How can I enable visitors to authenticate through Google?

Enabling potential members to authenticate and create accounts by integrating with Google can simplify the member creation/registration experience. This guide identifies the steps to enable authentication through Google.

Register a new application on Google

1. Log into Google.
2. Navigate to https://code.google.com/apis/console/ to set up a new Google application.
3. Click Create Project.
4. Click Permissions.
5. Select the check box for your account name.
6. Click APIs & auth.
7. Click APIs.
8. Click Google+ API (under Social APIs).
9. Click Enable API. 
10. Click Credentials.
11. Under OAuth, click Create new client ID.
12. Click Web application.
13. Click Configure consent screen.
14. In the Consent Screen, enter your email address in the Email address field and a product name in the Product Name field.
15. Click Save.
16. In the Create Client ID screen, select Web application.
17. Enter your domain in the Authorized JavaScript origins field.
18. Click Create Client ID. The Client ID for web application screen appears, displaying the client ID, email address, client secret, redirect URI, and JavaScript Origins. Keep this screen open for the next step.

Configure the Google plugin

1. Navigate to Administration > Authentication > External Linked Authentication > Google
2. Click the Enabled check box.
3. Copy your client ID from the Google application page into the Client ID field.
4. Copy your client secret from the Google application page into the Client Secret field.
5. Click Save

Use Google sign-in

1. Navigate to your Telligent site.
2. On the Sign-in screen, click the Google logo.