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

1. Setup Coil as an OAuth Provider

• Sign up for a free Coil account if you don't already have one.

• Register your coil OIDC application to obtain client id and secret.

You have successfully configured Coil as OAuth Provider for achieving Coil login into your WordPress Site.

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

• Go to the Configure OAuth tab in the Plugin and search for Coil in the applications list, and select Coil.

• Now, configure App Name, Client ID, Client Secret received from Coil Application.
• Enter scope value as openid .

• Please refer the below table for configuring the scope & endpoints for Coil in the plugin.

  Client ID :	you will get from Coil app
  Client Secret :	you will get from Coil app
  Scope:	simple_wm openid email
  Authorize Endpoint:	https://coil.com/oauth/auth
  Access Token Endpoint:	https://coil.com/oauth/token
  Get User Info Endpoint:	https://api.coil.com/user/info

• Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving Coil login into your WordPress Site.

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.

• After successful Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, you will get the list of attributes in a Username dropdown.


4. Role Mapping [Premium]

• Click on “Test Configuration” and you will get the list of Attribute Names and Attribute Values that are sent by your OAuth provider.
• From the Test Configuration window, map the Attribute Names in the Attribute Mapping section of the plugin. Refer to the screenshot for more details.

• Enable Role Mapping: To enable Role Mapping, you need to map Group Name Attribute. Select the attribute name from the list of attributes which returns the roles from your provider application.
  Eg: Role


• Assign WordPress role to the Provider role: Based on your provider application, you can allocate the WordPress role to your provider roles. It can be a student, teacher, administrator or any other depending on your application. Add the provider roles under Group Attribute Value and assign the required WordPress role in front of it under WordPress Role.
  
  For example, in the below image. Teacher has been assigned the role of Administrator & Student is assigned the role of Subscriber.

• Once you save the mapping, the provider role will be assigned the WordPress administrator role after SSO.
  Example: As per the given example, Users with role ‘teacher’ will be added as Administrator in WordPress and ‘student’ will be added as Subscriber.

5. Sign In Settings

• The settings in Single Sign-On (SSO) Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a Coil 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 Coil SSO login button there. You can test the Coil 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 Coil SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the Coil Single Sign-On (SSO).


In this Guide, you have successfully configured Coil Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Coil as OAuth Provider and WordPress as OAuth Client using our WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your WordPress site using Coil login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• What is OAuth 2.0?
• Coil as OAuth Provider / OpenID Connect
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Need Help?

Mail us on oauthsupport@xecurify.com for quick guidance(via email/meeting) on your requirement and our team will help you to select the best suitable solution/plan as per your requirement.