If your website is built using WordPress.org and already has registered users, you can enable single sign-on (SSO) with Award Force using our WordPress plugin. This allows users to log in to Award Force directly from your WordPress site without creating a separate Award Force account.
The setup on your WordPress site is straightforward, though you may need assistance from your website developer.
Set up the WordPress plugin
- Sign in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- Go to Plugins > Add new
- Search for Award Force, then install and activate the plugin
Enable WordPress authentication in Award Force
- In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Users > Registration
- Under '3rd party authentication', select the WordPress / Drupal checkbox
- Click Save
Create an API key
- In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Developers > API keys
- Click Generate API key
- Give the key a name and ensure Read / Write access is selected
- Copy the API key
Connect WordPress to Award Force
- In your WordPress admin dashboard, open the Award Force menu
- Enter the URL of your Award Force account
- Paste the API key you created earlier
- Click Save
Use single sign-on
To use SSO, link from any WordPress page or post to
http://my.wordpresssite.com/awardforce/sso Visiting this URL will automatically sign the user into Award Force.
Good to know
- If a user is already registered with another Award Force account, they will be prompted to enter their password the first time they use SSO. This additional step is required for account security.
- If judges will access Award Force via SSO, consider importing them first, assigning the judge role, and adding them to the appropriate panels.
- As long as the email address on WordPress matches the email address in Award Force, permissions will be retained and judges can proceed directly to judging.
- The WordPress plugin supports SSO only and does not sync other data such as names, entries, or profile updates.