How to setup 2-Factor Authentication (2FA/MFA) for WordPress Restrict Content Pro login form?

Overview

WordPress Restrict Content Pro login form Builder is used for content restriction. It can be used to lock specific content and provide access to it to only a few select users. 2FA plugin is used to provide TOTP/OTP based or mobile authentication methods as second factors to log in for WordPress Restrict Content Pro, allowing you to create different types of fields quickly and easily. The purpose of this guide is to enable 2FA for WordPress Restrict Content Pro login form. To use it with WordPress 2FA, go to the forms page in the WordPress admin and change the default login form for WordPress 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) plugin.
You can visit our WordPress 2FA plugin to know more about the other features we provide.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• To configure WordPress 2FA on Restrict Content Pro, you will need to install the miniOrange WordPress 2FA plugin and Restrict Content Pro plugin

Configuration Steps

Follow these steps to setup Two Factor Authentication (2FA) on the Restrict Content Pro.

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 WordPress Restrict Content Pro Login Form

• Now, go to your Restrict Content Pro page.
• Enter your WordPress login credentials on the Restrict Content Pro login form 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 Restrict Content Pro 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 six digits 2FA code to verify your identity. Enter this 2FA code in the field below and click on the Verify button.

Step 4: 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) Invoke with Restrict Content Pro 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 Restrict Content Pro 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 Restrict Content Pro login form. Now enter the six digits 2FA Code 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 Restrict Content Pro login form.