# How to setup Login via Facebook & Google

Social Login allows your users to quickly sign in or register to your website using their existing social media accounts, without having to remember another password.

Our **Golo Theme** is designed to seamlessly integrate with any third-party Social Login plugin via Shortcodes. This guide will show you how to set it up step-by-step using **Nextend Social Login** (one of the most popular, free, and beginner-friendly plugins available).

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### Step 1: Install the Nextend Social Login Plugin <a href="#user-content-step-1-install-the-nextend-social-login-plugin" id="user-content-step-1-install-the-nextend-social-login-plugin"></a>

Since the Golo theme uses a Shortcode to display the social login buttons, you will first need a dedicated plugin to handle the connections:

1. Log in to your WordPress **Admin Dashboard**.
2. Navigate to **Plugins** > **Add New** from the left sidebar.
3. In the search bar on the top right, type: **Nextend Social Login**.
4. Look for the plugin named *Nextend Social Login and Register*. Click on **Install Now**.
5. Once the installation is complete, click **Activate**.

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### Step 2: Configure Your Facebook and Google Apps <a href="#user-content-step-2-configure-your-facebook-and-google-apps" id="user-content-step-2-configure-your-facebook-and-google-apps"></a>

For your website to connect with Facebook and Google, you need to provide an `App ID` and an `App Secret`.

1. From your WordPress Dashboard, go to **Settings** > **Nextend Social Login**.
2. You will see configuration panels for various social networks, including Facebook and Google.
3. Click the **Getting Started** button under the network you want to configure.
4. The plugin provides extremely detailed, step-by-step visual instructions on how to create the necessary Apps on Facebook/Google to obtain your ID and Secret keys. Follow those instructions carefully.
5. Once configured, verify your settings and **Enable** the networks you wish to use.

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### Step 3: Display Social Login Buttons on the Golo Theme <a href="#user-content-step-3-display-social-login-buttons-on-the-golo-theme" id="user-content-step-3-display-social-login-buttons-on-the-golo-theme"></a>

Golo comes with a beautifully designed login popup right out of the box. All you have to do is paste the plugin's Shortcode into the Golo Theme Options:

1. Go back to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Find and click on **Golo > Theme Options** in the left menu.
3. Scroll down and click on the **Login Option** tab.
4. Next to **Enable Social Login**, toggle the switch to **On**.
5. In the **Social Login Shortcode** text box, paste the following shortcode exactly as written: `[nextend_social_login]`
6. Scroll down to the bottom and click **Save Options**.