Guide To Setup miniOrange Search Staff From LDAP Directory Add-on

Overview

miniOrange Search Staff From LDAP Directory Add-on allows you to Search and Display the users present in the Active Directory on your WordPress Site using a widget.

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Prerequisites

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

Download And Install

• Login to login.xecurify.com.



• 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 plugins section in the WordPress dashboard and click on 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 Search Staff From LDAP Directory

• Follow the below mentioned steps to configure the miniOrange search staff from LDAP directory add-on:
• In the left-hand side section of your of your WordPress dashboard, click on the Appearance >> Widgets.
• In the widgets tab In the footer section click on the [+] button to add a block, search and click on the miniOrange LDAP Search to configure.



• Now, provide a title for the widget which will be appear on the WordPress page.
• Name Attribute: While searching for users this attribute will be used to check if the user exists or not. You can add multiple name attributes seprated with ';'.
  Example: displayName;samaccountName;mail.
• Department Attribute: Here, enter the department name attribute from the active directory. This attribute will be used to search users department wise.
  Example: Department, company, etc.
• Title Attribute: Enter the title attribute name as title. This will display a title in the search results. If you do not wish to show the title, leave it empty.
• Profile Picture Attribute: Enter the profile picture attribute as thumbnailphoto.

• Enter List of Departments: This field will fetch the users from the mentioned departments only. You can enter multiple department names seprated with ";".
• Enter List of Attributes to Fetch: This attribute fetches users according to order mentioned for the attributes. The mentioned attributes must be seprated by ";"
• Sort Results Alphabetically: This attribute will sort results alphabetically using the entered attribute.
• Email Attribute: Enter the mail attribute that is configured for LDAP.
• Once done with the above steps, click on the Update button.

• Now, navigate to your WordPress page and you will find the miniOrange Search Staff from LDAP Directory widget.
• Enter the name, select the department from the dropdown and click on the Search button.

• The users will be fetched from LDAP server to WordPress site according to the selected department.

Additional Resources

• LDAP Authentication with Active Directory
• What is Kerberos?
• Staff/Employee Business Directory Search
• WordPress Login and User Management