I am developing for WordPress on Android and I hope to access a users profile picture, name and authenticate the user to post comments on my app which is linked to my WordPress blog.
I am looking for easy-to-implement dedicated oauth2 libraries that enable me do this.
Please could you be kind enough to offer suggestions? Pros and cons will be appreciated too.
I know a few like oauth.io, auth0, and that of Google, but I haven’t used them before. So, please a clearer picture of these libraries will also be appreciated. If you’ve used any of them what’s your experience like?
We have created a premium OAuth 2.0 server plugin: https://lana.codes/product/lana-passport/
You can try it with the demo, and there is also detailed documentation for it.
However, OAuth is primarily for authenticating the user and querying the user’s data via the
/resourceendpoint. So your primary goal is easily achievable.In order to use the OAuth
access_tokento access the WordPress system and, for example, write a comment, further development is required in WordPress because this is not an OAuth task. So, your second goal can also be achieved, it just requires unique development.Personal experience
I personally use the OAuth plugin to be able to log in to my WordPress websites using the Single Sign On button, which uses my primary WordPress website for authentication. So I use OAuth for a Single Sign On solution between two WordPress websites.