Shibboleth
Allows WordPress to externalize user authentication and account creation to a Shibboleth Service Provider.
4.3(7 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Shibboleth is a WordPress SAML plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 59K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 31% this week. Top alternative: SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login.
4.3/57 reviews
3.0K+active installs
59K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
This plugin is designed to support integrating your WordPress site into your existing identity management infrastructure using a Shibboleth Service Provider.
WordPress can be configured so that all standard login requests will be sent to your configured Shibboleth Identity Provider or Discovery Service. Upon successful authentication, a new WordPress account will be automatically provisioned for the user if one does not already exist. User attributes (username, first name, last name, display name, nickname, and email address) can be synchronized with your enterprise’s system of record each time the user logs into WordPress.
Finally, the user’s role within WordPress can be automatically set (and continually updated) based on any attribute Shibboleth provides. For example, you…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
So far so good
by diders·2 years ago
It’s simple and works in multisite setups as well.
This plugin just works
by jakeparis·3 years ago
We had no trouble installing and configuring the plugin. When we ran into an issue, it was no trouble to interact with the plugin authors.
Been using this for years, never had any problems
by rslater_illinois·3 years ago
I am ashamed to say I have been using this excellent plugin for years without a single issue yet never took a moment to leave a review, which I am remedying now. Excellent work. Thank you all for this wonderful contribution to the WordPress ecosystem. I know I and thousands of other folks (far more than your WP use count indicates — I’ve added this to hundreds of sites over the years myself) in Higher Ed appreciate this plugin!
Works as intended
by nilssiegle·8 years ago·1 reply
Simple to set up, and does exactly what it is supposed to do.
I had some issues during setup, but they originated from my lack of knowledge of Shibboleth.
Auto-Login, managed user attributes and roles, everything I need works very easy.
It Works; Easy Setup
by Jonathan Champ·10 years ago
Edit May 2018: New maintainer, updated code and new features moves this from 4 stars to 5 stars. Works well with Multi-site and various setups.
Original review from August 2015:
Install it, configure it and it works. The maintainer seems to have taken a hiatus, would be good to have a backup person on the committer list. The version on github is a bit newer and includes some community fixes.
Needs a few improvements for multisite, but it does work. Would like a couple more options:
- “Notify admin on new account create?”
- “Create account on login?”
- “Image to use with login text?”
- This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by Jonathan Champ. Reason: New maintainer and new versions = updated score
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.5
80.6%
v2.4
12.5%
Other
6.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
version 2.5.3 (2026-02-23)
- Security: Limit redirects to approved hosts #112 (thanks @Belippo, @Jefhumbe)
Contributors
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