How to enable the Single Sign On button on the WordPress login page?

The following guide outlines steps to add a Single Sign On (SSO) button on WP Login page for your admins, editors or authors to login using IDP credentials when you have a public-facing WordPress site. This guide ensures easy access for members whose login details are available in Identity Provider (IDP) while enhancing site security.

How to add a customized IDP Single Sign-On button on WordPress login page?

Follow the steps given below to add a customized IDP Single Sign-On button on the WordPress login page:

1. Configure Identity Provider of your choice

• In the miniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin, navigate to the Service Provider Metadata tab.


• Copy the SP Entity ID and ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL provided.
• Paste these URLs into the desired fields of your chosen Identity Provider configuration.


• Alternatively, you can provide the SP Metadata URL into IDP to Configure the Identity Provider.

Note: For more information, refer to our Service Provider Metadata page.

2. Configure WordPress SAML Service Provider

• In the miniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin, navigate to the Service Provider Setup tab.
• Select the Identity Provider of your choice.


• Input the necessary fields such as the IDP Name, IDP Entity ID or Issuer, SAML Login URL, and X.509 Certificate from your Identity Provider.
• Save the configuration by clicking on the Save button.


• Otherwise, you can also configure the Service Provider by clicking on the Upload IDP Metadata button and entering the Identity Provider name, IDP metadata URL or uploading the IDP metadata.



Note: To know more, visit our Service Provider Setup page.

3. Attribute Mapping (Optional)

• Explore our Attribute Mapping feature page to know more about configuration and its advantages.

4. Add a customized SSO button on WordPress login page

• In the miniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin, navigate to the Redirection & SSO Links tab.
• Scroll down to the Login button section.


• Enable the Add a Single Sign on button on the Wordpress login page toggle and customize the SSO button by specifying the shape, theme, color, size, etc of button.
• Click on the Update button.

Note: To know more about this feature, visit our Login Button page.

Additional Resources

• Admin SSO button on WP Login page
• Auto-redirection from Site/Force Authentication in WP SAML SSO
• Auto-redirection from WordPress Login in WP SAML SSO
• Attribute Mapping in SAML SSO
• Domain Mapping in SAML Single Sign-On
• Domain restriction in SAML Single Sign-On
• Role Mapping in SAML Single Sign-On
• WordPress SAML Single Sign-On
• WordPress SSO for Educational Institutes