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SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) For Shopify Using Joomla As Identity Provider

miniOrange lets users perfom Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Joomla credentials with the help of Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO) application. Our app is compatible with all the SAML / OAuth-compliant identity providers. We will go through the below step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Joomla as an IdP (Identity Provider) and Shopify store as SP (Service Provider).

The Shopify SSO plugin offers advanced features such as attribute mapping and role mapping. Additionally, it offers complete protection for your Shopify store using Single Sign-On (SSO). Joomla SAML SSO enhances user authentication and secures the login process effectively.

Joomla SAML IDP Plugin

Shopify SSO Application


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Check out our video, to know more about how Single-Sign-On works in Shopify.

Follow the step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On into Shopify store using Joomla as an identity provider.

  • Go to Components -> miniOrange Joomla IDP -> Service Provider.
Shopify Joomla SSO Login - miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider tab

  • Navigate to the Service Provider tab and upload the service provider metadata or manually enter the metadata for Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL, and NameID Format.
Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Upload SP Metadata

  • For the above SAML configuration, you need to get the Entity ID and ACS URL from Shopify.
  • Now go to your Shopify store, navigate to the App section and click on Single Sign On - SSO login application.
Shopify Joomla SSO login - Shopify Joomla SSO

  • Click on the Add Identity Provider button to add your IDP.
Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Add identity provider

  • Select SAML protocol.
Shopify Joomla SSO Login - SAML

  • Now choose Custom IDP from the list of identity providers.
  • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Joomla SAML IDP

    • Click on the Get metadata button, as shown on the screen below, to get the service provider metadata.
    Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Get Metadata

    • Go to the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, click on Advance Mapping tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.
    Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Joomla SAML IDP Advance Mapping

    Get Identity Provider (IDP) Metadata

    • Navigate to the Identity Provider tab.
    • Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata XML URL/File or endpoints like Entity ID, SAML Login URL and so on. Download or copy the Metadata URL.
    Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Joomla SAML IDP Metadata

    You have successfully completed your Joomla SAML 2.0 IDP configurations.

    • Navigate back to the miniOrange Single Sign On-SSO application and click on Add Identity Provider button.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Add identity provider

    • Select SAML protocol.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Select SAML Protocol for Joomla

    • Now choose Custom IDP from the list of identity providers (IDPs).
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Select Joomla as identity provider

    • Click on the Import IDP Metadata button.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Import metadata from Joomla

    • Select the upload method as Metadata Link. Paste the copied XML file link from Step 1 and Click on Import.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Upload metadata link of Joomla

    • Add the appropriate IDP Name and click on Save.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Add identity provider as Joomla

    • Click on Save.

    You have successfully completed the Joomla side configurations.

    • After saving the IDP configuration, you will be redirected to Test Connection step.
    • Please perform Test Connection before mapping or fetching attributes, test connection ensures that your IDP configuration is correct.
    • Click on the Test Connection button.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Click Test Connection

    • On entering valid Joomla credentials you will see a pop-up window which is shown in the below screen.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Test Connection with Joomla

    • Click on the Fetch Attributes button to fetch IDP attribute.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Fetch identity provider attributes
    • Click on the + Attribute Mapping button to map attributes between Shopify and Joomla.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Add Attribute Mapping

    • Map the attributes by refering the table below:
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Map the Joomla attributes

      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.
    • Shopify Joomla SSO Login - Save attribute mapping

    Select Shopify Store Type:

    SSO Configuration in Non-Plus Shopify Stores

    Choose the type of account you have enabled on your Shopify Store:

    • Go to the application dashboard, enable the customer accounts extension as shown in the below image.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Enable Customer

    • Enable the New Customer Accounts extension and click on Save.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Enable /wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shopify-sso-paste-multipass-token.webps

    • Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    Testing Single Sign-On (SSO) for your Shopify store

    • Go to your Shopify Store.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>)
    • Click on the User login icon.
    SSO Login into Store - Shopify miniOrange SSO

    • You’ll be redirected to the login page of the identity provider (IDP) you configured in the previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.
    • Next, enter the six-digit OTP that will be sent to your registered email address. (This is a one-time process)
    Shopify miniOrange SSO - 6 Digit OTP customer accounts

    • You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.
    • Go to the application dashboard, you will see a warning box to add the login button extension on the Account page, click on the login widget extension link as shown in the below image to enable it.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    • Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    • If you want to configure SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs, then select your IDP from the list provided here, and setup SSO using that IDP.
    • Enable the IDP login toggle option for enabling SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    Testing Single Sign-On (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.
    SSO Login into Store - Shopify miniOrange SSO

    • You'll be redirected to the identity provider (IDP) login page. Now log in with your existing account credentials.
    • After login, 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 miniOrange SSO - Something went wrong error

    SSO Configuration in Plus Shopify Stores

    Choose the type of account you have enabled on your Shopify Store:

    • Go back to the SSO application, and navigate to Connect Store tab. Copy the Client ID, Client Secret, Post-Logout Redirect URL and Discovery Endpoint URL and keep them handy.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Copy Client ID and Secret

    • Click on the Customer Accounts link as shown in the below image.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Click on Customer Accounts

    • Select the Customer accounts option recommended by Shopify & look for the Identity Provider option, if not present please reach out to shopifysupport@xecurify.com.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Select Customer Accounts option

    • If the identity provider is present, click on Manage.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Click Manage

    • Click on Connect to Provider button.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Connect to identity provider

    • Add the Identity Provider name and fill in the details such as Discovery endpoint URL, Client ID, Client secret, Additional Scopes, Post-logout redirect URI parameter that you copied from above step. Click on Save.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Add identity provider name

    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Add metadata

    • Once the Identity Provider has been added, do the Test Connection.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Test Connections

    • After verifying the flow make the identity provider as Active.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make identity provider active

    • Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    Testing Single Sign-On (SSO) for your Shopify store

    • Go to your Shopify Store.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>)
    • Click on the User login icon.
    SSO Login into Store - Shopify miniOrange SSO
    • You’ll be redirected to the login page of the identity provider (IDP) you configured in the previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.
    • You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.
    • Now, click on the Setup Guide button and follow the steps mentioned to get multipass token.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Get multipass token

    • Enable the Multipass Token option. Refer to this Faq to get the Multipass token value and paste it in the below field.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Enable multipass token

    • Click on Save.
    • Go to the application dashboard, you will see a warning box to add the login button extension on the Account page, click on the login widget extension link as shown in the below image to enable it.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    • Navigate to the application home page and enable the IDP Login toggle option against the IDP you have configured.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    • If you want to configure SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs, then select your IDP from the list provided here, and setup SSO using that IDP.
    • Enable the IDP login toggle option for enabling SSO into Shopify using multiple IDPs.
    Shopify ADFS SSO Login - Make app default

    Testing Single Sign-On (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.
    SSO Login into Store - Shopify miniOrange SSO

    • You'll be redirected to the identity provider (IDP) login page. Now log in with your existing account credentials.
    • 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 miniOrange SSO - Something went wrong error

    • You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.
    More FAQs ➔

    Follow the steps outlined here to configure SSO in Shopify with your preferred IDP.

    Redirection to any other site might be blocked in the browser. Please follow the steps given here to resolve the issue.

    Follow the steps outlined here to redirect your customer to collections/cart or any other page.

    You must upgrade to the SSO application’s Enterprise plan to enable the Auto-Redirect to the IDP feature. Follow the steps outlined here to enable this feature.


    Please reach out to us at shopifysupport@xecurify.com, and our team will assist you with setting up the Shopify SSO application. Our team will help you to select the best suitable solution/plan as per your requirement.

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