# WordPress SSO + Normal User registration?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-normal-user-registration/170952
**Category:** WordPress
**Created:** [November 22, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-normal-user-registration/170952 "2020-11-22T19:23:36Z")
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### Author: ![Ilya\_Gurman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ilya_gurman/32/200921_2.png) [@Ilya\_Gurman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ilya_Gurman)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-normal-user-registration/170952/1 "2020-11-22T19:23:37Z")

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Hi, we have an SSO integrated with Wordpress for our forum, however that is reserved for premium customers and we’d like free customers to be able to participate as well (without having a Wordpress account). Is it possible to somehow create an account and have them log in to the forum, with SSO still enabled for the WP users?

Ilya

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-normal-user-registration/170952/2 "2020-11-23T17:41:30Z")

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> [@Ilya\_Gurman](#):
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> Is it possible to somehow create an account and have them log in to the forum, with SSO still enabled for the WP users?

This is not possible. When WordPress is the configured to be the SSO provider for a DIscourse site, it is the only way that users can login to Discourse.

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### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-normal-user-registration/170952/3 "2020-11-24T04:25:37Z")

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Depending on your setup, you could solve this issue by making Discourse the SSO provider, restricting the relevant content on your wordpress site based on wordpress user roles, then granting your premium customers the relevant wordpress user role to see the premium content.

For more on making Discourse the SSO provider see:

> [@Install and configure the WP Discourse Wordpress plugin for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-plugin-installation-and-setup/50752):
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> To get started with the WP Discourse Plugin, go through each of these topics in order and watch the videos at the top of the topic. [Install the plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-the-wp-discourse-plugin/223489/1)[Connect to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-wp-discourse-to-discourse/223490/1)[Set up Publishing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-publishing-posts-to-discourse/223492/1)[Set up Commenting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-commenting/223493/1)[Set up DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-discourseconnect/223494/1) The two main plugin features, Publishing and [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) don’t have to be used together. You can just set up Publishing (and Commenting), and not use [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true), or just set up [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true), or set up both. There’s a short description of each featu…

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### Author: ![Ilya\_Gurman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ilya_gurman/32/200921_2.png) [@Ilya\_Gurman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ilya_Gurman)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-normal-user-registration/170952/4 "2020-11-24T16:36:54Z")

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Thanks, yeah I’m already using the [Discourse SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) plugin.

I just didn’t really want them to go through the login screen on the WP site, I think there’s no way around it.

Thanks again!
