Discord OAuth & OpenID connect Single Sign-On (SSO) | Discord SSO Login

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.

Step 1: Setup Discord as OAuth Provider

• Log in to Discord Console & click on New Application

• After clicking on the New Application button it will show you the popup for providing a name to the application. Click on the Create button after providing the application name.
• Navigate to the General Information section. Copy Client ID & Client Secret.

• Navigate to the OAuth2 section & Add Redirect button for adding the callback URL from the plugin and click on the Save button.

Step 1.1: Discord Role Mapping [Optional]

• After creating an OAuth Application,go to the Bot section.

• Click on the Add Bot button.

• Now we need to add Bot to our server with the permission to access roles. You need to check Bot and select the permission and it will generate the URL. You need to copy that URL and paste it into the new tab. After that, you need to select the server where you need to add the Bot.

• After successfully authorization, Go to the Bot section and copy the token.

• Now copy and paste the token into the configuration and also enter the guild or server ID (where you have added the Bot).

Step 1.2: Find your Guild ID (Server ID)

You will need the full Server ID (not the name) to continue. Follow these steps to find your Server ID:



• In Discord, open your User Settings by clicking the Settings Cog next to your user name on the bottom.

• Go to Appearance and enable Developer Mode under the Advanced section, then close User Settings.

• Open your Discord server, right-click on the server name, then select Copy ID.

• Paste the Server ID on your text editor for later.
• If desired, you can disable Developer Mode now.

Discord Endpoints and Scope:




Scope:	identify email
Authorize Endpoint:	https://discordapp.com/api/oauth2/authorize
Access Token Endpoint:	https://discordapp.com/api/oauth2/token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://discordapp.com/api/users/@me

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

Step 2: Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

• After Plugin is activated, go to the plugin and search for Discord. Select Discord from the OAuth Providers list.

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and configure App Name, Client ID, Client Secret from provided Endpoints.
• Enter Scope value as identify email.
• Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.

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

Step 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 Email or Username, etc. 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.

Step 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.

Step 5: Login Settings / Sign In Settings

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

1. 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.


2. 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 Discord SSO login button there. You can test the Discord Single Sign-On (SSO) now.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Discord Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Discord 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 Discord login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• What is OAuth 2.0?
• Login into any application using Discord as Oauth 2.0 provider
• Discord as OAuth Provider / OpenID Connect
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)