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Allowing users to log in with LinkedIn

You can allow users to sign up and log in to your forum using their LinkedIn account. This is beneficial because you can use your LinkedIn app to tap into LinkedIn's huge viral reach, it increases sign ups by 35 to 50% because users know it will be easy to sign up or log in, and it automatically imports their LinkedIn profile picture.

Your users will see a Log in with LinkedIn button on the Log in and Sign Up screens that will allow them to log in or sign up for your forum through LinkedIn. An account and profile will still be created for them on the forum and they will appear as a normal user

Logging in with LinkedIn can safely be used on private forums since nothing is shared outside of the forum.

You can enable logging in with LinkedIn on your forum by following the instructions below:

  1. Visit the LinkedIn Developers section. (Note: You must be logged into your personal LinkedIn account to create an app.)
  2. Click the Create app button.
  3. Enter Forum as the App name.
  4. Choose your LinkedIn Page Name from the list or create a new company LinkedIn page.
  5. For Privacy Policy URL, enter your forum privacy page URL if you have any or your forum address.
  6. Upload your logo (Image must be square and at least 100x100 pixels).
  7. Check the box to agree to the terms under Legal agreement.
  8. Click the Create App button.
  9. Click Select in front of Sign In with LinkedIn.
  10. Check the box to agree the terms under Legal agreement.
  11. Click Add products button.
  12. Click the Auth tab.
  13. Copy the Client ID.
  14. Click the reveal icon next to the Client Secret and copy it.
  15. Log in to your Website Toolbox account.
  16. Click the Integrate link.
  17. Click the Single Sign On link.
  18. Check the LinkedIn option.
  19. Paste the Client ID into the Client ID field (copied in step 13).
  20. Paste the Client Secret into the Client Secret field (copied in step 14).
  21. Click the Save button.
  22. Click the Auth tab again in the LinkedIn app.
  23. Click Pencil icon in front of Authorized redirect URLs for your app and select + Add redirect URL.
  24. Enter https://FORUM_DOMAIN/oauth?service=LinkedIn&action=doOauthCallback and click Update. (Replace FORUM_DOMAIN with your forum domain name.) If you have embedded the forum, log in and then view this support article to see the correct embed-friendly version of the URL you need to use.


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