{"id":74,"date":"2020-10-20T15:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T15:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/documentation.userswp.io\/article\/linkedin-setup-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T12:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:51:27","slug":"linkedin-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"gd_place","link":"https:\/\/userswp.io\/documentation\/article\/social-login\/linkedin-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This article will guide you through the process of setting up LinkedIn with Social Login extension for UsersWP. You will need a LinkedIn account and a LinkedIn Page in order to integrate it with our Social Login extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Settings Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-alert d-flex align-items-center fade show alert alert-info mb-3\" role=\"alert\"><span class=\"fas fa-info-circle me-2\"><\/span><span class=\"flex-grow-1\">You need to have the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/userswp-social-login\/\">Social Login<\/a> extension for UsersWP installed and activated in order to access these settings.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enable LinkedIn &#8211; <\/strong>To enable LinkedIn\u00a0support, you need to check this option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LinkedIn Client ID &#8211; <\/strong>This is where you will enter your LinkedIn app ID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LinkedIn Client Secret &#8211; <\/strong>Enter your LinkedIn app secret key here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Let the User Enter the Username? &#8211; <\/strong>If checked, the user will be allowed to choose a username (if unchecked, username is automatically generated).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Let the User Enter Email? &#8211; <\/strong>If checked, users can enter an email of their choice. If unchecked, the email returned by LinkedIn is used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting up LinkedIn with Social Login<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-alert d-flex align-items-center fade show alert alert-warning mb-3\" role=\"alert\"><span class=\"fas fa-exclamation-triangle me-2\"><\/span><span class=\"flex-grow-1\">Before going any further, make sure you have generated an App ID and App Secret Key from Yahoo! Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/linkedin\">LinkedIn Documentation<\/a> for additional details.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-container mb-3 bg-image-fixed list-group list-group-flush list-group-numbered\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-container mb-0 pb-0 border-0 bg-image-fixed list-group-item\">\n<p>First up, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/developers\/apps\/new\">LInkedIn Developers<\/a> and click <strong>Create New Application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-container mb-0 pb-0 border-0 bg-image-fixed list-group-item\">\n<p>Next, enter your app details. You need to link your <strong>Company Page <\/strong>to your app (or create a new page if one does not exist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/userswp.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/file-NLjPrp8NBD-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-container mb-0 pb-0 border-0 bg-image-fixed list-group-item\">\n<p>Now, navigate to <strong>UsersWP > Social > LinkedIn.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-container mb-0 pb-0 border-0 bg-image-fixed list-group-item\">\n<p>Enter your <strong>Client<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>ID<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Client Secret Key<\/strong> in the relevant fields. You can get these details from your LinkedIn app that you just created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/userswp.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/file-bbv3eMa02S-1024x489-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-container mb-0 pb-0 border-0 bg-image-fixed list-group-item\">\n<p>Remember to check\u00a0<strong>Enable LinkedIn\u00a0<\/strong>option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-container mb-0 pb-0 border-0 bg-image-fixed list-group-item\">\n<p><strong>Save<\/strong> your settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will guide you through the process of setting up LinkedIn with Social Login extension for UsersWP. You will need a LinkedIn account and a LinkedIn Page in order to integrate it with our Social Login extension. 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