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Configure Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress OAuth & OpenID Connect Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin. Enable secure login into WordPress using Wild Apricot as OAuth and OpenID Connect provider. Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress allows your users to login to your WordPress and access the site by authenticating with their Wild Apricot identity provider. You can also configure plugin using different IDPs such as Azure AD, Office 365, and other custom providers. It supports advanced Single Sign-On (SSO) features such as user profile Attribute mapping, Role mapping, multi-tenant login etc. Here we will go through a guide to configure Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication. By the end of this guide, users should be able to perform secure login to WordPress and access the site with Wild Apricot SSO. 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 Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) Login into WordPress

1. Setup Wild Apricot as OAuth Provider

• First of all, Login/ Signup in Wild Apricot account https://www.wildapricot.com/
• Login using Admin credentials.
• Under the Apps tab, click on the Authorized applications option to continue.

• Click on Authorize Application as shown in below image.

• From the list available select Server Application and click on continue.

• Enter Application name and then click on generate client secret.
• Copy your Client ID and Client Secret and save it in your miniOrange OAuth Client Plugin/Module. (under client id and client secret field respectively).

• Now, scroll down and enter the redirect url which you will get from the OAuth Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin.

• Now click on save button above.
• To collect your Account ID, click on the Profile tab as shown in below image. Copy your account Id under Account # field to enter it into User Info Endpoint in your miniOrange OAuth Client Plugin/Module.

You have successfully configured Wild Apricot as OAuth Provider for achieving Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication.

2. Setup WordPress as OAuth Client

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• Go to Configure OAuth tab and click Add New Application to add a new client application into your website.

• Choose your Application from the list of OAuth / OpenID Connect Providers, Here Wild Apricot.

• Copy the Callback URL to be used in OAuth Provider Configuration. Click Next.

• Please refer the below table for configuring the scope & endpoints in the plugin.

Scope:	auto
Authorize Endpoint:	https://<your_account_url>/sys/login/OAuthLogin Ex your_account_url is the url <organization_name.wildapricot.org>
Access Token Endpoint:	https://oauth.wildapricot.org/auth/token
Get User Info Endpoint:	https://api.wildapricot.org/v2.1/accounts/<account_id>/contacts/me
Group User Info Endpoint:	https://api.wildapricot.org/publicview/v1/accounts/<account_id>/contacts/<contact_id>


• Enter the Client Credentials like Client ID & Client Secret as shown in the setup dialogue box. Enter the scope value as openid. Click Next.

• Click on Finish to save the configuration.

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving user authentication with Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) login into your WordPress Site.

• Go to Configure OAuth tab and search your application name to add a new client application into your website, Here Wild Apricot.

• Configure App Name, Client ID, Client Secret from Wild Apricot SSO application.

• Please refer the below table for configuring the scope & endpoints for Wild Apricot in the plugin.

  Note: Once you create the Wild Apricot account, you'll find the domain url and you will need to add the same in the below endpoints.

  
  

  Scope:	auto
  Authorize Endpoint:	https:///sys/login/OAuthLogin
  Access Token Endpoint:	https://oauth.wildapricot.org/auth/token
  Get User Info Endpoint:	https://api.wildapricot.org/v2.1/accounts//contacts/me

  
• Choose your Grant Type from the list of options & Click on Save Settings to save the configuration.

You have successfully configured WordPress as OAuth Client for achieving Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) with WordPress for user authentication.

3. User Attribute Mapping

• User Attribute Mapping is mandatory for enabling users to successfully Single Sign-On into WordPress using Wild Apricot SSO. We will be setting up user profile attributes for WordPress using the below settings.

Finding user attributes

• Go to Configure OAuth tab. Scroll down and click on Test Configuration.

• You will see all the values returned by your OAuth Provider to WordPress in a table. If you don't see value for First Name, Last Name, Email or Username, make the required settings in your OAuth Provider to return this information.
• Once you see all the values in Test Configuration, go to Attribute / Role Mapping tab, select attributes from Username dropdown and click on Save.


4. Sign In Settings

• The settings in Single Sign-On (SSO) Settings tab define the user experience for Single Sign-On (SSO). To add a Wild Apricot login widget on your WordPress page, you need to follow the below steps.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.7 and before

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.


Sign in settings for WordPress 5.8

• Go to WordPress Left Panel > Appearances > Widgets.
• Select miniOrange OAuth. Drag and drop to your favourite location and save.

• Open your WordPress page and you can see the Wild Apricot SSO login button there. You can test the Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) now.

Sign in settings for WordPress 5.9 and above

• Make sure the "Show on login page" option is enabled for your application. (Refer to the below image)

• Now, go to your WordPress Login page. (Eg. https://< your-wordpress-domain >/wp-login.php)
• You will see an Wild Apricot SSO login button there. Once you click the login button, you will be able to test the Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO).


In this Guide, you have successfully configured Wild Apricot Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Wild Apricot 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 Wild Apricot login credentials within minutes.

Additional Resources

• Wild Apricot as OAuth Provider / OpenID Connect
• Wild Apricot Authentication
• WordPress Single Sign-On (SSO) OAuth / OpenID Connect / JWT
• What is OAuth 2.0 and how does it work?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)



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