Day: March 17, 2013

  • Find and share in Google Drive

    我今天才意识到,Google 域用户 Google Drive 共享设置里的 People at some domain find and view / find and edit,指的是用 link 去 find。我一直误以为是可以按 keyword 去 find,或许它会自动出现在域内所有用户的 Shared with me 列表里。

    Google drive share setting
    Google drive share setting

    如果做域内用户共享,应该手动发送 link 给他们;任何一个用户访问过该 link 以后,他的账号会出现在 Who has access 列表里。

    如果手动添加用户账号在 Who has access 里,他才能在 Shared with me 里看到该共享资源。这大概是 Shared with me 之所以叫 Shared with me 而不叫 Shared with us 的原因吧。

  • Social login plugin for WordPress, which one is the best?

    My client is asking a way to manage 3 WordPress sites in one place. I could use WordPress multisite feature by creating a network of sites. However, I felt difficult to control those sites when WordPress multisite was turned on. I would rather have those sites installed into separate databases but have a SSO feature. It is actually what my client is asking for.

    I started looking for a social login plugin for WordPress. I shortlisted four plugins.

    Social login plugins for WordPress
    Social login plugins for WordPress
    • Social Login
    • Social Login for wordpress (LoginRadius)
    • Social Login & Social Sharing by Janrain (Janrain Engage)
    • WordPress Social Login (WP Social Login)

    All installation, I found the first three plugins require create an account with a federal login service provider site of the author, I assume. Although a basic account accommodate 2,500 users or less is free, I do not want to create such an account. It adds risk – everyone can not login if the federal login service provider server is down. Meanwhile, social login is to eliminate create more and more account. I do not want to achieve this goal by creating an intermediate account myself.

    Luckily, I have the forth plugin – WordPress Social Login. It asks me to create Application ID and Applicate Secret with each login service provider. That is what I was expecting.

    It is a coincidence that all the first three social login plugins sit themselves in a top level menu in WordPress sidebar. Are they so important? I am not an aggressive person and I do not like aggressive software.

    WP Social Login modestly sit under Setting menu. That is the way I like!