Aaron Axelsen

<p>LDAP authentication is configured on a site-wide (as opposed to per-blog) level, so only Network Admin accounts have access to the configuration to LDAP connection information.</p>
<p>Please make sure you have PHP compiled with LDAP support.  This will show up as an LDAP section in your phpinfo() if it is correct.</p>
<p>Remember – all the code for the plugin was contributed by volunteers, and you can show your gratitude by giving back to the community!</p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p>When enabled, this plugin can automatically create WordPress user accounts and blogs for LDAP-authenticated users.  Assuming user credentials authenticate against the LDAP server, creating local accounts and blogs follows this<br />
algorithm:</p>
<p>Create a new WPMU User, with LDAP username and a randomly generated password.<br />
Some user information, such as first and last name, is extracted from the<br />
  information returned from the LDAP server.<br />
Actions for user creation and activation are triggered.<br />
The user’s domain / URL are created depending on plugin configuration (i.e.,<br />
  VHost vs SubDir).<br />
If the option is set, a blog is created, with path and name based on the LDAP<br />
  username and the blog is activated with the user being Administrator, and<br />
  appropriate actions are triggered.</p>
<p>It should be noted that even though a random password is created for a user (for WPMU accounts), it is never displayed to the user.  This is intentional so that there is no confusion as to which password should be used; it will always be using LDAP credentials.  As a result, though, if ever LDAP is disabled or if the server is unavailable, users created with LDAP authentication will be unable to log in unless their passwords are reset.</p>


WPMU Ldap Authentication

A plugin to override the core WordPress authentication method in order to use a LDAP server for authentication.  Currently only supported on MultiSite …

Carlos Mairena López

<p><strong>LDAP Staff Directory</strong> lets you connect your WordPress site to an LDAP / LDAPS server and publish a public employee directory with zero manual data entry.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Connects to any LDAP or LDAPS server (including Active Directory, OpenLDAP, Samba)</li>
<li>Configurable Base OU and Bind DN</li>
<li>Extracts: full name, email, job title, department</li>
<li>Shortcode <code>[ldap_directory]</code> usable in any post, page or widget</li>
<li>Native Elementor widget with full style controls</li>
<li>Native Beaver Builder module with General and Style tabs</li>
<li>Real-time client-side search (no page reload)</li>
<li>Client-side pagination with configurable items per page</li>
<li>Transient-based cache with configurable TTL and one-click invalidation</li>
<li>Admin panel under <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> LDAP Directory</strong></li>
<li>SSL certificate verification toggle (supports self-signed certs)</li>
<li>Optional CA certificate file path</li>
<li>Multisite compatible (per-site settings)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>PHP <code>ldap</code> extension enabled on the server</li>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
</ul>


LDAP Staff Directory

Connects to an LDAPS server and displays an employee directory from a specific OU. Supports Elementor, Beaver Builder and a native shortcode.

WPMU Ldap Authentication vs LDAP Staff Directory