How to configure WordPress LDAP 2FA | LDAP with 2FA/MFA

Download & install miniOrange LDAP/AD Login for Intranet Sites Plugin:

Active Directory Integration / LDAP

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Active Directory Integration/LDAP Integration supports login into WordPress

 Tested with 5.8.2

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Google Authenticator (2 FA/MFA) supports many Two step verification methods

 Tested with 5.8.2

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• Login to your WordPress instance and click on Plugin > Add New tab.




• Enter LDAP in Search plugins... text box. You will see miniOrange Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration plugin, click on Install now.


• Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.


• Once the plugin is activated, click on LDAP/AD Login for Intranet from the left panel.

Setup miniOrange LDAP/AD Login for Intranet Sites plugin.

Configure LDAP Connection Information:

• Select Your Directory Server : Select your directory server from the dropdown.
• LDAP Server : Select the directory server protocol (LDAP/LDAPS) from the dropdown, then enter the hostname or IP address of the directory server and select the server port number (389/636).
• Username : Enter the service account username.
• Password : Enter the password of the service account username.
• Click on Test Connection & Save to establish the connection with your LDAP server.


• Once the connection is successfully made with your LDAP server, then proceed for the LDAP User Mapping Configuration.

Configure LDAP User Mapping:

• Search Base Click on Possible Search Bases/Base DNS button to see the list of possible search base(s) DNS and select the search base from the list. You can also manually enter the search, base.

• We have successfully shown the list and click on the Save button.


• We have successfully shown the search base name.


• Test Authentication : Enter the username & password of any LDAP user which exists in the configured search base to test the LDAP configuration.


• After successful test authentication, go to the Sign-in Settings tab to configure LDAP login settings.


• Enter your admin credentials and click on the login button.

• We have successfully logged into WordPress.


Download & install miniOrange 2- Factor Plugin.

• From your WordPress dashboard and Click on Plugin > Add New tab.




• Enter Google Authenticator in Search plugins... text box. You will see miniOrange Google Authenticator plugin, click on Install now.


• Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.


• Click on the miniorange settings Tab.
• Enable 2FA users and on the 2FA configure button.




• Select user role to enable 2-Factor for Administrator and subscriber checkbox.
• Click on Save setting button.


• We have successfully saved role based setting.

• Enter your admin credentials and click on the login button.

• After Successful Login WordPress. You will get a prompt to configure two-factor. Select the Checkbox of Security question(KBA).


• Setup Security Question (KBA)
• Choose questions from the dropdown list, Answer the Question and click on theSave button.


• Enter your admin credentials and click on the login button.


• After this setup, Security Questions get prompted as a second security layer while logging into WordPress. Enter the Answer and click on the Validate button.


• We have logged in to the WordPress successfully.

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