WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin enables secure login into WordPress using Okta as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. You can also configure plugin using different custom providers and standard IDPs. It supports advanced Single Sign-On (SSO) features such as user profile Attribute mapping, Role mapping, etc. Here we will go through a guide to configure SSO between WordPress and Okta. By the end of this guide, users should be able to login to WordPress from Okta. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Single Sign-On ( OAuth & OpenID Connect Client ) plugin, you can click here.
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 a WordPress OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
- Once installed click on Activate.
Steps to configure Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress
1. Setup Okta as OAuth Provider
- First of all, go to https://www.okta.com/login and log into your Okta account.
- Go to the Okta Admin panel. Go to Applications -> Applications.
1.1 Assign an app integration to a user
- Go to Applications tab and Click on your application.
- Select the Assignments tab.
- Click Assign and select Assign to People.
- If you want to assign the application to multiple users at the same time then select Assign to Groups [If an app is assigned to a group then, the app will be assigned to all the people in that group]
- Click Assign next to a user name.
- Click Save and Go Back.
- Click Done.
1.2 Profile Attributes for the id Token
- In your Okta admin dashboard, navigate to Security -> API.
- Select your SSO application and click on the edit icon.
- Go to claims tab and select the ID token option.
- click on Add claim button.
- Give a Name to your claim/attribute and Select ID Token from the token type dropdown. Now, enter the value user.$attribute in the Value field based on the attribute you want to receive. Keep other settings as default and click on Create button.
- Follow the similar steps for all the attributes you want to see. You will have a list similar to the below one.
- You will be able to see the attributes in the Test Configuration output as follows.
You have successfully configured Okta as OAuth Provider for achieving Okta login into your WordPress Site.
2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client
- Go to Configure OAuth tab and search your application name to add a new client application into your website, Here Okta.
- Configure App Name, Client ID, Client Secret, Domain from Okta SSO application
- Choose your Grant Type from the list of options & Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.
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.
4: Role Mapping [Premium]
- Click on “Test Configuration” and you will get the list of Attribute Names and Attribute Values that are sent by your OAuth provider.
- From the Test Configuration window, map the Attribute Names in the Attribute Mapping section of the plugin. Refer to the screenshot for more details.
- Enable Role Mapping: To enable Role Mapping, you need to map Group Name Attribute. Select the attribute name from the list of attributes which returns the roles from your provider application.
Eg: Role
- Assign WordPress role to the Provider role: Based on your provider application, you can allocate the WordPress role to your provider roles. It can be a student, teacher, administrator or any other depending on your application. Add the provider roles under Group Attribute Value and assign the required WordPress role in front of it under WordPress Role.
For example, in the below image. Teacher has been assigned the role of Administrator & Student is assigned the role of Subscriber.
- Once you save the mapping, the provider role will be assigned the WordPress administrator role after SSO.
Example: As per the given example, Users with role ‘teacher’ will be added as Administrator in WordPress and ‘student’ will be added as Subscriber.
5. Sign In Settings
- The settings in Single Sign-On (SSO) Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a Okta login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.
6: Scope & Endpoints
Please refer the below table for configuring the scope & endpoints for Okta in the plugin.
| Scope: |
openid email |
| Authorize Endpoint: |
https://{yourOktaDomain}.com/oauth2/default/v1/authorize |
| Access Token Endpoint: |
https://{yourOktaDomain}.com/oauth2/default/v1/token |
| Custom redirect URL after logout:[optional] |
https://{yourdomain.okta}.com/login/signout?fromURI= <your url> |
In this Guide, you have successfully configured Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Okta 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 Okta login credentials within minutes.
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