phpbb-extension mobilenotifier {🖫 3, ⚐ 6, ★ 3}

tas2580/mobilenotifier

Notifies user over WhatsApp®

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
by tas2580
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The README.md

phpBB 3.1 - Mobile notifier , _(*1)

This is an extension for the phpBB forums software. You need an instalation of phpBB 3.1.x to use this., _(*2)

DESCRIPTION

This Extension adds a new notifier type. Your users can enter a phone number in there profile and can get notifications on WhatsApp®., _(*3)

INSTALATION

To install this extension download it from here and upload the files in your forum under /ext/tas2580/mobilenotifier. After that go to the Admin panel of your forum and navigate in to Customise -> Extension Management -> Extensions. Search this extension in the list of extensions and click on Enable., _(*4)

GET THE PASSWORD

To configure your WhatsApp® account that should send the notifications you need a phone number that does not use WhatsApp® because you can use WhatsApp® only on one device at the same time. Also you need your WhatsApp® password, as a Windows user you can use WART to get it. As a Linux user you can use yowsup to get it., _(*5)

To install yowsup type:, _(*6)

apt-get install python-dateutil
wget https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
cd yowsup-master/
nano config.cfg

After that enter: (Replace 49 with your country code), _(*7)

cc=49
phone=49{PHONE NUMBER} (without 0 at the beginning)
id=
password=

Then save the file and go back to console and type python yowsup-cli registration -c config.cfg -r sms Now you should get a SMS with a code, type: python yowsup-cli registration -c config.cfg -R {YOUR CODE WITHOUT -}, _(*8)

SUPPORT

You can get support for this extension on phpbb.com or in german on phpbb.de. For more informations look at my Website., _(*9)

Help to translate

If you use the extension in your forum and translated it therefor in your language, it would be nice if you would send me a pull request. Also it may be that existing translations after uptates of the extensions are incomplete. So you can help me if you complete or correct existing language files., _(*10)