Description
Ultra minimal plugin to let your users login to WordPress applications using their GitHub accounts. No more remembering hefty passwords!
Initial Setup
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Create a project from GitHub Developer Settings if none exists.
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Go to OAuth tab, then create credential for OAuth client.
- Add
YOUR_WEBSITE_NAMEin Application Name - Add
YOUR_DOMAIN/HOME_URLin Homepage URL - Add
YOUR_DOMAIN/wp-login.phpin Authorized redirect URIs
- Add
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This will give you Client ID and Secret key.
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Input these values either in
WP Admin > Settings > Login With GitHub
How to enable automatic user registration
You can enable user registration by
– Enabling Settings > Login With GitHub > Enable GitHub Login Registration
Note: If the checkbox is ON then, it will register valid GitHub users even when WordPress default setting, under
Settings > General Settings > Membership > Anyone can register checkbox
is OFF.
Screenshots
Installation
- Copy the
login-with-githubfolder into yourwp-content/pluginsfolder. - Activate the Login With GitHub plugin via the plugins admin page.
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Go to Settings Login With GitHub to login or register to user
- Add shortcode lwg_auth_button to login or registration file.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.3
- Add shortcode to wp-login from.
1.0.2
- Improve performance.
1.0.1
- Sanitize setting fields.
1.0.0
- Initial Release.