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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

SSO between Two Shopify Stores - miniorange

WordPress OAuth Server

Allow customers to SSO login using the store credentials.

Install Plugin

Shopify SSO

Allows users to SSO into any website using existing IDP credentials.

Add Application

Note: If you want to set up SSO into the Shopify using Wordpress as SAML IDPthen, follow the instructions provided here.

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.

Shopify SSO - single sign on application

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.

Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) - Search Shopify on OAuth Server

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.

Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) in wordpress oauth server

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.

IdP Name	WordPress
IdP Display Name	Choose the appropriate Name
Client ID	From step 2
Client secret	From step 2
Scope	email profile

Click on Save.

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.

Shopify Single Sign On SSO SucessTestConnection

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:

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

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.

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.

Shopify SSO - WordPress Login Button Test

If you encounter an "invalid or missing reCAPTCHA token" error accompanied by a "Something went wrong" message, refer to this FAQ to resolve the error.

Shopify WordPress SSO - Something went wrong error

Else, 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.

Hence you have successfully configured Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) using WordPress as IDP and Shopify as SP using miniOrange Single Sign-On (SSO) login application. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Shopify store using WordPress login credentials within minutes.

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, contact us at shopifysupport@xecurify.com

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.