SAML IDP – Login with WordPress Users via SAML SSO

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‼️ Important: This plugin is deprecated and no longer maintained.

This plugin has been discontinued due to issues discovered during a recent review that prevent us from continuing to work on it. To ensure user safety, reliability, and compliance with platform requirements, we have withdrawn active development and updates. The plugin will no longer receive bug fixes, improvements, or security patches.

We recommend switching to a supported alternative to maintain a stable and secure environment.

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The WordPress SAML IDP plugin converts your WordPress site into a SAML 2.0 compliant Identity Provider. With this plugin, your users can log in to any SAML-enabled Service Provider (SP) using their WordPress credentials through secure SAML SSO (Single Sign-On).

Whether you want to provide Tableau SSO, Zoom SSO, Moodle LMS login, or Thinkific Single Sign-On, our plugin enables seamless identity federation between your WordPress site and a wide range of third-party platforms.

This plugin is perfect for organizations that use WordPress as their central user hub and want to extend secure authentication to other applications.

🔐 Key Use Cases:

• Login with WordPress into Tableau (Tableau Server, Tableau Online, Tableau Cloud)
• Moodle LMS SSO integration
• Zoom SSO login using WordPress credentials
• Canvas LMS, Absorb LMS, TalentLMS, Thinkific, Flagship LMS SSO
• Freshdesk, Zoho CRM, Zendesk, HubSpot, Nextcloud login
• AWS Cognito SSO from WordPress
• Login with WordPress users to third-party apps via SAML 2.0

✅ Who Is It For?

• Educational Institutions using Moodle, Canvas, Thinkific, TalentLMS, Absorb LMS
• Enterprises needing Tableau, Zoho, Zoom, Zendesk, AWS Cognito SSO
• Developers building secure SAML integrations
• Membership sites and communities using WordPress as an Identity Provider

Supported Platforms & Service Providers

This plugin supports Single Sign-On from WordPress to any SAML 2.0 compliant application. Below is a sample list of integrations:

🟢 Business Tools
– Tableau Online / Tableau Server / Tableau Cloud
– Zoho CRM / Zoho One
– Freshdesk (Agents & Contacts)
– Zoom
– HubSpot
– Zendesk
– AWS Cognito
– Higher Logic
– ServiceNow

🟢 LMS Platforms
– Moodle LMS Login
– Canvas LMS SSO
– Absorb LMS Login
– TalentLMS Login
– Thinkific Single Sign-On
– Flagship LMS SSO
– Panopto
– iSpring
– LearnUpon
– Tovuti LMS
– 360Learning

🟢 Others
– Nextcloud Login
– LinkedIn Learning
– BlueJeans
– Klipfolio
– Mendix
– Liferay
– SAP Litmos
– Documoto

And any other SAML 2.0 compatible Service Provider.

Features

• 🔑 WordPress as a SAML Identity Provider (IDP)
• 🔐 Secure SAML-based authentication using WordPress login
• 🚀 SSO support for any SAML 2.0 Service Provider
• 📄 SP metadata XML generation and configuration
• 🔄 Single Logout (SLO) – End sessions on both sides (Premium)
• 📌 Support for multiple Service Providers (Premium)
• 🧩 Attribute & Role Mapping from WordPress to SP (Premium)
• 🧠 Works with custom WordPress login pages (Premium)
• 📁 Shortcodes & Widgets for SAML SSO links
• 🧪 SAML Request & Response signing/encryption

Special Use-Cases

🎓 WordPress as SAML IDP for LMS Systems

Easily allow WordPress users to SSO into Moodle, Canvas, TalentLMS, Thinkific, Absorb LMS, and Flagship LMS. Share courses from WordPress and authenticate into your LMS seamlessly.

📊 Tableau SSO

Use your WordPress userbase to log in to Tableau. Supports:
– Tableau Online / Server / Cloud SSO

🧠 Zoom SSO via WordPress

Restrict access to Zoom meetings/webinars by allowing only authenticated WordPress users via SAML SSO.

1. Install and activate the plugin via the Plugins menu.
2. Navigate to the WordPress SAML IDP settings page in the WordPress admin.
3. Configure your Service Provider by providing ACS URL, Entity ID, and NameID Format.
4. Export the IDP metadata and import it into your SP.
5. Done! Your WordPress site now acts as a SAML Identity Provider.

= 2.1.2=
* Minor Bug fixes

= 2.1.0=
* Imporvements and Bug fixes

2.0.0

• Mazor release With Overall Functionality.

1.0.0

• Initial release – WordPress as SAML Identity Provider