AE JS Settings Reference

Updated 6 months ago by Mike Penhall

This article provides a reference of all the available AE JS settings. Settings can be configured via the settings property on the returned aeJS object.

For example, if you wanted to enable the auth_window setting, you could add this JavaScript:

aeJS.settings['auth_window'] = true;
All settings are optional and have default values.

Reference

Here is a list of all of the available settings for reference:

  • auth_window 
  • close_button 
  • date_format 
  • display_error_message 
  • email_format 
  • extra_fields 
  • extra_fields_screen 
  • extra_info 
  • flow_css 
  • flow_text 
  • hide_email_form 
  • language 
  • no_email 
  • minimum_age 
  • mobile_detect 
  • optins 
  • partner_code 
  • partner_id 
  • refresh_demographics 
  • return_url 
  • scopes 
  • services 
  • social_first 
  • sso 
  • verify_email 
  • verify_email_for_login 

You can find out more information about each setting in the sections below:

auth_window

Expects a boolean.

When false, this setting redirects users to a new page during for the AE Connect registration flow. When true, the registration flow occurs in a pop-up modal window.

The default value is false.

close_button

Expects a boolean.

This settings determines whether to show a close button or link in top-right corner of the modal pop-up. Clicking outside of the modal will still close window.

The default value is false.

Note that this setting requires that the auth_window setting uses modal pop-up windows. This is its default setting.

date_format

Expects a string: either MM-DD-YYYY or DD-MM-YYYY.

Sets the date format in date fields. This is used in conjunction with extra fields forms (the extra_fields setting). Date fields are generally used for birth dates.

The default value is DD-MM-YYYY.

display_error_message

Expects a boolean.

If true, AE Connect's default flow error messaging is turned on.

The default value is true.

email_format

Expects an object.

An object which customizes the look of the any emails sent due to framework authentication flow. For example, the email verification email or a password reset email.

The following properties are available:

  • background_color 
  • font_size 
  • font_family 
  • font_color 
  • show_header 
  • header_background_color 
  • header_font_color 
  • image_url 
  • show_footer 
  • footer_background_color 
  • footer_font_color 
  • logo_link 
  • logo_img_url 
  • copyright 
  • reset_pw_email_subject 
  • reset_pw_email_message 
  • verify_email_subject 
  • verify_email_message 
  • reset_pw_email_link 
  • verify_email_link 

The default value is null.

extra_fields

Expects an object.

An object that defines any additional fields that should be captured during registration. This setting requires that you also set the extra_fields_screen setting.

The following fields that can be specified:

  • firstname 
  • surname 
  • email 
  • password 
  • address 
  • addressline2 
  • city 
  • state 
  • country 
  • postcode 
  • homephone 
  • mobilephone 
  • username 
  • website 
  • bio 
  • gender 
  • birthdate 

Each field takes four optional properties:

  • required: Boolean. The default value is false.
  • required_message: String. Overrides AE JS's default message.
  • error_message: String. Overrides AE JS's default message.
  • label: String. Overrides AE JS's default label value.

Here's an example of how you could implement the extra_fieldssetting with a custom email field and a birthdate field with the defaults:

aeJS.settings['extra_fields'] = {
            email: {
              label: 'enter email',
              required: true,
              'required_message': "some message",
              'error_message': "some error"
            },
            birthdate
          }

Note that any message or label values that you provide override your language setting.

The default value is null.

extra_fields_screen

Expects a string: before, after, or disabled.

This setting determines at what point in the registration flow that the extra_fields form should be presented to user.

The default value is disabled.

extra_info

Expects an object.

An object that specifies any additional information that should be injected into the authentication flow. Note that you can handle this via AE data tags instead.

The available steps for information insertion include the following:

  • global 
  • login 
  • register 
  • required  (for extra fields)
  • recover_password 
  • reset_password 
  • reset_password_ok 
  • verify_email 
  • verify_email_ok 

Each insertion can be positioned as either top or bottom.

