Guide to Setup BuddyPress Profile Integration Add-On

Overview

The BuddyPress Plugin Add-on maps the Active Directory/LDAP user profile attributes with BuddyPress's user profile attributes. This makes it easy for users to have an Active Directory to set up their BuddyPress profiles.

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Prerequisites

• LDAP/AD Login for Intranet Sites premium plugin needs to be installed and configured.
• BuddyPress Plugin.

Download And Install

• Login to your miniOrange admin console using the account you used to make the payment.



• On the Xecurify dashboard, you will see a navigation section on the left. Click on License >> Manage Licenses.



• In the manage licenses tab click on the Releases and Downloads tab.
• From the xecurify dashboard download the plugin / add-On.



• Go to the WordPress dashboard plugins section and click the Add New button.



• Click on the Upload Plugin button.



• Click on the choose file button to select the downloaded plugin / add-On .zip file.
• Once done, click on the Install Now button.



• Click on the Activate Plugin button to activate the add-On.

Setup BuddyPress profile integration

Set Up BuddyPress Profile Fields by following the steps below:

• Go to Users and select Profile Fields.



• Click on Add New Field.



• Enter the name, description and select the profile field type for new buddypress profile field.
• Click on Save.

Map BuddyPress Profile Fields with LDAP Attributes by following the steps below:

• Click on LDAP/AD Login for Intranet plugin from the left panel of WordPress admin dashboard.



• Go to Attribute Mapping tab and click on Enable Attribute Mapping checkbox.
• Enter the LDAP attributes value for given WordPress profile attributes. You can also add custom LDAP attributes in Add Custom Attributes section.



• Scroll down to BuddyPress Custom Attributes and map the BuddyPress profile attributes with LDAP attributes.
• Click on Save Configuration button.

Test BuddyPress Profile Integration

• Login in your WordPress site using LDAP Credentials then click on the user's profile and you will see the profile values are updated with Active Directory/LDAP attributes.



• Now, go to the Users Section and click on BuddyPress Extended Profile tab and you will see the profile values are updated with AD/LDAP attributes.