VP Social Login - Connected accounts

Logged-in members manage their own providers from a Connected accounts panel in their profile — connecting a new provider or disconnecting one they no longer use.

Where to find it

The panel appears on the user's profile edit page, in a Connected accounts section. Each enabled provider is listed with its current status.

Connecting a provider

A provider that isn't linked yet shows a Connect button. Clicking it sends the member to that provider to authorise, then returns them — the row switches to Connected.

From then on, that member can sign in with one click using the connected provider.

Disconnecting a provider

A connected provider shows a Disconnect button. Clicking it removes the link immediately; the member can reconnect later at any time.

Safeguards

• One identity, one account. A given social account can be linked to only one Joomla user. Trying to connect an identity that already belongs to someone else is refused.
• You can't lock yourself out. If an account was created through social login and has no password, the member can't disconnect their last remaining provider — they'd have no way back in. Connecting another provider or setting a password first removes the restriction.

When a user is deleted

If a user account is deleted, all of its social links are removed automatically — no orphaned data is left behind, and the freed social identities can be linked to a different account later.