How to Add WooCommerce Social Login to Your WordPress Site 

You add WooCommerce social login by using the LoginPress Social Login Add-On to show social login buttons on the login, registration, checkout and cart forms, either through the form settings or with shortcodes. You can also add the buttons to your sidebar with the LoginPress Login Widget Add-On.

LoginPress is a login page customizer that is fully compatible with WooCommerce, and in this post I will show all three methods step by step.

This article will show you how to add social logins to your WooCommerce with LoginPress Social Login and Login Widget Add-Ons and via shortcodes.

What is WooCommerce Social Login?

WooCommerce social login lets users register or log in with their social media accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, so they do not need to create a new account for your site.

With WooCommerce social login, you can display social login buttons at checkout, on the cart form, on the order form and in other areas of your store.

What are the Benefits of WooCommerce Social Login?

The benefits of WooCommerce social login are faster signups, fewer abandoned login forms and a smoother checkout:

• Social Login Quickens Signups for WooCommerce: Social login quickens the registration and login process. It lowers the registration time from around 2 minutes to about 2 seconds. 

• Social Login Reduces Incomplete WooCommerce Login Forms: Users often need help filling out long registration forms to access websites. Instead of filling out the complete forms, they leave most fields blank.

• Less WooCommerce Failed Registration Forms: It assures that all the information you want is open to access without taking the risk of losing a user who doesn’t want to fill out another registration form.

• Social Logins Create Better-Personalized Experiences for WooCommerce Users: Social login creates better-personalized user that brings you more engaged users. When you offer them their favorite products/services, they will spend more time wandering around your website regularly. 

• Makes a Smoother Shopping Experience: WooCommerce social login helps to create a smoother shopping experience where users can have a friction-free checkout or more. 

Method 1. Adding WooCommerce Social Login on the Login Form with LoginPress

You add WooCommerce social login on the login form with LoginPress after restyling the default My Account page.

Since LoginPress is fully compatible with WooCommerce, you can restyle the my-account page exactly the way you want.

Note: We assume you’ve already installed and activated LoginPress. For more details, see this step-by-step guide on How to Install And Activate LoginPress (Free).

Generally, upon installation, the default LoginPress theme overrides the default login page. But you’ll require to paste the following code in the child theme’s functions.php file to override WooCommerce my-account page:

function loginpress_woo_login() {
 if ( function_exists( 'is_account_page' ) ) {
   if ( ! is_user_logged_in() && is_account_page() ) {
     wp_redirect(wp_login_url());
     exit;
   }
 }
}

add_action( 'wp', 'loginpress_woo_login' );

 Once you are done, you’ll see the default WooCommerce my-account page is reverted to the default LoginPress theme:

Step 1: Upgrade to LoginPress (Premium)

Since you want social logins on the login page, upgrade to the LoginPress premium version. See our step-by-step guide on How To Install And Activate LoginPress PRO Version?

Step 2: Activate Social Login Add-on

Next, you’ll need to activate Social Login Add-on. For this, go to the left sidebar of the WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to LoginPress, and click the Add-Ons option. 

Navigate to Social Login and enable it.  

Step 3: Integrate Social Logins

Now that you have activated Social Login Add-on, you’ll need to integrate social logins into your WordPress site. 

For this purpose, go to the left sidebar of the admin dashboard, navigate to LoginPress click Settings options. 

When you click on it, you’ll find the Social Login tab next to the Settings tab.

Here resides the main functionality of the LoginPress Social Login Add-on. It has two main tabs; Settings and Help.

In the Settings tab, you’ll find Facebook Login, Twitter Login, Google Login, and LinkedIn Login. Toggle on the button against the social login you want on the login or registration form.

Once you toggle on Facebook, Twitter, Google, or LinkedIn Social Logins, other fields will open up. You’ll need to fill in these fields to integrate social login to your WordPress site. 

This is where the Help tab comes to the rescue. Suppose you want to integrate Facebook into your WordPress account; go to the Help tab and click on the Facebook Login drop-down menu. Follow each step, one by one, to integrate it successfully. 

Note: In case you find any difficulty, see our detailed guide on Introduction to LoginPress Social Login Add-on.

When you are done, enable it either on the login or registration forms and click on the Save Changes button.

Step 4: Preview the Login Form

All done! Now Log out from WordPress and check the login page to see the Facebook Login effect.

Method 2: How to Add Social Login in WooCommerce with Shortcodes

You can add social login to the WooCommerce login, registration, checkout and cart forms with shortcodes.

