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 ====== JFusion Plugin ====== ====== JFusion Plugin ======
  
-The JFusion Plugin is available in the **Public Downloads** in our [[https://geodesicsolutions.com/geo_store/customers/|client area]].  It is currently considered a **BETA** release since this is a brand new plugin.+The JFusion Plugin is available in the **Public Downloads** in our [[https://geodesicsolutions.com/geo_store/customers/|client area]].
  
 <tip c n>**Note:** <tip c n>**Note:**
-It is **not** a Geo addon that you would administer in the Geo admin panel, but rather a JFusion plugin, that you administer inside of your //Joomla// installation admin panel.  Again, This plugin is used **inside a //Joomla// installation**, NOT within Geo software.+It is **not** a Geo addon that you would administer in the Geo admin panel, but rather a JFusion plugin, that you administer inside of your //Joomla// installation admin panel.  Again, This plugin is used **inside a //Joomla// installation**, NOT within Geo software.  And conversely, the Geodesic software is **not** something that would be installed as a Joomla extension; the main Geodesic software is a stand-alone software application with it's own admin panel and it's own admin login((See the note further down about using different admin login than Joomla)).  This JFusion plugin simply allows the users between the Geodesic software and the Joomla software to be shared.
  
 Also note that JFusion itself is referred to as a Joomla extension that you use inside Joomla.  On this page, when we use the term //JFusion Plugin//, we are referring to the plugin by Geodesic Solutions for use inside JFusion, we are **not** referring to JFusion extension itself. Also note that JFusion itself is referred to as a Joomla extension that you use inside Joomla.  On this page, when we use the term //JFusion Plugin//, we are referring to the plugin by Geodesic Solutions for use inside JFusion, we are **not** referring to JFusion extension itself.
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 Here is some information about the JFusion Plugin: Here is some information about the JFusion Plugin:
-  * Requires at least Geo version 5.1.0. < +  * Requires at least Geo version 5.1.0((Make sure you download the version compatible with your version of Geo software.  Also note that there is a known issue with installations before 5.2.0, see the troubleshooting section.)) < 
-  * Still considered BETA until it is able to be tested on a wider variety of different sites and configurations. <+  * We support any version of Joomla that is compatible with the current release of JFusion.  In some cases, a future release of JFusion or Joomla may require changes in our module.  If you experience any compatibility problems, let us know! <
   * Minimal setup needed inside the Geo software. <   * Minimal setup needed inside the Geo software. <
   * Capable of working **remotely**((from a totally different server)):  Unlike most other JFusion bridges made for other software, this one does not connect to the Geo database "directly" at all((Except if you use the config wizard, it will connect to the DB to pre-fill all of the settings for the plugin for you.)), but instead goes through the Geo software's built in **Remote API**.  This means you can use the bridge even if the Geo installation is on a totally different server.  Note that the feature to automatically log into Geo software (the "log in once" feature) will not work however, unless both //Joomla// and the Geo installation are on the same domain name, due to how cookies work.  <   * Capable of working **remotely**((from a totally different server)):  Unlike most other JFusion bridges made for other software, this one does not connect to the Geo database "directly" at all((Except if you use the config wizard, it will connect to the DB to pre-fill all of the settings for the plugin for you.)), but instead goes through the Geo software's built in **Remote API**.  This means you can use the bridge even if the Geo installation is on a totally different server.  Note that the feature to automatically log into Geo software (the "log in once" feature) will not work however, unless both //Joomla// and the Geo installation are on the same domain name, due to how cookies work.  <
-  * The plugin currently goes from Joomla to Geo and not the other way.  In other words, if a user logs in through Geo software it will //not// log them into Joomla.  For this reason we recommend configuring the Geo installation as a slave.+  * The plugin currently goes from Joomla to Geo and not the other way.  In other words, if a user logs in through Geo software it will //not// log them into Joomla.  For this reason we recommend configuring the Geo installation as a slave. <
   * It is available for free from the public downloads section.  All you need is your own //Joomla// installation and a license of the Geodesic software, any product, any edition, version 5.1.0 or higher. <   * It is available for free from the public downloads section.  All you need is your own //Joomla// installation and a license of the Geodesic software, any product, any edition, version 5.1.0 or higher. <
-  * We are currently **looking for feedback** on this plugin.  If you use this plugin we invite you to let us know about your experience.  It will help us to gauge when it is ready to be pulled out of BETA status, and the feedback will help make the plugin and this set of instructions better!  :) <+  * We are currently **looking for feedback** on this plugin.  If you use this plugin we invite you to let us know about your experience.  Any feedback will help make the plugin and this set of instructions better!  :) <
  
