Create the Google app and insert the required details in the pop-up box of Google Social Login to enable and use it during log-in and/or user registration.

Create the Google App #

• Navigate to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/
• Log in using your Google credentials
• You will need a project.
  • If you don’t have a project, then you need to create one. Proceed by clicking the blue “Create Project” text on the right.
  • If you already have a project then navigate to the top bar and click the name of the project, which will bring up a modal. Proceed by clicking “New Project“.

• Name your project and then click on the “Create” button again.

• Once you have a project, you will end up in the dashboard.
  
  If you already have a Project, make sure you select the created project in the top bar.

• Click the “OAuth consent screen” button on the left-hand side
• Choose a User Type according to your needs and press “Create“.

• If you want to enable the Google Social Login for any users with a Google account, pick the “External” option.

• In the “App name” field, enter a name for your app. This will appear as the name of the app asking for consent.
• For the “User support email” field, select an email address that users can use to contact you with questions about their consent.

• Fill in the “Application home page” field with the URL of your homepage (e.g. https://sitename.com)
• Enter your Privacy Policy and Terms of Service links into the “Application privacy policy link” and “Application terms of service link” fields

• Under the “Authorized domains” section, click the “Add Domain” button and enter your domain name without subdomains (e.g. bbplatform.ddev.site)
  

• At the “Developer contact information” section, enter an email address that Google can use to notify you about any changes to your project.
• Click the “Save and Continue“. Click this again on the “Scopes“, and “Test users” pages.

Create Credentials #

• On the left side, click on the “Credentials” menu point, then click the “+ Create Credentials” button on the top bar
• Choose the “OAuth client ID” option

• Select the “Web application” under Application type
• Enter a “Name” for your OAuth client ID

• Under the “Authorized redirect URIs” section, click “Add URI” and add the below URL:
  https://sitename.com/wp-login.php?wp_social_login=google
• Click on the “Create” button

• A modal should pop up with your credentials

• If this doesn’t happen, go to the Credentials in the left-hand menu and select your app by clicking on its name. You can copy and paste the “Client ID” and “Client Secret” from there

Publish the App #

• At this point, your app is in Testing mode, so only a limited number of people can use it. To allow this app for any user with a Google account:
  
  • Click on the “OAuth consent screen” option on the left side
  • Then click the “PUBLISH APP” button under the “Publishing status” section

•  Lastly, click the “Confirm” button