WP SAML Auth

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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At the current install trend, crossing 8K+ in roughly 855 days.

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1. ★★★★★ slingshotdesign

   5mo ago

   Great plugin, that works really well. It has some useful filters for developers to hook into, which I appreciate and it does the same job as other paid plugins so I also really appreciate that this is free! I struggled to figure out how to use this with Azure AD but after a lot of trial and error figured it out.

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2. ★★★★★ pbdk

   4.1y ago

   Works great with Azure AD / Microsoft 365. Would be even better if the default role could be defined on the settings page. Could be useful having the option to disable logging out from the ID provider.

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3. ★★★★★ themachine01

   6.1y ago

   Switching from miniOrange

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4. ★★★★★ silverfang007

   6.6y ago

   Right after installing and activating the plugin, I keep getting warning messages such as some library files are missing and the WP SAML Auth is not active. Also, the lack of any instructions makes it impossible to configure it with my Okta account. Just a waste of time! Deactivating and trying out other SAML plugins.

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5. ★★★★★ kikkervis

   7.9y ago

   Does exactly what I need.

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6. ★★★★★ H. Adam Lenz

   8.3y ago

   Pretty excellent, well done. Pull requests will be forthcoming

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7. ★★★★★ evantill

   8.4y ago

   Je l’utilise pour une intégration avec GSuite.

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8. ★★★★★ HarrisonStudios.net

   9.8y ago

   Just installed it and setup was a breeze. The installation of SimpleSamlPHP was harder than configuring this plugin. Now, it’s not the most elegant solution to integrating SAML SSO, but out of the three SSO plugins I tried (The other two where the top most used ones in a ‘SAML’ tag search in the plugin directory), this is the one I was able to get working. The others were just trying to do too much and were broken or too limiting in one way or another. One you have to pay for just to play with the settings to be able to do anything even basic at all. This plugin just keeps it simple and gets the job done. Thank you for this great plugin!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.3.2 Update dependencies [ #477 ]. 2.3.2
2. — Version 2.3.1 Adds wp_saml_auth_auto_add_to_blog filter to control whether auto-provisioned users are added to sites in multisite environments [ #465 ]. When wp_saml_auth_auto_add_to_blog returns false , the wp_saml_auth_new_user_auth 2.3.1
3. — Version 2.3.0 Adds PHP 8.4 compatibility [ #410 ]. Increases minimum supported PHP version to 7.4. Compatible with WordPress 6.9 Fix warning message on the plugin’s settings page for users who aren’t using SimpleSAML [ #445 ][ #451 ]. 2.3.0
4. — Version 2.2.0 Add a hook to modify returned attributes. [ #379 ] Updates onelogin/php-saml to 4.2.0. [ #402 ] Adds warnings and the option to disable SAML when using a vulnerable version of simplesamlphp [ #402 ] 2.2.0
5. — Version 2.1.4 Fix typo in the label for the certificate path [ #352 ] Updates Pantheon WP Coding Standards to 2.0 [ #357 ] Fix logged-out auth issue [ #359 ] (props Snicco ) 2.1.4
6. — Version 2.1.3 Fixes missing vendor/ directory in previous release [ #336 ] 2.1.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-24 7K+ → 8K+ up after 114 days in tier
2. 2026-03-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-03-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-02-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-02-24 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-02-23 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-02-22 7K+ → 8K+ up after 219 days in tier
8. 2025-07-18 6K+ → 7K+ up after 227 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Shibboleth 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Open Access SSO 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• SSO JumpCloud – Enterprise SAML & SCIM — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Frontegg SAML SSO — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
• WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP SAML Auth: 7K+ active installs, 4.5★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-saml-auth