Salesforce as Idp for wordpress

 Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

To configure Salesforce as SAML IdP with Wordpress, you will need to install the miniOrange WP SAML SP SSO plugin:

Step 1: Setup Salesforce as Identity Provider

  Configure Salesforce Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

• In the miniOrange SAML SP SSO plugin, navigate to Service Provider Metadata tab. Here, you can find the SP metadata such as SP Entity ID and ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL which are required to configure the Identity Provider.

• Log into your Salesforce account as admin.
• Switch to Salesforce Lightning mode from profile menu and then go to the Setup page by clicking on setup button.


• From the left pane, select Settings Tab and click on Identity Provider.


• Click on Enable Identity Provider.


• In the Service Provider section, click on the link to create the Service Provider using Connected Apps.


• Enter Connected App Name, API Name and Contact Email.

Connected App Name	Provide a name for Connected App
API Name	Provide a API name
Contact Email	Provide a Contact Email




• Under the Web App Settings, check the Enable SAML checkbox and enter the following values:

Enable SAML	Checked
Entity ID	SP-EntityID / Issuer from Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
ACS URL	ACS (AssertionConsumerService) URL from Service Provider Metadata tab of the Plugin
Subject Type	Username
Name ID Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:unspecified




• Click on Save to save the configuration.
• Now from the left pane, under Platform Tools section select Connected Apps.
• Then select Manage Connected Apps and click on the app you just created.


• In the Profiles section click Manage Profiles button.


• Assign the Profiles you want to give access to log in through this app.


• Under SAML Login Information, click on Download Metadata.


• Keep this metadata handy for configuring the Service Provider.

You have successfully configured Salesforce as SAML IdP ( Identity Provider) for achieving SSO login into your Service Provider Site.