  
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   - If you do not already have the latest version of JFusion installed inside of your //Joomla// installation, install it now.  You can find instructions for that at [[http://www.jfusion.org/docs/doku.php?id=installation|JFusion - installation guide]] (instructions from JFusion site). <   - If you do not already have the latest version of JFusion installed inside of your //Joomla// installation, install it now.  You can find instructions for that at [[http://www.jfusion.org/docs/doku.php?id=installation|JFusion - installation guide]] (instructions from JFusion site). <
   - Download the Geo JFusion Bridge from the [[https://geodesicsolutions.com/geo_store/customers/index.php?task=downloads|public downloads]] in the client area on our site.  Note that you do not need to be logged into the client area to download items from the public downloads section. <   - Download the Geo JFusion Bridge from the [[https://geodesicsolutions.com/geo_store/customers/index.php?task=downloads|public downloads]] in the client area on our site.  Note that you do not need to be logged into the client area to download items from the public downloads section. <
-  - Log into your **Joomla Administration Panel**, and go to **Components > JFusion > Plugin Manager**, and upload the Geo plugin zip file. <+  - Log into your **Joomla Administration Panel**, and go to **Components > JFusion > Plugin Manager**((in older versions of jFusion)), or if you do not see that page, **Components > JFusion > Configuration**((For newer versions of jFusion)).  Then upload the Geo plugin zip file from that page. <
   - Refer to the instructions at the link to finish setting up the plugin:  [[http://www.jfusion.org/docs/doku.php?id=installation;plugin_config]]. <   - Refer to the instructions at the link to finish setting up the plugin:  [[http://www.jfusion.org/docs/doku.php?id=installation;plugin_config]]. <
   - Refer to the JFusion documentation to finish setting up JFusion with the Geo bridge. <   - Refer to the JFusion documentation to finish setting up JFusion with the Geo bridge. <
-  - If you want to make the Geodesic Solutions software the "slave":+  - If you want to make the Geodesic Solutions software the "slave" (Recommended):
     * You can turn registrations off in your Geo admin panel at **Registration Setup > General Settings** at the top of the page.  This is a new setting added in version 5.1.0. <     * You can turn registrations off in your Geo admin panel at **Registration Setup > General Settings** at the top of the page.  This is a new setting added in version 5.1.0. <
     * The **use**, **require**, and **length** settings for each of the different registration fields in **Registration Setup > General Settings** apply to users registered through the JFusion bridge((Even when "normal registrations" are turned off!)), so make sure those settings match with what is allowed in the software set as the //master//, or you could get errors when user is registered through the JFusion bridge. <     * The **use**, **require**, and **length** settings for each of the different registration fields in **Registration Setup > General Settings** apply to users registered through the JFusion bridge((Even when "normal registrations" are turned off!)), so make sure those settings match with what is allowed in the software set as the //master//, or you could get errors when user is registered through the JFusion bridge. <
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     * Make sure the **Username length** and the **Password Length** settings in the admin at **Admin Tools & Settings > Security Settings > General Security Settings**((This page is currently Enterprise only.)) match with what is allowed in the software set as the //master//, or you could get errors when user is registered through the JFusion bridge. <     * Make sure the **Username length** and the **Password Length** settings in the admin at **Admin Tools & Settings > Security Settings > General Security Settings**((This page is currently Enterprise only.)) match with what is allowed in the software set as the //master//, or you could get errors when user is registered through the JFusion bridge. <
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-  - The //Joomla// admin user and e-mail should match a "normal" user within Geo, **not** the main Geodesic admin user, or it will produce errors within //Joomla//.  The Geodesic admin user is not able to be synced across the remote API for security reasons.  If you do use the same user/pass for //Joomla// admin and Geodesic admin, you will receive errors every time you log into //Joomla// with that user.((This is **not** a problem with multi-admin users that are given admin access through the use of the multi-admin addon, this only applies to the main admin user.))  <+  - The //Joomla// admin user((Actually this applies to any user within the Joomla installation, but it is most common to have the administrator in Joomla match the admin user in Geo.)) (both username **and** e-mail) should match a "normal" user within Geo, **not** the main Geodesic admin user, or it will produce errors within //Joomla//.  The Geodesic admin user is not able to be synced across the remote API for security reasons.  If you do use the same user/pass for //Joomla// admin and Geodesic admin, you will receive errors every time you log into //Joomla// with that user.((This is **not** a problem with multi-admin users that are given admin access through the use of the multi-admin addon, this only applies to the main admin user.))  <
   - In the JFusion admin, sync the users between //Joomla// and Geodesic.  Note that the sync is not able to "mass sync" the users' passwords because of how passwords are saved in Joomla.  The password will be synced the first time a user logs into Joomla after the "mass sync" was performed.  Until then, existing Joomla users will not be able to log directly into Geo installation.  <   - In the JFusion admin, sync the users between //Joomla// and Geodesic.  Note that the sync is not able to "mass sync" the users' passwords because of how passwords are saved in Joomla.  The password will be synced the first time a user logs into Joomla after the "mass sync" was performed.  Until then, existing Joomla users will not be able to log directly into Geo installation.  <
-  - Remember the plugin is still **beta**, if you experience any problems contact us. <+  - New versions of JFusion and Joomla are being released every day, so if you experience any problems on a newer version contact us. <
  
 ===== Known Issues ===== ===== Known Issues =====
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