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Fastest way to build a user management system for a Chrome extension?

by supermode

Hey all - I have an very scrappy version of an extension that is getting decent traction. I want to start asking users to sign up now.

What would be a low lift way to integrate a sign up/login system?

I had worked with Auth0 back in the day but I am not sure if there is even a better way now.

Thanks all

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 on September 19, 2021
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    My project ExtensionPay has a user management system you can use! It doesn't matter if you're taking payments or not, you can still use the user management system :)

    Glench
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    3 years ago
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      Thanks, Where is all the user info stored in this case?

      supermode
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      3 years ago
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        You access it from your extension with an API call: extpay.getUser()

        Glench
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        3 years ago
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    Depends on the design of the extension. We use Memberstack. It was pretty easy.

    zombiebyte19
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    3 years ago
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      Thanks for the suggestion. I will check it out now.

      supermode
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      3 years ago
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    For initial version, instead of building full blown user management, does "Sign In with Google/Facebook" sufficient for your use case?

    avanathan
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    3 years ago
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      Oh yeah, I am all about baby steps. FB and Google sign would be sufficient to test the next steps. :)

      Just not sure what would be the easiest implementation? Do I embed in the extension code or redirect users to a webpage or something else

      supermode
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      3 years ago
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      @avanathan how to do "Sign In with Google/Facebook"? Any resources/tutorials will be highly appreciated

      husseinzchi
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      2 years ago
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        @husseinzchi Google has some docs here - https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/web

        avanathan
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        2 years ago
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