Alternate Log-in

I did some searching and I cant really find the answer I was looking for.

I am about to build a sister site for our parent organization. It will have its own DB and own CB and all with its own users ect.

My question is, is there a ability to create a Alternate Log-in method that will allow me to maybe select a Alternate method from a drop-down box and log-in with my credentials from my original site, of course with the approval of the new site administration (which will be me too). Similar to Facebook connect maybe? I guess the 2 databases talking to eachother. Any thoughts?

It's possible to develop that, yes, but we have nothing to provide that. You may want to look into Joomla multisite extensions. I've no idea how well such extensions work with CB as I've never used them though.

Another option is to push the users data from one site to another using CB Auto Actions and the Query action acting on the external database then substituting in their profile data, but it's not as simple as it sounds as there's roughly 3 tables you need to keep in sync.

Then there's also the option of creating an authentication plugin that compares their credentials against your other CB site, validates them, then CB will generate a simple user for them (CB already does this for authentication plugin logins).

Thanks Kyle,

So do you think of or know of a plugin that does something like this already?

I use to use e107 back in the day for websites and they had something that incorporated that but now since I use Joomla, im looking for that option with it. I figured since CB is a component that basically expands and maintains the user profiles, i figured CB would be the best place to ask this.

What about if the site is using the same host? like 2 sites on the same host that share information? I have never tried that but it is a option

So do you think of or know of a plugin that does something like this already?

Nope, you'll need to check Joomla.org extension directory for multisite extensions. The alternative is to try using CB Auto Actions and the Query action to synchronize data across sites. Probably best alternative is a Joomla authentication plugin specifically designed for this, but we have no such thing.

What about if the site is using the same host? like 2 sites on the same host that share information? I have never tried that but it is a option

It'd only matter if they shared the same database, but that's going to cause a list of other problems.

Ok, fair enough.

I have a huge idea that just popped up into my head.

I think I can achieve this by doing something even more simple, however, it would require something like conditional fields during registration.

Is there a way, to create a like drop-down field in the database and based on what is selected in the field, tells what other specific fields show up on the registration page? Basically a conditional field.

If I can do that, I would be able to make the website(s) I am trying to build.

Basically, I have a hierarchy organization. Right now I have the Department site done but, I would like to use the same data and site information and create a division site.

I intend to do that by using a different theme template and directing certain menus ect to us that template. Then, pointing a new domain to the specific page I will be using.

You described CB Conditionals purpose exactly. It shows and hides fields or tabs based off other field values. Please see the below tutorial to get started.

www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/107-use-cases/18336-using-cb-conditionals-to-hide-or-show-fields-or-tabs