Element.io Single Sign-On (SSO) With WordPress as OAuth Server

WordPress OAuth Server plugin enables Single Sign-On (SSO) into the Element.io using your WordPress username and password. Once you configure the Element.io with WP OAuth Server plugin, you can login to your Element.io application using WP credentials. OAuth Server plugin also allows you to send custom WordPress user attributes to your Element.io app as per your requirements. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Server plugin, you can click here.

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 Server Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
• Once installed click on Activate.

Steps to configure WordPress Login into Element.io

1. Setup WordPress as OAuth Server

• Go to miniOrange OAuth Server on the left side menu and click on Custom openid connect client button to create a new client.

• Enter the Client name as you want and click on the Save Client button.

• Note down Client ID, Client Secret and Issuer Endpoint to configure in your Element.io app.

2. Setup Element.io as OAuth Client

• Go to the developer account of Element.io and Configure Element.io as an OAuth client using the below details.


Client ID :	Click Here
Client Secret :	Click Here
Scope:	openid,profile,email
Issuer Endpoint :	https://<your-wordpress-domain>/wp-json/moserver/<Client-id>
Discover endpoints:	Enable
Subject claim:	sub

• If an organisation integrates Element with OIDC then, on the login/signup homepage, end users click “Log in with [chosen auth system]” and get redirected to their authentication service.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Single Sign-On (SSO) into Element.io with WordPress as OAuth Provider and Element.io as OAuth Client using our WP OAuth Server plugin.This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Element.io using WordPress site credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• Element.io Administration Guide
• WordPress OAuth Server Single sign-on (SSO).
• Step Guide to enable miniOrange OAuth Server for WordPress
• WordPress OAuth Server Plugin