VentraConnect - Social Login, Magic Link & Email OTP (Passwordless)

Yes. VentraConnect uses the official OAuth authentication flows provided by each social network.\ User credentials are never shared with or stored by your WordPress site. Authentication is handled directly by the provider, and only basic profile data is returned after successful login. VentraConnect connects directly to each provider — there is no third-party proxy server in the middle and no extra tracking layer added by the plugin.

In the free plugin, no. The classic WordPress username/password login remains available and Social Login, Magic Link and Email OTP are optional login methods you can enable or disable. Users can always fall back to their normal password login. In the Pro add-on, you also get a Passwordless Mode control (Off, Recommended, Strict) that lets you make passwordless the primary login on supported forms, or hide password fields for normal users while still keeping an emergency password login path for site owners.

Yes. If a login method (Social Login, Magic Link or Email OTP) comes in with an email address that matches an existing user, VentraConnect links that method to the existing WordPress user and logs them in. It does not create duplicate accounts for the same email.

It can. When the email address does not exist yet, VentraConnect can create a new WordPress user – depending on:

• Your passwordless settings for each method (Login only vs Login & Register), and
• Your Guardrails settings (whether new accounts are allowed via these methods).

Yes. Guardrails let you control whether VentraConnect is allowed to create new users via Social Login, Magic Link and Email OTP – especially from the default wp-login.php screen. You can keep those methods for login only and push new registrations through your own process (for example a custom registration page, LMS onboarding, or membership signup flow).

Yes, if you want. Each passwordless method can run in:

• Login only mode – passwordless is used only for existing users, or
• Login & Register mode – new users can also sign up via Magic Link / Email OTP when registration is open and Guardrails allow new accounts.

Only:

• Provider user ID
• Name
• Email address
• Avatar URL

Links to each provider’s developer console are shown in the plugin settings. VentraConnect automatically generates the correct callback URL using WordPress admin-ajax.php. Always copy the callback URL shown in the settings instead of hard-coding your own.

No. The plugin only loads its assets where login buttons are displayed, and OAuth / passwordless requests run only during login. There are no external proxy calls or background requests added to normal page loads.

The free plugin works wherever the default WordPress login/registration forms are used, plus any custom page where you place the shortcode. The Pro add-on adds deep integrations for WooCommerce (login, checkout and My Account), LMS plugins (LearnDash, LifterLMS, LearnPress) and membership/community plugins (MemberPress, Ultimate Member, Paid Memberships Pro, BuddyPress). These integrations respect Guardrails, support account linking from profile screens, and include context-based shortcodes to place login exactly where it makes sense in those flows.

Yes. The free plugin provides a shortcode that you can use on custom pages, in page builders and on custom login pages. As long as the page is part of your WordPress site and renders the shortcode, Social Login + Magic Link + Email OTP will work there.

Yes. VentraConnect Social Login Pro is an optional add-on for sites that need:

• Deep WooCommerce, LMS and membership/community integrations
• Passwordless Mode (Off, Recommended, Strict) to make passwordless primary on supported forms
• Advanced redirect control
• Analytics and additional diagnostics