported in the
Issue Queue
Current Maintainers
- Laryn Kragt Bakker
- Seeking additional maintainers
Credits
- Ported to Backdrop CMS by Laryn Kragt Bakker
- Initial port to Backdrop was sponsored by CEDC.org
- Maintainer for the Drupal module: duozersk
License
This project is GPL v2 software. See the LICENSE.txt file in this directory
for complete text.
The HybridAuth library itself has been released under the MIT license.