ClassLink Single Sign-On (SSO) allows users to use their ClassLink account credentials to authenticate themselves into WordPress. You can also implement ClassLink Single Sign-On (SSO) for Education to enable students and staff to securely access their digital resources using single login credentials allowing rostering & account provisioning. WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin allows you to perform ClassLink Single Sign-On (SSO) in order to provide secure access to your WordPress Site. With Classlink SSO, the need to maintain a separate database for storing the credentials is eliminated. This Plugin can be configured with different custom providers and standard Identity Providers like Okta, Discord, Azure AD, and many more. We'll guide you through setting up ClassLink Single Sign-On (SSO) for your WordPress site, using ClassLink as the OAuth provider and WordPress as the OAuth client. Click here to learn more about the other capabilities included in the WP OAuth Single Sign-On (OAuth & OpenID Connect Client) plugin.

We provide WordPress Single Sign-On (SSO) with multiple education providers, you can find some popular providers below

Clever

Canvas

Google Classroom

Office 365

Can't find your Educational Provider? Click here to learn more

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
• Go to the WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click on Add New.
• Search for a WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
• Once installed click on Activate.

Steps to configure ClassLink Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup ClassLink as OAuth Provider

• Go to https://dev.classlink.com/login and sign up/login.

• From Configure OAuth tab in Oauth Client plugin, collect Redirect/Callback URL and enter it into your ClassLink Application
• Copy your Client ID and Client Secret and save it on your miniOrange OAuth Client plugin Configuration.

You've successfully configured ClassLink as OAuth Provider on your WordPress site, allowing users/students to securely access their WordPress site with ClassLink SSO or ClassLink Single Sign On-(SSO) for Education to improve user authentication.

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

3. User Attribute Mapping

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into WordPress. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using below settings.

Finding user attributes

• Go to Configure OAuth tab. Scroll down and click on Test Configuration.

• You will see all the values returned by your OAuth Provider to WordPress in a table. If you don't see value for First Name, Last Name, Email or Username, make the required settings in your OAuth Provider to return this information.

• Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, you will get the list of attributes in a Username dropdown.

4. Sign In Settings

• The settings in Single Sign-On (SSO) Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a ClassLink login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.7 and before

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.


Sign in settings for WordPress 5.8

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.

• Open your WordPress page and you can see the ClassLink SSO login button there. You can test the ClassLink Single Sign-On (SSO) now.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.9

• Make sure the "Show on login page" option is enabled for your application. (Refer to the below image)

• Now, go to your WordPress Login page. (Eg. https://< your-wordpress-domain >/wp-login.php)
• You will see an ClassLink SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the ClassLink Single Sign-On (SSO).