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Social Connect - Google+


To use authentication with Google you must first create an app.

Follow this step:

Step 1 (Create Project)

- Go to Google API Console https://code.google.com/apis/console/

- Click on Create Project an fill the Project name 


Step 2 (Enable Google+ API)

- In Project View go to Enable and Manage APIs and choose Google+ API. Important!!

- Enable Google+ API


Step 3 (Create API Key)

- On left menu choose Credentials
- Click on New Credentials and choose Server Key
- Click Create and annotates generated Server Key KEEP NOTE OF API KEY


Step 4 (OAuth Consent Screen)

- In Credentials page click on OAuth Consent Screen and fill product Name, this name will be displayed for all users in Google Login Page
- All other parameter are optional
- Click on Save button



Step 5 (Create OAuth Client ID)

- Click on button New Credentials and after choose OAuth Client ID
- Choose Web Application

- Fill Web Origin with you domain (e.g. http://www.example.com)
- Fill Redirect URI with http://www.example.com/index.php?option=com_jsn&tmplsocial=1&view=google&task=accesstoken
- Click on Save to save the filled information
- in the next page get the Client ID in the Client Secret KEEP NOTE OF THESE VALUES

 


Step 6

- Copy and paste your API key, Client ID and Client Secret provided by applications details page to configuration of Easy Profile Social Connect

- To find the configuration of Easy Profile go to Administrator->Components->Easy Profile->Options and click on Social Connect Tab.