• Enter the IDP Name.
• In the Service Provider Setup section choose Metadata URL/XML from Select the Method dropdown.
• Copy and paste the IdP metadata URL or XML file in IDP Metadata URL/XML input field.
• Click on the Click here to Test the configuration.

• Provide the required settings (i.e. IDP Name, IDP Entity-ID or Issuer, SAML Login URL, X.509 Certificate) as provided by your Identity Provider.
• Click on the Click here to Test the configuration.

Step 3: Attribute Mapping

• When the user performs SSO, the NameID value is sent by the Identity Provider. This value is unique for every user.
• For the plugin to access these attributes, assign the values for Username and Email as 'NameID' (without quotes).

Step 4: Role Mapping

• In the free plugin, you can choose a default role that will be assigned to all the non-admin users when they perform SSO. [NOTE: Roles will be assigned to new users created by SSO. Existing Moodle users’ roles will not be affected.]
• Scroll down to Role Mapping section.
• Select the Default Role and click on the Save changes button to save your configuration.

Step 5: SSO Settings

• In the plugin, you can add a login widget to enable SP-Initiated SSO on your site.
• Go to the Plugins >> Authentication >> Manage authentication.
• Click on the to enable the plugin visibility.
• Click on the ⬆ to set plugin preference.

Step 3: Attribute Mapping

• When the user performs SSO, the NameID value is sent by the Identity Provider. This value is unique for every user.
• To assign by which attribute value user should authenticate or create select Email or Username in Login/Create Moodle account by:
• For the plugin to access these attribute assign the Email and Username attribute.
• Addtionally user attributes can be mapped (such as Firstname and Lastname).
• Click on the Save button to save your configuration.

Step 4: Custom Attribute Mapping:

• This feature allows you to map custom attribute sent by the IDP to the Moodle attributes.
• You can add multiple attributes by click on "+" button.
• Click on the Save button to save your configurations.

Step 5: Role Mapping

• This feature allows you to assign and manage roles of the users when they perform SSO. Along with the default Moodle roles, this is compatible with any custom roles as well.
• Group/Role attribute will provide a mapping for the field name which contains role-related information sent by the IDP and will be used for Role Mapping.
• Navigate to role mapping section and provide the mappings for the respective roles.
• For example, If you have a user whose Group/Role attribute value is idp-teacher and you want to assign it to the teacher group then, just provide idp-teacher in the Teacher: field of Role mapping section.
• Click on the Save button to save your configurations.

Step 6: SSO settings

• In the plugin you can add a login widget to enable SP-Initiated SSO on your site.
• Click on Click here link which will redirect to the Manage authentication menu

• Click on the to enable the plugin visibility.
• Click on the ⬆ to set plugin preference.

• To enable auto-redirect from Moodle login page to WordPress site .
• Click on the Enable Auto-redirect to IDP from Moodle login page.
• Note down Backdoor URL it will be useful when SSO fails.
• Click on the Save button to save your configuration.