I’m having trouble setting up OpenInviter on my website. It works well with other email services like Yahoo, Hotmail, and AOL, but I’m unable to get it to function with Gmail. There are no error messages, and nothing seems to happen when I try to import contacts from Gmail. I’m using version 1.8.1 and I’ve followed the installation instructions closely. Since all other services are functioning properly, I doubt it’s a configuration issue. Has anyone encountered this problem with Gmail? Is there any specific setting I need to tweak for it to work? Or could there be a bug with this version? I’d really appreciate any assistance as Gmail is crucial for many of my users.
google’s constantly updating their systems, which breaks third-party tools like openinviter. version 1.8.1 is ancient - gmail probably doesn’t recognize those requests anymore. try turning on ‘less secure app access’ in your gmail settings first. that sometimes fixes legacy auth issues.
Yeah, Google changed their authentication requirements recently, and OpenInviter 1.8.1 doesn’t support OAuth2 properly. I faced the same issue with a client’s site last year. The Gmail plugin is still using the outdated ClientLogin method, which Google has discontinued for security reasons. You will need to upgrade to a version that supports OAuth2 or use Google’s People API directly. I ultimately built a custom solution using Google’s official PHP client library since OpenInviter development has stagnated. The silent failure occurs because Google ignores the old authentication requests without returning error messages. Make sure to check for a newer version of OpenInviter or consider migrating to a better-maintained alternative.
Had the exact same problem with OpenInviter 1.8.1 six months back. Gmail’s security updates broke compatibility with that version. I had to modify the Gmail plugin file directly - specifically the login sequence in gmail.plg.php to handle their new CAPTCHA stuff. Gmail was also silently blocking connections without throwing errors, which is why you’re not seeing any error messages. Check your Gmail security activity log to see if it’s blocking login attempts. If you’re okay with editing plugin files, I can share what changes fixed it for me.
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