Each insertion contains additional information consisting of a title and associated content. Here's an example:

aeJS.settings['extra_info'] = {
            global: {
            'top': {
              'text' : "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed justo risus, tristique at bibendum vitae, vulputate at nibh. Nam condimentum consequat pharetra. Mauris ex erat, pretium ut tincidunt ut, luctus at tellus.",
              'title' : 'Global Top Title'
            }
          }

The default value is null.

flow_css

Expects a URL.

An absolute URL to a CSS file that should be applied to the registration flow. See our CSS styling guide for further information.

The default value is null.

flow_text

Expects an object.

Object that specifies text overrides for headers, messages, and buttons displayed during the AE Connect authentication flow.

The following overrides are available:

  • error_header 
  • login_header 
  • register_header 
  • add_info_header 
  • add_info_button 
  • reset_pw_header 
  • reset_pw_sent 
  • reset_pw_instructions 
  • reset_pw_button 
  • reset_pw_confirm_header 
  • reset_pw_confirm_button 
  • reset_pw_confirm_instructions 
  • reset_pw_done_header 
  • reset_pw_done_message 
  • reset_pw_done_button 
  • verify_email_header 
  • verify_email_sent 
  • verify_email_instructions 
  • verify_email_retry_button 
  • verify_email_success_header 
  • verify_email_success_message 
  • verify_email_success_button 
  • verify_email_error_header 
  • verify_email_error_message 
  • forgot_password_link 
  • recover_password_link 
  • have_account_link 
  • need_help_link 
  • create_account_link 

Here's an example of usage:

aeJS.settings['flow_text'] = {
            error_header: 'Sorry, there seems to be a problem',
            login_header: 'Sign In',
            register_header: 'Sign Up',
            verify_email_retry_button: 'Retry',
            need_help_link: 'need help?'
          }

The default value is null.

hide_email_form

Expects a boolean.

When true, this setting hides the inline email registration option and presents it as a button that triggers the display of form.

The default value is false.

language

Expects a string with a language code.

This setting specifies the language to use for error messages for each extra_fields capture.

Use the code value for the associated language:

  • English — en_US 
  • Albanian — sq_AL 
  • Arabic — ar_MA 
  • Basque — eu_ES 
  • Belgium (French) — be_FR 
  • Belgium (Netherland) — be_NL 
  • Bulgarian — bg_BG 
  • Catalan — ca_ES 
  • Chilean Spanish — es_CL 
  • Chinese — zh_CN 
  • Czech — cs_CZ 
  • Danish — da_DK 
  • Dutch (Netherland) — nl_NL 
  • Finnish — fi_FI 
  • French — fr_FR 
  • German — de_DE 
  • Greek — gr_EL 
  • Hebrew — he_IL 
  • Hindi — hi_IN 
  • Hungarian — hu_HU 
  • Indonesian — id_ID 
  • Italian — it_IT 
  • Japanese — ja_JP 
  • Norwegian — no_NO 
  • Persian (Farsi) — fa_IR 
  • Polish — pl_PL 
  • Portuguese (Brazil) — pt_BR 
  • Portuguese (Portugal) — pt_PT 
  • Romanian — ro_RO 
  • Russian — ru_RU 
  • Serbian — sr_RS 
  • Slovak — sk_SK 
  • Spanish — es_ES 
  • Swedish — sv_SE 
  • Taiwanese — zh_TW 
  • Thai — th_TH 
  • Turkish — tr_TR 
  • Ukrainian — ua_UA 
  • Vietnamese — vi_VN 

The default value is en_US.

no_email

Expects a boolean.

When true, this settings hides email registration as an option in authentications flows triggered by ae-data-login-window or ae-data-register-window.

The default value is false.

minimum_age

Expects an integer.

Enables an age verification check. Note that in order to use this setting, the birthdate field must be specified as a required field.

The default value is null.

mobile_detect

Expects a boolean.

If true, this setting enables AE JS's mobile detection. If a mobile device is detected, then this will override the auth_window setting and force the web browser redirect flow.

Note that there is an onMobileDetect event you can use to perform custom action upon page load if required. This event will fire regardless of the mobile_detect setting.

