Plugin / ID4me

Installation

Follow the normal instructions for installing WordPress plugins.

Automatic Plugin Installation (from WordPress.org)

To add a WordPress Plugin using the built-in plugin installer:

1. Go to Plugins > Add New.
2. Type “id4me” into the Search Plugins box.
3. Find the WordPress Plugin you wish to install.
   1. Click Details for more information about the Plugin and instructions you may wish to print or save to help setup the Plugin.
   2. Click Install Now to install the WordPress Plugin.
4. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any problems during the install.
5. If successful, click Activate Plugin to activate it, or Return to Plugin Installer for further actions.

Automatic Plugin Installation (as archive)

You can also install a Plugin as archive (in the Zip Format) when you have a local copy (please note that this method
is not supported for Must-use WordPress Plugins):

1. Go to Plugins > Add New.
2. Click Upload Plugin to display the WordPress Plugin upload field.
3. Click Choose File to navigate your local file directory.
4. Select the WordPress Plugin Zip Archive you wish to upload and install.
5. Click Install Now to install the WordPress Plugin.
6. If successful, click Activate Plugin to activate it, or Return to Plugin Installer for further actions.

Manual Plugin Installation

There are a few cases when manually installing a WordPress Plugin is appropriate.

• If you wish to control the placement and the process of installing a WordPress Plugin.
• If your server does not permit automatic installation of a WordPress Plugin.
• If you want to try the latest development version.

Installation of a WordPress Plugin manually requires FTP familiarity and the awareness that you may put your site at risk if you install a WordPress Plugin incompatible with the current version or from an unreliable source.

Backup your site completely before proceeding.

To install a WordPress Plugin manually:

1. Download your WordPress Plugin to your desktop.
   • Download from the WordPress directory
   • Download from GitHub
2. If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
3. With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the wp-content/plugins folder in your WordPress directory online.
4. Go to Plugins screen and find the newly uploaded Plugin in the list.
5. Click Activate to activate it.

Configuration of users

Note: The (current) 1.0.* version only works with already registered WordPress users (who indicated their ID4me identifier
in the ID4me identifier profile field). Next versions will include a more complex user management.

To configure users to log in with ID4me:

1. Go to the user’s Profile Page.
2. Save your ID4me identifier in the ‘Website’ parameter.
3. Click Update Profile.

This identifier parameter can be updated anytime; the ID4me process will follow on the changes.