Plugins: Social Login for Wordpress

The Social Login Plugin for Wordpress is a professional though free plugin that allows your visitors to comment, login and register with social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Hyves, Google and Yahoo. An easy and straightforward plugin to increase your user engagement. Download Social Login for Wordpress

  1. Installing the plugin
  2. Obtaining the API Credentials and setting up the social networks
  3. Troubleshooting

1. Installing the plugin

1a. Automatic Installation

With the automatic installation it takes only two clicks to add the plugin to your Wordpress blog.

Automatic Installation:
  1. Login to your Wordpress blog as administrator,
  2. Click on Plugins in the left navigation pannel,
  3. Click on Add New at the top of the page,
  4. Enter oneall social login in the search box and click on Search Plugins,
  5. Click on Install Plugin. Done!

1b. Manual Installation

The manual installation is not very complicated either.

Manual Installation:
  1. Download the latest version of the Social Login Plugin here: Wordpress Social Login,
  2. Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress site,
  3. Login to your Wordpress blog as administrator,
  4. Click on Plugins in the left navigation pannel,
  5. Activate the plugin. Done!

2. Obtaining the API Credentials and setting up the social networks

After having installed the Social Login Plugin on your Wordpress blog, you have to enter the API Credentials and setup the Social Network providers.

2a. API Credentials

Obtaining the API Credentials and setting up the API Access
  1. Signin to your oneall account (If you do not have an account, firstly create a new account)
  2. After having logged in click on Site Configuration in the top navigation bar,
  3. Select your Site and click on Wordpress Social Login in the left navigation pannel,
  4. Copy & Paste the values under Wordpress API Setup into the Social Login plugin settings in your Wordpress acount.

2b. Setting up the Social Networks

Many social networks require that the webmaster register their website before being able to use more advanced features. To be able to use the plugin, you must therefore register your blog. This process is straightforward and takes only a couple of minutes.

It has to be done only once for a provider and we will guide you through this process. To setup your providers, please login to your account, select your Site and click on Social Providers.

3.Troubleshooting

3a. Check your domain settings

For security reasons, the Social Login Plugin will only work on the domains that you have specified in your Site configuration. If your domain is not in the configuration list, the plugin will not be displayed at all.

Checking your domain list:
  1. Signin to your oneall account
  2. After having logged in, click on Site Configuration in the top navigation bar,
  3. Select your Site and click on Security Settings in the left navigation pannel,
  4. Add the domain name of your blog to the list.

3b. Check your theme

The plugin uses predefined hooks to seamlessly integrate into your blog. If your theme does not support these hooks, the plugin will not be displayed correctly. You can add the Social Login features manually by inserting the following code into your template.

<?php do_action('oa_social_login'); ?>

This code has be added at the location where the Social Login will be displayed, i.e. above the comment form.

Example: Adding the Social Login features above your blog post comment form
  1. Login to your blog as administrator,
  2. Click on Appearance and then Editor,
  3. Click on Comments (comments.php) in the file list to the right,
  4. Look for <h3><?php comment_form_title( 'Leave us your thoughts', 'Leave a Reply to %s' ); ?></h3>
  5. Add <?php do_action('oa_social_login'); ?> below.

Your theme might look different. Try adding <?php do_action('oa_social_login'); ?> to another place in the code and check if the Social Login options are displayed. Please note that the buttons will not be displayed when you are logged in. If you are not sure where to add the tag, feel free to contact us, we will help you make it work.