# Discourse LinkedIn Authentication

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-linkedin-authentication/46818
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** official, linkedin-oauth, auth-plugins, deprecated
**Created:** [July 4, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-linkedin-authentication/46818 "2016-07-04T20:24:06Z")
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### Author: ![tophee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tophee/32/73406_2.png) [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-linkedin-authentication/46818/51 "2024-08-12T14:15:57Z")

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> [@ted](#):
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> The plugin has now been deprecated, support for LinkedIn OIDC has been added to core,

I know its an extra dumb question, but it doesn’t hurt to be extra clear: so this means we deactivate this option:

 ![CleanShot 2024-08-12 at 16.04.22@2x](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/f/b/5fb70245537914ca2d90f518d1004d24ab40a773.png)

and we follow the new instructions to create an entirely new link to LinkedIn, right?

I have no memory of how I created the OAuth ClientID on LinkedIn when I first configured this seven years ago, but the new documentation (which is excellent and easy to follow, btw, thank you! 🙏) led me to create a page for my “Organization” on LinkedIn, something I apparently didn’t need to do back then. Or maybe I didn’t have to do it now either and could have reused the old client-ID and secret?

Nevermind, why not have a LinkedIn-page for the forum, LOL.

My point is just to clarify that these are the steps existing users of the plugin need to follow:

1. Deactivate the old plugin (eventually remove it from the yml file, but I guess that can wait)
2. Follow the [new instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-linkedin-openid-connect-login-for-discourse/305366) as if you never used _Login with LinkedIn_ before.
3. Done

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