Add Social & Enterprise SSO to WordPress (Even on Static Sites) with Amazon Cognito + Gatey

#wordpress #aws #cognito #sso

WordPress was never built for OIDC or SAML. Export it as a static site to S3 + CloudFront and the built-in login system stops working completely.

The fix? Amazon Cognito + Gatey:

Configure Cognito User Pools & Hosted UI (no client secret needed, SPA app type)
Connect Social IdPs (Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon)
Add Enterprise IdPs (OIDC, SAML: Okta, Azure AD, Auth0, Ping)
Wire it into WordPress with Gatey (User Pools, General, Custom Providers)
(Optional) Enable IAM so authenticated users can call your AWS APIs directly

🔗 Full guide with screenshots on wpsuite.io.

Static-friendly, secure, and no secrets stored in WordPress.