Guide to Configure FitBit As An OAuth Server For Joomla

Step 1: Steps to configure FitBit as an OAuth Server

• Go to https://dev.fitbit.com/ to go to FitBit developers console.
• Go to ManageRegister an APP to create an APP.

• Login/ Signup to your FitBit OAuth Server account in case you are not already logged in.

• In the Callback URL field, enter the Callback/Redirect URI from your miniOrange OAuth Client Plugin. Fill rest of the fields and click on the Register button to save your configurations.

• Copy your Client ID and Client Secret and save them in your miniOrange OAuth Client Side Plugin/Module Configurations.

Please Note: While doing attribute mapping for FitBit OAuth Server, save the user Uid Key under the First Name attribute field instead of the first name key that you get from Test Configurations.

Congratulations, you have successfully configured FitBit as your OAuth Server.

Step 2: Setting up the miniOrange Joomla OAuth Client plugin

• Download the zip file for the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin for Joomla from the link here.

• Login into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
• Go to Extension Manage Install in the top navigation bar to install the plugin.

• Upload the downloaded zip file to install the OAuth Client plugin.

• Navigate to Extensions Manage Manage and search for miniorange in the Search bar provided to see the list of the components.
• Go to Components MiniOrange OAuth Client in the top navigation bar to go to the configuration page of the plugin.

• Register/ Login with miniOrange.
• Go to the Configure OAuth tab in the plugin. FIll in the details you received from your OAuth Provider and click on the Save Settings button.


Select your OAuth Provider from the Select Application dropdown. In case your OAuth Provider is not listed in the drop down, please select Custom OAuth Provider to continue.

• Copy the Redirect/Callback URL given in the plugin and save it in your OAuth Provider.
• Click on the Test Configuration button and copy the email and name attributes and save these attributes in Email Attribute and Name Attribute text field respectively. Now click on the Save Attribute Mapping button to save your configurations.

• Add a button on your site login page with the following URL:your_home_page/base_url/?morequest=oauthredirect&app_name=xxxxxxxxx

You would find appropriate URL in Instructions to configure in the bellow section of Attribute Mapping (After completing test configuration please choose URL and Add a button on your site login page).

• Now logout and go to your site. You will see a login link where you placed that button.
• Click on the Licensing Plans Tab to check out our complete list of features and various licensing plans.
• In case, you are facing some issue or have any question in mind, you can reach out to us by sending us your query through the Support dialog box in the Account Setup and Configure OAuth tabs.


In addition to the above, miniOrange also provide support for ADFS, AWS cognito, Bitrix24, Reddit, WHMCS, Square Connect, WSO2, Windows, Gigya, Dash 10, Foursquare, Harvest, MailChimp, Huddle, Ustream, Yammer, RunKeeper, SoundCloud, Pocket, Nest, Heroku, DropBox, Buffer, Hubic, Deezer, Delicious, Bitly, Mondo, Netatmo, Wechat, Weibo, Shibboleth, Invision Community, HR Answerlink/Support center, Blizzar and many more OAuth provider.

Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange OAuth Client plugin with your desired OAuth Provider. In case you have any questions in mind, you can always mail us at info@xecurify.com.