The default value is true.

optins

Expects an array.

This setting takes an array of object settings that define each opt-in option to be presented in the modal or redirect window for registration and login.

Opt-ins are shown as checkboxes prior to login or registration.

The following object fields can be used:

  • label : The text to show next to a checkbox.
  • brandid  (optional): Brand ID for a specific brand's newsletter or group.
  • segmentid  (optional): Segment ID for a specific segment's newsletter or group.

If no brandid or segmentid is provided, the user will be opted into a global newsletter or group for your account.

Here is an example of usage:

aeJS.settings['optins'] = [
            {
              label: 'Universal Access',
              checked: true
            },
            { 
              label: 'Nike',
              brandid: 123
            },
            {
              label: 'Streaming News',
              segmentid: 123,
              checked: false
            },
          ];

The default value is null.

partner_code

Expects a string.

A code that identifies external system associated with any registration performed by local framework.

The default value is null.

partner_id

Expects a string.

The external user ID associated with any registration performed by local framework. Requires partner_code.

For example, your CMS may have a user ID for the logged in user.

The default value is null.

refresh_demographics

Expects a boolean.

Determines whether the most recent social network demographics will override existing user data on login. For example, the birthdatefield.

The default value is true.

return_url

Expects a URL.

This setting specifies the global setting for any return URLs. If not set, the return_url defaults to the active URL when a link or form is triggered with an AE data tag.

This setting is always overridden by anydata-ae-returnattributes.

The default value is null.

scopes

Expects an object.

An object that specifies a sub-set of service-specific permissions. These are presented to a user during authentication. They must be a sub-set of permissions already available to the service application. For example, Facebook app permissions.

Here is an example of usage:

aeJS.settings['scopes'] = {
            facebook: 'email, user_actions.music',
            twitter: 'read',
            qq: 'get_user_info',
            weibo: 'email',
            deezer: 'basic_access',
            spotify: 'playlist-read-private'
          }

The default value is null.

services

Expects a string.

This setting takes a comma-separated list of services to offer for registration. This must be a sub-set of the full list of services configured in your AE dashboard. Services will be displayed in the order provided here.

The following services can be specified in the list:

  • facebook 
  • twitter 
  • youtube 
  • google 
  • instagram 
  • tumblr 
  • soundcloud 
  • lastfm 
  • foursquare 
  • spotify 
  • deezer 
  • napster 
  • kakao 
  • weibo 
  • qq 
  • none 

A setting of none shows no configured registration options. When doing custom development, this setting will prevent registration on services not explicitly set. To allow all, leave blank.

Here's an example of usage:


<pre><code>aeJS.settings['services'] = "facebook, twitter";</code></pre>

The default value is null.

social_first

Expects a boolean.

If true, social icons will be displayed before email registration and login form.

The default value is true.

sso

Expects a string.

Scope determines whether a user will be automatically signed-in or registered (if sessions available).

Valid options are:

  • application 
  • local

application

If this setting is set to application, a user previously registered on the domain, and a user session exists, AE JS will fire an onUserevent.

If the user previously registered on the domain, and a user session does not exist, AE JS will fire an onLogin event with a state of login when the user signs in.

If user has not previously registered on the domain, AE JS attempts to automatically log the user in if they have previously signed in on any domain with the included framework. If successful, an onLoginevent will be fired with a state of registration and the ssoparameter as true.

In order to succeed, a user must meet the criteria of the current domain's AE JS settings. They must have used a service enabled for the current site, have provided all required fields, and verified their email if required to, etc. If the user does not meet all of the requirements, they must explicitly register.

local

If the user previously registered on the domain, AE JS will fire an onUser event. If not, the user must explicitly register.

The default value is application.

verify_email

Expects a boolean.

If true, a confirmation email is sent to verify the registered email address during the registration flow. An automated verification URL and screen are provided.

The default value is false.

verify_email_for_login

Expects a boolean.

This setting ensures that the user has a verified email before it triggers login for framework.

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