How to Configure Firebase Authentication for WordPress?

Overview

Firebase Authentication Plugin allows users to login into their WordPress site using their Firebase login credentials. Through using our WordPress Firebase Authentication plugin, you can easily Integrate Firebase and WordPress site using their firebase login credentials. You can allow that project user to integrate Single Sign-On (SSO) with your WordPress site using firebase login once you've configured the Firebase Project with Firebase Authentication plugin for WordPress. Click here to learn more about the additional features we provide in the firebase authentication plugin for WordPress. You can also enable WooCommerce Firebase Integrations and Firebase social login. Click here to learn more about the WordPress Firebase Integrations we provide.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
• Go to the WordPress Dashboard → Plugins and click on Add New.
• Search for Firebase Authentication plugin for WordPress and click on Install Now.
• Once installed click on Activate.
• You can also get the plugin from here: Firebase Authentication Plugin for WordPress.

Configuration Steps

Follow the steps below to configure Firebase Authentication for WordPress.

Step 1: Setup Firebase Project

Follow below steps to set up your Firebase project:

• Login/ Signup in Firebase account https://firebase.google.com.
• Click on the Go to console tab to continue.
• Click on Create a new firebase project.



• Enter Project name and click on Continue as shown in the image below.



• Complete the remaining steps to configure the project.







• Now add a web app to your project as shown in the below image.





• Enter App nickname and click on Register app.





• Click on Continue to console.
• Click on the Authentication tab as shown in image and click on sign-in method.



• Click on Get Started.



• Select Email/Password as a Sign-in Provider.



• Enable Email/Password in list of Sign-in Providers.



• Then go to Users tab and add users to your firebase project.





• Now go to Project settings by clicking gear icon near project overview as shown in below image.



• Copy your Project-ID and Scroll down for Web API key and save it in your Firebase Authentication plugin (under Project ID and API Key respectively).

Step 2: Configure miniOrange Firebase Authentication Plugin in WordPress

Follow below steps to configure the plugin:

• Enable Firebase Authentication Option.
• You have successfully configured the Firebase Console side settings. Now follow the below steps to integrate WordPress with Firebase Authentication Plugin.

• Enter Project ID and API Key collected and click on Save Configuration to save settings.

• To test authentication, Enter Username and Password of firebase user account in respective fields in Test Authentication section and click on Test Configuration button to see the result.

• After the Firebase and WordPress integration is complete, go to WordPress login page and sign in using above Firebase credentials to login into the WordPress site.

• We successfully integrated your WordPress site with Firebase so that users can login into the site using their Firebase login credentials.

You have successfully configured the Firebase Project using the Firebase Authentication plugin for WordPress using this guide. By integrating Single Sign-On (SSO) with Firebase login credentials, this solution assures that you can easily log in to the WordPress web-based application.

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