How to create a LinkedIn App for Social Connect

Log in to LinkedIn Developer

First you will need to Login into your LinkedIn Account and then to access the LinkedIn Developers page.

LinkedIn Page

To create and use a LinkedIn app you will need to associate it with a LinkedIn company page. More information on this requirement can be found here.

Create Application

After you login inside your LinkedIn Account and access the LinkedIn Developers page you will need to go to “My apps” and click on the “Create app” button.

Create a New Application

After clicking on the “Create Application” button you will need to setup the Application by filling in the required fields:

• App Name – The Application name
• LinkedIn Page – The LinkedIn Page that your app will be associated with
• Privacy policy URL – The URL to a page on your website where you are listing your privacy policy
• App Logo – Upload a logo (the selected image must be square and at least 100×100 pixels)

Make sure to check “I have read and agree to these terms” under the “Legal terms” section and then click on the “Create app” button.

OpenID Connect

After clicking on “Submit” the Application will be created and you will be redirected to the Products section of the app page. Here you will need to request access to the “Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect” product.

Authentication

You should then go to the Auth tab and add your website URL to “Redirect URLs” under “OAuth 2.0 settings” with the wppb_sc_linkedin_login parameter at the end.

EXAMPLE: https://example.com/?wppb_sc_linkedin_login=true

The next step is to Copy your Client ID and Client Secret.

Paste the LinkedIn Client ID and Client Secret

The following step is to go to your website -> Dashboard -> Profile Builder -> Social Connect -> Enable LinkedIn Login and paste your LinkedIn Client ID and Client Secret. Scroll to the bottom to Save.

Verify the app as being associated with your company page

The final step is to go to the Settings tab, click the “Verify” button and proceed with the company verification process.

The admin for the associated LinkedIn Page will have to approve the request.

LinkedIn Login in Front End

At this point Social Login with LinkedIn should be available on WordPress Default and Profile Builder forms.