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WordPress OAuth Plugins and Integrations

Written by Steve Burge on February 6, 2023.

OAuth is short for “Open Authorization” and it is an open standard for user management. Anyone can use the OAuth protocols and frameworks. You can find OAuth services available via small WordPress plugins and also large multinational companies. For example, when you sign up for an...

How Many People Really Use WordPress Multisite?

Written by Vic Drover on February 6, 2023.

In 2022 there was an interesting debate in the WordPress community about multisite. People asked if it is still relevant and if the technology should be deprecated entirely. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been building multisite support for RoleUp. So I’ve been trying to better understand...

AuthO WordPress Advantages and Disadvantages

Written by Steve Burge on December 13, 2022.

Should you use the AuthO WordPress service? First, let’s make sure we clear up some naming, because Auth0 is a service with a confusing name. OAuth (short for “Open Authorization”) is an open standard for user management. Anyone can use the OAuth protocols and frameworks. Auth0...

The challenges of managing users across many WordPress sites

Written by Vic Drover on December 13, 2022.

Managing users across multiple WordPress sites can be a challenging task for administrators. In this article we’ll discuss some of the most common problems managing users across multiple sites, and propose some solutions. Table of Contents No centralized user management Manually assigning...

How to Manage User Access Across Multiple WordPress Sites

Written by Steve Burge on November 15, 2022.

In this guide, we’ll talk you through different options for managing users across more than one WordPress site. There are a wide variety of options for different circumstances. For example, if all your users are already inside Google Workspace, or an Active Directory instance, we have some...

How to Use LDAP for WordPress User Accounts

Written by Steve Burge on November 14, 2022.

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is used to lookup information or devices within a network. In this guide, we’re going to talk about using LDAP to connect user accounts to WordPress. But there are many other users of LDAP. For example, a printer can be a device on your network,...

Creative ways to leverage WordPress user roles at your web agency to improve productivity

Written by Vic Drover on November 1, 2022.

Table of Contents What are WordPress user roles? How agencies can benefit from user roles Agency Benefit #1. Modifying the admin layout using WordPress user roles Agency Benefit #2. Role-specific permissions and access Plugins to view and modify WordPress roles and capabilities. Plugin #1....

Using hCaptcha for WordPress to Block Bots on the Login Page

Written by Vic Drover on October 5, 2022.

Spambots and other automated scripts constantly probe the internet looking for weaknesses in WordPress websites. hCaptcha for WordPress is designed to identify these bots and prevent them from accessing your site. In this post you’ll learn all about hCaptcha for WordPress and see how it...

WordPress Single Sign-On for Universities

Written by Steve Burge on September 10, 2022.

Universities love to use WordPress. The platform is an affordable and powerful way to build all the types of websites that are needed on a campus. Yes, WordPress can build a complete homepage website for your university, with customizable features and powerful tools.

The Downsides of Sharing WordPress User Accounts for Web Design Agencies

Written by Vic Drover on August 16, 2022.

The common practice of sharing WordPress user accounts makes it easy for agencies to provide site access for both developers and maintainers. But this practice has many downsides. As we’ll discuss below, we don’t recommend sharing WordPress user accounts in any professional setting. Table...

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