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WP Vanilla Connect

This plugin allows your WordPress users to authenticate and login to Vanilla forums like Facebook Connect.

By nickiler·Sso·Free
4(4 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Vanilla Connect is a WordPress sso plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT….

4/54 reviews
10active installs
5.5K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

WordPress users logon seamlessly via jsConnect and SSO into your Vanilla Forums. Just install jsConnect addon in Vanilla, then copy links and codes from WP to jsConnect and your linked up. Takes about 5 minutes to download and install.

I built this for myself and decided to polish it up for open source release. None of the current methods for linking Vanilla and WordPress work for my server and DNS setup. I will follow the jsConnect project
and incorporate updates as I get notified.

This plugin relies completely on jsConnect and cannot modify any parts of Vanilla what-so-ever. If you need special features
in Vanilla than this plugin will not work for you. However, if your looking for a simpler way to get your wordpress users
logged into a Vanilla forums without hacking up your code files,…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

44 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.1

  • Added feature that removes the Vanilla logged on cookie when you log out of WordPress.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

nickilernickiler
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.1
Last Updated
Feb 12, 2012
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.3.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
5.5K+
Added
Jan 5, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

ssologinvanillacross domainauthentication

Developer

N
nickiler
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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