How to setup 2-Factor Authentication (2FA/MFA) for Admin Custom Login form?

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• To configure WordPress 2FA on Admin Custom Login, you will need to install the miniOrange WordPress 2FA plugin and Admin Custom Login plugin.

Configuration Steps

Follow these steps to setup Two Factor Authentication (2FA) on the Admin Custom Login form.

Step 1: Installation for 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) plugin

• Open the WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins section, and select Add New Plugin.



• Search for the Google Authenticator plugin in the search bar and click Install Now to install the plugin.



• Now, click on the Activate button.



• After activating the plugin, the following setup wizard screen appears.
• Now click on the Skip Setup Wizard button.

Step 2: User Select the Specific Role for Authentication

• Navigate to the Login Settings tab and Enable 2FA.
• Select the checkbox next to the user role for which you want to enable 2FA, then click the Save Settings button.

Step 3: 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) Configuration with Admin Custom Login form

• Now, go to your Admin Custom Login page.
• Enter your WordPress login credentials and click on the Login button.



• miniOrange provides multiple 2-factor authentication (2FA) methods for WordPress as shown in the image below.
• You can select any 2FA method of your choice, but for the Admin Custom Login form, we will configure Google Authenticator by selecting it from the list of available 2FA methods.



• Now install Google Authenticator app on your phone and scan the QR code from the current page.
• Once this is done, the Google Authenticator Application will provide you with the security/Soft token or the six digits to verify your identity. Enter this security token in the field below and click on the Verify button.

Step 4: 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) Invoke with Admin Custom Login page

• Now open the incognito window in your browser and type your website’s URL.
• On trying to login into the WordPress account, the Admin Custom Login page will be prompted. Enter your account credentials and click on the Login button.



• After entering the credentials, the Google Authenticator method will be prompted as a second factor for Admin Custom Login form. Now enter the security token/six digits from the Google Authenticator app and click on the Validate button.



• You will now be logged in to the WordPress dashboard with 2FA/MFA (Google Authenticator) successfully configured using the Admin Custom Login form.