Meetup OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) | Meetup SSO Login

Step 1: Setup meetup as OAuth Provider

• Login to Meetup : Go to Meetup API and login to your account.
• Click on OAuth Consumers tab.

• Create application : Click on "Create New Consumer" or "Create one now".

• Consumer name : Name of your Meetupapp.
• Redirect URI :Copy Callback URL from plugin.
• Check "Yes, I agree" checkbox for Platform Terms of Service and click on "Register Consumer".

NOTE: all the details on the Register OAuth Consumer page are mandatory and need to be filled before clicking on Register Consumer


• Once App is created successfully, you'll see the key and secret of the app.
• Get Client ID and Client Secret : key is Client ID and secret is client secret.

You have successfully configured meetup as OAuth Provider for achieving meetup login into your WordPress Site.

Step 2: Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

• Go to the Configure OAuth tab in the Plugin and search for meetup in the applications list, and select Twitter.

• Now, configure App Name, Scope ,Client ID, Client Secret, received from meetup Application and Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving meetup login into your WordPress Site.

Step 3: User Attribute Mapping.

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully login into WordPress. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using below settings.

Finding user attributes

• Go to Configure OAuth tab. Scroll down and click on Test Configuration.

• You will see all the values returned by your OAuth Provider to WordPress in a table. If you don't see value for First Name, Last Name, Email or Username, make the required settings in your OAuth Provider to return this information.

• Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, you will get the list of attributes in a Username dropdown.

Step 4: Login Settings / Sign In Settings.

• The settings in SSO Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow below steps.

Sign In Settings

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.

• Open your Wordpress page and you can see the login button there. You can test the SSO now.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured meetup Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring meetup as OAuth Provider and WordPress as OAuth Client using our WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth / OpenID Connect Client ) plugin.This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your WordPress site using meetup login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• What is OAuth 2.0?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)