Discourse LinkedIn Authentication

[Osama]

LinkedIn has updated their authentication to OpenID Connect. New LinkedIn applications will not be able to use the old authentication method. This plugin is now deprecated, and support for LinkedIn OpenID Connect is included in Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. Just follow the documentation here:

Configure LinkedIn OpenID Connect login for Discourse

Configuration Visit Developers | LinkedIn and click on the nice Create app button in the middle of the screen and follow the process it walks you through. There is a handy link to their help pages there/ You’ll need an appropriate LinkedIn Page; this cannot be changed later so make sure you have one ready. Enable the Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect product. [Screenshot 2024-04-24 at 5.33.29 PM] Under Auth, grab the credentials: [Screenshot 2024-04-24…

Old plugin info

	Summary	Discourse LinkedIn Authentication provides the ability to use LinkedIn as a login option
	Repository Link	https://github.com/discourse/discourse-linkedin-auth
	Install Guide	How to install plugins in Discourse

As this is an official feature maintained by the Discourse team, support, bug, ux, and feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate plugin tag. Click on a link below to get one started.

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[Hifihedgehog]

I am having trouble getting this plugin to work anymore. From what I am seeing now, the plain jane “Sign In with LinkedIn” option has been superseded with “Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect.” See here:

Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect - LinkedIn

[ted (Ted Johansson)]

@Hifihedgehog The plugin has now been deprecated, support for LinkedIn OIDC has been added to core, and this documentation has been updated.