How to Enable Social Login for Your PrestaShop Store

In today's digital era, simplifying your customers' registration and login process is crucial for enhancing their experience. Social login is a powerful feature that allows customers to sign in or create accounts using their social network credentials. This eliminates the need to remember another set of login details, reduces friction, and increases conversion rates.

With the SOCIAL LOGIN module for PrestaShop, you can easily integrate social login functionality into your store and provide customers with a seamless experience. Let’s explore how you can enable and configure social login step by step.

Supported social networks

The SOCIAL LOGIN module supports an extensive list of social networks, including:

• Major platforms: Google, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, LinkedIn, Amazon, PayPal.
• Creative & community platforms: Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Vimeo, Discord, Meetup.
• Professional & development platforms: GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, StackExchange, WordPress.
• Global & regional networks: Yahoo, Windows Live, Yandex, Mail.ru, Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte, Weibo.
• Gaming platforms: Battle.net (Blizzard Entertainment).
• Others: Dropbox, Dribbble, Foursquare, Line, Disqus.

This diversity ensures that customers from various backgrounds can easily log in using their preferred platform.

Step-by-step guide to enabling social login

Step 1: Open the SOCIAL LOGIN module

Navigate to your PrestaShop admin panel.

Go to Modules > Modules Manager.

Locate SOCIAL LOGIN in the list and click the Configure button.

Step 2: Access the "Social Networks" menu

In the SOCIAL LOGIN module’s configuration page, open the Social Networks menu.

Here, you’ll see a list of all the supported social networks represented by their icons.

Step 3: Select social networks to configure

Click on the icon of the social network you wish to activate.

For each network, you will need to provide API credentials, which typically include:

• Application ID (or Client ID)
• Application Secret (or Client Secret)

How to get API keys for social networks

API keys are essential for connecting your PrestaShop store to a social network's login system. To make this process easier, the SOCIAL LOGIN module provides direct links to detailed online documentation for each network.

Look for the “Where do I get this info?” link to the API key fields. Follow the instructions provided in the documentation to retrieve your API keys for the respective social network.

Step 4: Save and activate the network

After entering the required API keys, click Save. Repeat the process for all the social networks you wish to activate.

Once saved, the selected networks will be active and available for your customers to use in your store.

By enabling social login, you simplify the login process for your customers, enhance their user experience, and potentially boost registration rates on your store. With just a few steps, the SOCIAL LOGIN module lets you integrate this powerful feature into your PrestaShop website, supporting a wide variety of networks.

If you encounter any issues or have questions, feel free to consult the module's documentation or contact our support team.