Topic-icon How do you keep user logged in unless they click to logout?

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Hi, I am using JFBConnect + SCLogin. I am trying to find a way to keep users logged in unless they click logout. I found the following solution if using the Joomla login. Is there an equivalent fix for SCLogin?

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In the core Joomla login module there is an option for "Remember Me". When the user selects that option they stay logged in until the click the logout button. You can edit /modules/mod_login/tmpl/default.php to keep "remember me" checked as the default.
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If the user logs in with Facebook, they can be automatically logged back in when they return to the site if they are already logged into Facebook.com. You can enable that option in the JFBConnect configuration settings for "Automatically login Facebook Users".

Beyond that, JFBConnect does not store cookies to force the user to stayed logged in when they use a social network. The problem with that is if they log out of the social network, the expectation is that they won't still be logged into your site if they stay away for a while.

One thing you may want to look at is your "Session Expiration" timeout. By default, this is set to 15 minutes, which means a user is logged out after 15 minutes of no activity. I'd recommend increasing that to something like 60 or more so that users aren't logged out unexpectedly when they have your site open in another tab.

I hope that helps,
Alex
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Thanks Alex. That was very useful info.
One follow-up question: Is there a way to indicate that a user has been logged out (example: popup message)? Right now, a user can come to the site forums and start posting, only to realize that they have been logged out when they click "submit".
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Not with JFBConnect. However, I'm pretty confident there are plugins for Joomla that can do that. We use Joomla's session and user system, so anything that monitors the session and notifies the user if they've been logged out should do it. Unfortunately, I don't have any recommendations for which to use.

I hope that helps,
Alex
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Thanks again. I will search online for the required plugin.
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No problem for the suggestion. I hope you find what you're looking for.

Thanks,
Alex
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