XF 2.3 OAuth2 between 2 xenforo forums

[Faust]

Hi. Is anyone here did set up successfully connected account between 2 forums? I am really struggling to set one up, not sure what I am doing wrong but I always have this back:

An error occurred while connecting with XenForo. Please try agai

I've asked for support via ticket, and that wasn't helpful either, after renewing 2 licenses.

 

[fords8]

It may be a good idea to post your settings you are trying to use on both forums.

Sample setup:

Step 1: Configure the OAuth2 Provider (Forum A)
This forum will act as the identity provider.
1. Enable OAuth2 Server:
• Go to Admin Control Panel (ACP) → Setup → Connected accounts
• Click Add provider → Choose OAuth2 Server
• Configure the server with:
• Authorization endpoint
• Token endpoint
• User info endpoint
• Scopes (e.g., , )
• Client ID and Secret (auto-generated)
2. Create a Client for Forum B:
• In the same section, add a new OAuth2 Client
• Set Redirect URI to Forum B’s callback URL (e.g., )
• Save the Client ID and Secret for use in Forum B

Step 2: Configure the OAuth2 Client (Forum B)
This forum will authenticate users via Forum A.
1. Add Connected Account Provider:
• Go to ACP → Setup → Connected accounts
• Click Add provider → Choose OAuth2
• Enter:
• Authorization URL from Forum A
• Token URL from Forum A
• User Info URL from Forum A
• Client ID and Secret from Forum A
• Scopes (must match Forum A)

Test the Connection:
• Try logging in via Forum B using the connected account
• If successful, Forum B will authenticate users via Forum A

Have not tested, but maybe it will help.

 

[Seeker-Smith]

Hi. Is anyone here did set up successfully connected account between 2 forums? I am really struggling to set one up, not sure what I am doing wrong but I always have this back:

An error occurred while connecting with XenForo. Please try agai

I've asked for support via ticket, and that wasn't helpful either, after renewing 2 licenses.

I've had no luck and given up.

 

[Faust]

I've had no luck and given up.

It doesn't work or what ? Means the feature is just a gimmick ?

 

[Seeker-Smith]

It doesn't work or what ? Means the feature is just a gimmick ?

For me it wasn't worth spending any more time with.

 

[StarArmy]

I also tried to set up OAuth where my wiki users could log in using my Xenforo, but I also gave up on it.

 

[Faust]

I also tried to set up OAuth where my wiki users could log in using my Xenforo, but I also gave up on it.

I have played with it last night , and just couldn’t make it work, so thought maybe I am missing something.

The support via ticket wasn’t helpful either. The person said it should’ve worked without providing any further help with it (useless).

That’s the second feature from XF 2.3 that is more like a gimmick.

 

[Kirby]

Setting up OAuth2 between 2 XF 2.3 instances isn't really complicated (all necessary steps are explained in https://xenforo.com/community/threads/oauth2-between-2-xenforo-forums.233988/post-1763239), any even remotely experienced server admin should be able to configure this within a few minutes.
Keep in mind though that the webserver at provider side must be configured correctly to make the Authorization available to PHP.


MediaWiki & WordPress (as consumer/client) to XenForo (as provider) also works (=worked when I last tested this), but takes a bit more effort.

B

XF 2.3 Thread 'XenForo OAuth troubleshooting help needed MediaWiki'

Apr 8, 2025

I'm new to XenForo; our whole forum is moving to XenForo from vBulletin in the next few weeks. We have run into a problem with OAuth talking to MediaWiki. So, after a lot of debugging and troubleshooting, I tried a different solution, using WordPress as an OAuth client and XenForo as the OAuth provider. I end up with the same problem. Data is not being sent back to MediaWiki or WordPress. I also tested via curl and Postman; all results were the same.

I'm trying to find a few things.
1) Any logs related to OAuth on XenForo
2) Is there a further configuration outside of the OAuth that I...

• Bryan_D2
• mediawiki oauth
• Replies: 33
• Forum: Troubleshooting and problems

• 

K

XF 2.3 Thread 'Using XF 2.3 OAuth Provider'

Apr 9, 2024

Nope, already tried but it returns a lot of empty fields but none shows who logs in right after I'm successfully authenticated.
Haven't retested on beta 3 though.

Works just fine for me using League OAuth2 Client with 2.3.0 Beta 1 (I'd expect it also works with Beta 2 & 3).

$provider = new \League\OAuth2\Client\Provider\GenericProvider([
    'clientId'                => '...',    // The client ID assigned to you by the provider
    'clientSecret'            => '...',    // The client password assigned to you by the provider
    'redirectUri'             =>...

• Kirby
• Replies: 12
• Forum: XenForo development discussions

• 

 

[Faust]

Setting up OAuth2 between 2 XF 2.3 instances isn't really complicated (all necessary steps are explained in https://xenforo.com/community/threads/oauth2-between-2-xenforo-forums.233988/post-1763239), any even remotely experienced server admin should be able to configure this within a few minutes.
Keep in mind though that the webserver at provider side must be configured correctly to make the Authorization available to PHP.


MediaWiki & WordPress (as consumer/client) to XenForo (as provider) also works (=worked when I last tested this), but takes a bit more effort.

B

XF 2.3 Thread 'XenForo OAuth troubleshooting help needed MediaWiki'

Apr 8, 2025

I'm new to XenForo; our whole forum is moving to XenForo from vBulletin in the next few weeks. We have run into a problem with OAuth talking to MediaWiki. So, after a lot of debugging and troubleshooting, I tried a different solution, using WordPress as an OAuth client and XenForo as the OAuth provider. I end up with the same problem. Data is not being sent back to MediaWiki or WordPress. I also tested via curl and Postman; all results were the same.

I'm trying to find a few things.
1) Any logs related to OAuth on XenForo
2) Is there a further configuration outside of the OAuth that I...

• Bryan_D2
• mediawiki oauth
• Replies: 33
• Forum: Troubleshooting and problems

• 

K

XF 2.3 Thread 'Using XF 2.3 OAuth Provider'

Apr 9, 2024

Nope, already tried but it returns a lot of empty fields but none shows who logs in right after I'm successfully authenticated.
Haven't retested on beta 3 though.

Works just fine for me using League OAuth2 Client with 2.3.0 Beta 1 (I'd expect it also works with Beta 2 & 3).

$provider = new \League\OAuth2\Client\Provider\GenericProvider([
    'clientId'                => '...',    // The client ID assigned to you by the provider
    'clientSecret'            => '...',    // The client password assigned to you by the provider
    'redirectUri'             =>...

• Kirby
• Replies: 12
• Forum: XenForo development discussions

• 

Thanks, I will have to test it again, but it didn't worked when I have set them up last time. I was getting the issue:

An error occurred while connecting with XenForo. Please try agai