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OpenID Connect Server

Use OpenID Connect to log in to other webservices using your own WordPress.

By Automattic·Oidc·Free
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·100 active installs·Updated 11 months ago
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As of April 2026, OpenID Connect Server is a WordPress oidc plugin with 100 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 8.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Top alternative: Logto – User Authentication and….

0/5Rating
100active installs
8.0K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022

Overview

With this plugin you can use your own WordPress install to authenticate with a webservice that provides OpenID Connect to implement Single-Sign On (SSO) for your users.

The plugin is currently only configured using constants and hooks as follows:

Define the RSA keys

If you don’t have keys that you want to use yet, generate them using these commands:

openssl genrsa -out oidc.key 4096
openssl rsa -in oidc.key -pubout -out public.key

And make them available to the plugin as follows (this needs to be added before WordPress loads):

define( 'OIDC_PUBLIC_KEY', <<<OIDC_PUBLIC_KEY
-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
...
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
OIDC_PUBLIC_KEY
);

define( 'OIDC_PRIVATE_KEY', <<<OIDC_PRIVATE_KEY
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
...
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
OIDC_PRIVATE_…
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Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.0.0

  • [Breaking] Add a configuration option to support clients that don’t require consent #118 props @lart2150
  • Make client_id and client_secret optional for the token endpoint #116 props @lart2150
  • Update expected args specs for token endpoint as per OIDC spec
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Alex KirkAlex KirkAshish Kumar (Ashfame)Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)Paulo PintoPaulo PintoWordPress.orgWordPress.org
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.0
Last Updated
Apr 17, 2025
WP Requires
6.0+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
8.0K+
Added
Oct 31, 2022
Business
Free

Tags

oidcoauthopenidoauth serveropenid connect

Developer

A
Automattic
74 plugins19.0M+ total installs
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