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Salesforce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login into Salesforce using WordPress

Salesforce SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress as SAML IdP. Login using WordPress Users (WP as SAML IDP) plugin gives you the ability to use your WordPress (WP) credentials to login into Salesforce (SP). Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Salesforce as SP (Service Provider) and WordPress as IdP (Identity Provider).


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Note: Premium Version of WP SAML IDP Plugin is required to set up SSO with Salesforce.


  • Go to the WordPress IDP plugin, navigate to the IDP Metadata tab.
  • Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata URL /XML Metadata or endpoints like IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), Certificate for SP configuration.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Salesforce Single Sign on

  • Open a new browser tab or window, Log in to your Salesforce account as Account Admin.
  • Select either Salesforce Classic: Navigate to Setup > Security Controls > Single Sign-On Settings.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Setup Salesforce as SP

  • Or Salesforce Lightening Experience: Click the gear icon, then navigate to Setup > Identity > Single Sign-On Settings.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Setup Salesforce as SP - Lightning

  • On the Single Sign-On Settings page, click on Edit.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - SSO Settings

  • Check the SAML Enabled box to enable the use of SAML Single-Sign On, then click on Save.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Enable SAML Salesforce as SP

  • Click New to open SAML Single Sign-On Settings.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Salesforce Single Sign on

  • Configure the following details as given below:
Name Enter a name of your choice.
SAML Version Make sure this is set to 2.0. This should be enabled by default.
Issuer Copy and paste the IDP-Entity URL/Issuer from IDP Metadata tab.
Identity Provider Certificate Download the Certificate from IDP Metadata Open it in notepad. Copy and paste the content here.
Identity Provider Login URL Copy and paste the SAML Login URL from IDP Metadata tab.
Custom Logout URL Copy and paste the SAML Logout URL from IDP Metadata tab.
API Name Enter an API name of your choice.
Entity ID If you have a custom domain setup, use https://[customDomain].my.salesforce.com.
If you do not have a custom domain setup, use https://saml.salesforce.com.
JIT Provisioning To enable Just In Time Provisioning, select "Assertion contains the Federation ID".
  • Click on Save.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Enter Single Sign-On Info

  • Copy your Login URL value.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Salesforce Single Sign-On Copy Login URL


  • Go to WordPress IDP Plugin on the Dashboard and select Service Providers tab.
  • Enter the following information into the corresponding fields. Click on Save.
Service Provider Name Salesforce
SP Entity ID or Issuer https://saml.salesforce.com
ACS URL Copy Login URL from previous step as ACS URL
NameID Format urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Assertion Signed Check to sign the SAML Assertion.

Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Salesforce Single Sign-On Enter SP Info


  • In the WordPress IDP plugin,navigate to the Attribute/Role Mapping tab.
  • In the User Attributes section, enter the following information and click on Save .
  • Click on + sign to add attributes.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Enter Attributes for JIT

User.Username user_email
User.LastName last_name
User.Email user_email
User.ProfileId Chatter Free User
  • Click on Save.

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Note: The above user, Chatter Free User is used as an example. The above mapping may depend on "user profile".


  • Navigate to the Service Providers tab. Click on Test.
Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Test Configuration

Configure SAML SSO in Salesforce (SP) with WordPress - Test Successful

You have successfully configured WordPress as SAML IdP (Identity Provider) for achieving WordPress SSO login into Salesforce.


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