Minimal configuration

The default configuration is set with : WordPress and LimeSurvey in same database, and WordPress with prefix to ’wp_’ (is the default settings with a fresh install). If it’s what you need, just try to activate the plugin.

If you need another settings, you can choose : setting by file or setting by database. The settings read the wordpress config from is directory. It can be done if wordpress and limesurvey are on the same server. You can set database information on plugin settings.

The directory where WP is

The directory where you install wordpress if it’s the same server. You can use path relative to Limesurvey installation or absolute path

If the plugin found the file, you don’t need to set other settings

WordPress DB Host

The wordpress DB host, default is the same host than LimeSurvey, if you set DB Port or DB Name , you need to set DB Host

WordPress DB Port

The wordpress DB Port, default is the same than LimeSurvey, if you set DB host or DB Name is set, default is 3306.

WordPress DB Name

The wordpress DB host, default is the same than LimeSurvey, if you set DB Port or DB Host , you need to set DB Name

WordPress DB User

The wordpress DB User, default is the same than LimeSurvey.

WordPress DB User password

The wordpress DB User password, default is the same than LimeSurvey.

WordPress DB prefix

The wordpress DB prefix, default is ’wp_’.

Advanced settings

Check to make default authentication method

If checked the first drop-down menu in authentification are the WordPress one

Auto create user.

Check to create user if it’s not exist in LimeSurvey installation. Default rigths for a WordPress user is : survey creation, using template, using labels set and have their own particants.

WordPress administrator are set to LimeSurvey super admin

And if there are error in database configuration

When you try to activate the plugin and database are not found, the plugin don’t activate.

If after activation, there are a new problem with database, the plugin deactivate authentification via wordpress until the connection is found again.