Integrations
These FAQs briefly summarise key points on integrating Composr with other systems.
For more information, check out these tutorials:
For more information, check out these tutorials:
Question | What is Conversr and why is it recommended? |
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Answer | Conversr is Composr's built-in forum system. It offers seamless integration, allowing you to use Comcode for forum posts, a unified Admin Zone, shared themes and templates, and innovative features like Private Topics and in-post whispers. Using a third-party forum can be clunky and may lead to maintenance headaches. |
Question | Can I switch forums after installing Composr? |
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Answer | It's not easy to switch forums after installing Composr. The member and usergroup IDs referenced by Composr would lose their association. Check the "Importing data into Composr" tutorial for more information on this. |
Question | How do comment topics work? |
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Answer | Most Composr resources with commenting enabled create comment topics in the configured comment forum. If the forum uses BBCode, Comcode features not supported by BBCode may not display correctly. Moderate comments from the forum as you would any other topic. |
Question | How do I set up the forum base URL correctly? |
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Answer | The forum base URL should be a URL prefix to your forums without a script name. For example, http://forums.example.com is correct, while http://forums.example.com/index.php is incorrect. You can fix this using the config_editor.php script and then clear the Comcode page cache. |
Question | How can I integrate my forum visually into my website? |
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Answer | Composr allows you to integrate your forum visually into your website. Enable "Show forum within website" in the Admin Zone configuration module and update the forum link in your menu to pass through the "forums" embedding module. You may need to adjust CSS to achieve a seamless look. |
Question | What are the implications of using the "none-forum" driver? |
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Answer | Using the "none-forum" driver disables or limits many Composr features, including commenting, points, and user interactions. Consider using Conversr instead and restricting access to the forum zone, join module, and personal zone. |
Question | What are the limitations of using a third-party forum driver? |
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Answer | Using a third-party forum driver can lead to limitations. Custom profile fields of type LONG_TEXT are limited to TEXT length, cookie integration is not officially supported and can be complex, and some forum drivers have specific quirks detailed in the nuances tutorial. |
Question | How does Composr handle user authentication with external systems like LDAP or HTTP authentication? |
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Answer | Composr can integrate with LDAP and HTTP authentication, but these features are considered complex and may require programming experience to set up correctly. Both methods allow users to log in to Composr using their existing credentials from the external system, streamlining access and management. |
Question | Can I integrate third-party JavaScript libraries into Composr? |
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Answer | Yes, you can integrate third-party JavaScript libraries using various methods:
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