Options for integrating CB Connect with an invite-only network

We have not enabled this plugin before because we personally vet all prospective members, but it would be very convenient to get their profile pre-filled.

It might work if we could have a secret link we provide to invitees, perhaps password protected, but then the CB Login module woud need an option to enable/disable CB Connect (because I don't want that on the public page logins)

After they register, is it still single-sign-on? Or do they still need the customized CB Login page?

You can use pre-filled mode that pre-fills registration forms in combination with CB Invites Invite Code field. So what would happen is they'd click to sign in with Facebook. If they're not already linked it'd send them to your registration form. Then there they'd need to provide an invite code that was sent to them via CB Invites.

Alternatively you can just disable registrations via CB Connect and they can link their accounts after login to start using it as single sign on.

We're using CB Invite and the mandatory code in registration, but I don't want them to even see a registration page if they didn't reach it by invite email.



I will try the SSO option.  That's some network ID they add to their profile, but it does not pull any more information into their profile, right?

Well the very definition of an invite only site creates friction. Having a registration page is further friction. Getting rid of the invite only status and subsequently using SSO to bypass a registration from you remove the friction from joining the site. Your client is complaining about friction so the solution is to eliminate what's getting in the way of people joining.

There's no way for CB Invites to create an invite-only site exclusively with CB Connect as it strictly just protects the registration form, which CB Connect by default bypasses.

With CB Connect there's nothing to input. They click their button of choice, login to their social provider of choice, and it creates an account for them bypassing all registration friction.

Does the site absolutely need to be invite only? I can look into possible improvements to CB Invites for a future release to use some sort of invite cookie verification that can work with CB Connect, but I've no timeframe of when that'd be available.

Looked into this further and I think I can make CB Invites compatible with CB Connect without requiring a registration form. Will see if I can have a release out sometime today or monday/tuesday at the latest. Will be using a short duration cookie to allow the invite code to be tracked during the single sign on process. Users will of course still need to access the invite code URL for this process to begin, but after that they should be able to just click a CB Connect button and it'll accept the invite. This was a lot simpler to implement than originally thought.

Funny, yes, lots of friction. Your update sounds useful.

This next generation does not expect to have to fill out a form. They exchange contact info with a QR code on their smartphones.  Could you incorporate that into the process?