OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) For Shopify Using WordPress as Identity Provider
WordPress Single Sign On (SSO) for your Shopify store miniOrange provides a ready-to-use solution for your Shopify store. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Shopify Store using WordPress within minutes.
Pre-requisite : Single Sign On - SSO Application
To configure SSO into Shopify with WordPress as IDP, you will need to install the miniOrange Single Sign On - SSO Login Application on your Shopify store:
miniOrange Provides Secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access to your Shopify stores(both plus and Non plus Stores).
Step by Step guide for Configuring WordPress as IDP for SSO into Shopify
1. Step to get the Redirect URI for the OAuth Server
- Navigate to the miniOrange Single Sign On-SSO application and click on Add identity Provider button.
- Select OAuth protocol.
- From the list of identity providers (IDPs), select WordPress.
- Note down the Callback URL which will be required while configuring SSO.
- Click on Save.
You have successfully completed the WordPress side configurations.
2. Configure Shopify as SP in WordPress
- Log into your WordPress instance as an admin
- Go to the WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click on Add New.
- Download the WordPress OAuth Server Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
- Once installed, click on Activate.
- Now, go to the miniOrange OAuth Server plugin on the left side menu and search your OAuth client from the list, Here Shopify.
- Enter the Client Name as per your choice. Enter Redirect URI/ OAuth Callback URI which is copied from the Shopify store and click on the Save Client button.
- After saving the client in the WordPress OAuth Server Plugin, you will get the Client ID & Client Secret. Keep these values handy as you will need them later.
- Also, please note the endpoints such as Authorization, Token, User Info endpoints which you can configure in your client application.
- You have completed your WordPress OAuth server-side configurations.
3. Configure WordPress as an Identity Provider (IDP) in Shopify
- Navigate back to the miniOrange Single Sign On-SSO application and click on Add identity Provider button.
- Select OAuth protocol.
- From the list of identity providers (IDPs), select WordPress.
- Enter the identity provider (IDP) display name.
- Now, fill in the required details like Endpoints, Client ID, Client Secret, and Scope.
- Click on Save.
| IdP Name | WordPress |
| IdP Display Name | Choose the appropriate Name |
| Client ID | From step 2 |
| Client secret | From step 2 |
| Scope | email profile |
4. Test Connection
- After saving the IDP configuration, you will be redirected to Test Connection step.
- Perform test connection before mapping or fetching attributes, test connection ensures that your IDP configuration is correct.
- Click on Test Connection.
- On entering valid WordPress credentials you will see a pop-up window which as shown in below screen.
- Click on the Fetch Attributes to fetch IDP attribute.
5. Attribute Mapping
- Click on the + Attribute Mapping button to map attributes between Shopify and WordPress.
- Map the attributes by referring the table below:
- Click on Save.
- Navigate to the application home page. Click More actions against the configured IDP, and click on Make Default to set your IDP as default.
| Attribute Name in Shopify | Choose the attribute from the list of predefined attributes |
| Attribute Type | IDP Attribute |
| Attribute Value | Select the attribute value you have fetched from your IDP |
6. Testing SSO for your Shopify Store
- Go to your Shopify Store login page.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>/account/login)
- Click on the login button you customized earlier.
- You’ll be redirected to the login page of the IDP you configured in previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.
- You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.
Troubleshooting
invalid_request
This may be because your primary domain would be different from your Shopify domain. To check your primary domain and make SSO work, follow the steps given here.
shopify_plan_expired
This issue arises when either the trial period of your Development plan is expired. Or if your plan is not auto-renewed from the Shopify end. Contact us at shopifysupport@xecurify.com to resolve the plan upgrade issue and get smooth functioning of the SSO – Single Sign On Application.
invalid_attributes_received
As email is a required entity in Shopify for account creation as well as login operation, Single Sign On is not successful in this case. To resolve this error, please follow given here.
encountered_an_error
When I am performing SSO, I am getting ‘Please verify if Shopify App is installed’ error. To resolve this error, please follow given here.
If your error or query is not listed here, click here to see others.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
I have followed the steps to set IdP but where can I check SSO?
Follow the steps outlined here. to configure SSO in Shopify with your preferred IDP.
I installed the Shopify SSO application. I clicked on the “SETUP IDP” option but nothing opened up.
Redirection to any other site might be blocked in the browser. Please follow the steps given here to resolve the issue.
When I try to perform SSO, I get redirected to the “Incorrect App Configuration” page.
You might be trying to perform SSO in the different tab of the same
browser where you have opened our Single Sign-On – SSO Application or
accessed the configuration portal of our application. In this case,
SSO will be restricted due to security reasons.
Try to perform Single Sign On in a
new incognito/private window or in a
different browser in order to make SSO work.
After performing SSO, I want my customers to redirect to the collections or discount offer page.
Follow the steps outlined here. to redirect your customer to collections/cart or any other page.
Choose your preferred Identity Provider and start setting up SSO for Shopify right away
Additional Resources
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