1. Social Login on the WooCommerce on the Registration Form

The Social Login shortcode for the WooCommerce Registration form is used to add the social login buttons on your WooCommerce Registration form. 

All you need to do for this is add the following shortcode to your child theme’s function.php file.

function wc_register_form_add_social_login() {
echo do_shortcode('[loginpress_social_login]');
}
add_action( 'woocommerce_register_form', 'wc_register_form_add_social_login', 10, 0 );

2. Social Login on the WooCommerce Login Form

The following Social Login shortcode lets you add social login button to your WooCommerce Login form. Simply you need to add this shortcode in your child theme’s function.php file.

function wc_login_form_add_social_login() {
echo do_shortcode('[loginpress_social_login]');
}
add_action( 'woocommerce_login_form', 'wc_login_form_add_social_login', 10, 0 );

3. Social Login on the WooCommerce  Checkout Form

Social Login Shortcode for Checkout Form ( Before Proceed to Cart Button) is used for adding Social login button on your WooCommerce Checkout Form. 

Simply add this shortcode to your child theme’s function.php file.

function wc_checkout_proceed_add_social_login() {
echo do_shortcode('[loginpress_social_login]');
}
add_action( 'woocommerce_proceed_to_checkout', 'wc_checkout_proceed_add_social_login', 10, 0 );

4. Social Login on the WooCommerce Cart Form

Social Login Shortcode for Checkout Form ( After Proceed to Cart Button) is used to add the Social login buttons to your WooCommerce Checkout Form. 

Simply add the following shortcode to your child theme’s function.php file:

function wc_after_cart_add_social_login() {
echo do_shortcode('[loginpress_social_login]');
}
add_action( 'woocommerce_after_cart_totals,' 'wc_after_cart_add_social_login', 10, 0 );

5. Social Login on the WooCommerce on the Proceed Order Form

Social Login Shortcode for Proceed Order Form is used to add the Social login buttons on your WooCommerce Proceed Order Form. 

Simply add this shortcode to your child theme’s function.php file.

function wc_after_payment_add_social_login() {
echo do_shortcode('[loginpress_social_login]');
}
add_action( 'woocommerce_review_order_after_payment', 'wc_after_payment_add_social_login', 10, 0 );

Method 3. Adding Social Login in WooCommerce on the Sidebar of Your Site with LoginPress

You can add a social login button to your WordPress sidebar with the LoginPress Login Widget Add-On.

Simply upgrade to the LoginPress premium version. See our step-by-step guide on How To Install And Activate LoginPress PRO Version?

Step 1: Activate LoginPress Login Widget Add-on

Once upgraded to the LoginPress premium version, go to the left sidebar of the WordPress admin dashboard. Navigate to LoginPress and click Add-Ons. 

Next, you’ll see the Login Widget Add-On and Enable the toggle button to activate the Login Widget Add-on.

Step 2: Add Login Widget to the Sidebar

Upon activation, you will have to add it to the sidebar. For this purpose, go to the left sidebar of the admin dashboard.  Navigate to Appearance and click Widgets. 

Note: The Login Widget add-on isn’t compatible with block themes. So, if you’re planning to use it, you need a non-block theme such as Twenty Twenty-One.

A new screen will open up. Here you can see the Widget with a “+” sign at the top left corner of the screen.

Click on the “+” button.

Once you click on the +, you can search for the Login Widget and drag and drop it where you want to display it.

Click on the Update button in the upper right corner.

Now the Login Widget is added to the sidebar of your WordPress site.

Step 3: Activate Social Login Add-on

Next, you’ll need to activate Social Login Add-on. For this, go to the left sidebar of the WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to LoginPress, and click the Add-Ons option. 

Navigate to Social Login and enable it.  

Note: We assume you’ve already integrated social login to your WordPress site using LoginPress. If not, see our complete guide on Introduction to LoginPress Social Login Add-on.

Final Thoughts

Social login is a simple, time-saving addition to WooCommerce, and its most important benefit is reducing cart abandonment.

Most of the time, visitors only create a new account at checkout because the process is too long and complicated. Consequently, the carts remain abandoned. So. social login is a simple and quick solution to this problem.

We’ve shown you the best ways to add social login to your WooCommerce site to make a smoother checkout experience for your customers.

If you have questions about enabling social login on the WooCommerce site using LoginPress, let us know in the comments section below!

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