Make PHPBB The Master Database
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I was wondering if there was a way to only allow PHPBB users to be added to WordPress?
In other words, don’t allow WordPress users to be added to PHPBB. The PHPBB database would be the master and all new users would have to register to the PHPBB database. And all PHPBB users would be added to WordPress once they visited the WordPress page.
Does this make sense?
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To achieve this, it is sufficient to disable WP registrations into wp admin-
Users will be able to register so, only into your phpBB.This make sense, also if this plugin, run only into wp side, so consider the mantra: this is a WP plugin, AND modifications done by admin or users into their profile, are done at same time in phpBB if are done into WP side, AND in WP, when an user come into WP side as logged, if are done into phpBB.
So an user can exist into phpBB, but will not result added into wp, until as logged, he do not come into wp side.
If last topics widget is active, and this user have post something that need to be displayed into wp_w3all last topics widget, his avatar will be the anonymous avatar (as the user isn’t associated by the code to his own avatar inphpBB until isn’t added also into WP).These two above, are the differences if you let users register or operate into profile fields into phpBB also (or only)
With very little phpBB code additions, it is possible to fix also this aspect if needed, but in phpBB side.
P.s also: look that to achieve the above, into wp_w3all.php file there are ready 2 filters that need just to be commented out: if you remove the comment on code of these two lines, all wp registration or login links (both are ready so you can use, one or un-comment/use both) will point to phpBB respective login and registration pages.
Look into wp_w3all.php file about this, there are also little hints, and if in trouble, just post.
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