QRAuth – Passwordless & Social Login vs Simpler Checkout

QRAuth replaces the password field on your WordPress login page with a drop-in QR widget. Users sign in by scanning with the QRAuth mobile app; a cryptographic signature is verified server-to-server before WordPress sets the auth cookie. Social login (Google, GitHub, Microsoft, Apple) is brokered by QRAuth’s hosted approval page, so you never have to register an OAuth app or hold a client secret. One Client ID is the only configuration. Paste it into Settings → QRAuth and the widget appears on wp-login.php. Everything else — the approval flow, the signing, the token refresh — lives in the QRAuth platform. Account safety is the default. Auto-provisioning is off out of the box: only WordPress users who already exist (matched on email) can sign in via QRAuth. Flip on auto-provisioning and new users are created as Subscriber — that’s the only role available, intentionally and at every layer (settings UI, sanitiser, runtime). Operators who need a different role for an individual user can change it manually via Users → All Users after their first sign-in. The plugin never stores the signing material, never issues a redirect outside your site, and never touches your user table on uninstall. Self-hosted, no third-party scripts on wp-login.php. The QRAuth web component ships vendored inside the plugin — the only outbound call is from your server to QRAuth’s verification endpoint during a sign-in attempt. Open source build. The compressed JavaScript at assets/js/qrauth-components.js is built from publicly available TypeScript source at https://github.com/qrauth-io/qrauth/tree/main/packages/web-components. The unminified source files are also vendored alongside the minified bundle inside this plugin (assets/js/source/) for offline review. See the Source section below for build instructions. External services This plugin connects to QRAuth (https://qrauth.io) — the identity verification service that performs the actual passwordless / social sign-in. QRAuth is operated by ProgressNet, the publisher of this plugin. Without QRAuth there is no widget and no sign-in. What the service is and what it is used for QRAuth verifies that the user who scanned the QR code (or completed a social-provider flow on the hosted approval page) is the same person who initiated the sign-in on your WordPress site, then returns a signed assertion that the plugin uses to set the WordPress auth cookie. What data is sent and when Auth-session creation — when a visitor opens a page that hosts the widget (wp-login.php, the registration form, a shortcode-enabled page, or a WooCommerce sign-in form), the plugin’s same-origin REST proxy sends your Client ID, Client Secret (server-side only — never exposed to the browser), and the host page URL to https://qrauth.io/api/v1/auth-sessions. No visitor data is included in this request. Sign-in verification — when the visitor approves the sign-in (by scanning with the QRAuth mobile app or completing a social-provider flow on QRAuth’s hosted approval page), the plugin’s REST proxy fetches the verified result from https://qrauth.io/api/v1/auth-sessions/verify-result. The response carries the QRAuth user identifier and, when the email scope is allowed in Settings → QRAuth, the user’s email address. The plugin uses this only to locate or create the matching WordPress user; nothing beyond a hashed link reference is retained. Hosted approval page — when a visitor on a phone taps “Continue with QRAuth”, the browser navigates to https://qrauth.io/a/ to complete the social-provider flow. This is a standard cross-domain navigation initiated by the visitor. The vendored web component (assets/js/qrauth-components.js) is served from your own WordPress site — there is no third-party JavaScript on wp-login.php, and the component does not contact qrauth.io directly from the browser; all server-to-server calls are proxied via your site’s REST API. Service terms and policies Terms of Service: https://qrauth.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://qrauth.io/privacy Data Processing Addendum: https://qrauth.io/dpa List of Sub-processors: https://qrauth.io/subprocessors Source The compiled bundle at assets/js/qrauth-components.js carries the following banner header at the top of the file: ` /*! * @qrauth/web-components v0.4.1 * Vendored by qrauth-passwordless-social-login. Do not edit by hand. * * Source: https://github.com/qrauth-io/qrauth/tree/main/packages/web-components * License: MIT * npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@qrauth/web-components * Build: npm install && npm run build:assets (see bin/fetch-web-components.mjs) * * The unminified TypeScript source for this bundle is also vendored at * assets/js/source/ — see assets/js/source/README.md for provenance. */ ` The unminified TypeScript source files are also vendored alongside the compiled bundle inside this plugin (assets/js/source/) for offline review. The plugin’s own source — PHP, the small browser adapter (assets/js/qrauth-adapter.js), build scripts, tests, and CI — is publicly maintained under GPL-2.0-or-later at: Plugin source repository: https://github.com/qrauth-io/qrauth-passwordless-social-login The PHP and assets/js/qrauth-adapter.js shipped in the plugin ZIP are non-minified — read them directly without checking out the repo. The vendored file assets/js/qrauth-components.js is a pinned production build of the public @qrauth/web-components library. The non-compiled source for that library is openly available: Source repository: https://github.com/qrauth-io/qrauth/tree/main/packages/web-components (MIT-licensed) npm release: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@qrauth/web-components — pinned to v0.4.1, sha512 in package.json under the qrauth.webComponentsIntegrity key Build instructions for the upstream library: https://github.com/qrauth-io/qrauth/blob/main/BUILDING.md To regenerate the vendored bundle from the pinned npm release, clone the plugin source repository linked above and run from its root: npm install npm run build:assets The build script bin/fetch-web-components.mjs (kept in the plugin source repository, not in the WordPress.org plugin ZIP) downloads the npm tarball, verifies its sha512 SRI hash against package.json#qrauth.webComponentsIntegrity, extracts the IIFE build, and writes it to assets/js/qrauth-components.js. CI runs the same script before the WordPress.org plugin-check job, so the bundle distributed on the directory always matches the published npm release. To rebuild from upstream source instead of the pinned tarball, follow BUILDING.md in the upstream library repository above.

The Simpler Checkout button lets your customers complete their purchases in seconds. Customers using Simpler for the first time will fill in a simple form once. For all the next purchases, they can complete their orders with one click, regardless of device or browser, and without a password. Simpler checkout is designed based on conversion best practices, reducing friction and increasing sales. 1.5.1 Fix(cart): Reuse existing WC_Cart to stop shipping total silently zeroing out 1.5.0 Feat: Relay shipment reports to platform for all Simpler orders Fix(compat): Remove legacy seQura vendor-SDK shipment shim 1.4.11 Fix(compat): Apply custom order numbers to emails and Simpler 1.4.10 Feat(compat): Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 1.4.9 Feat: Accept regulatory_code (e.g. DNI) on order submission Feat: Billing address handling 1.4.8 Fix: persist voucher meta on order creation for v3.3 1.4.7 Fix: Set woocommerce taxes when creating order shipping line item manually 1.4.6 Fix(sequra): Save payment type meta on order creation; fix empty payment gateway ID fallback; sync shipment status 1.4.5 Compat: BOPO Bundle Builder Premium Compat: WooCommerce Order Attribution 10.x 1.4.4 Compat: BOPO Bundle Builder 1.4.3 Feat(compat): TranslatePress – Multilingual 1.4.2 Fix(compat): BOX NOW Delivery 3.2.1 1.4.1 Fix: Cart request URL 1.4.0 Breaking: Drop support for PHP versions <7.4 Fix: SLM phone field, collect package rates before calculating quotes Fix(submit): Add shipping item only if not exists Fix(hook): Pass shipping method on COD hook 1.3.5 Feat: use /v1/cart-requests to create carts for takeover 1.3.4 Fix: compatibility with woocommerce 10.4+ 1.3.3 Fix(takeover): use determine_locale with extra filter for language resolution 1.3.2 Feat: handle grouped products Fix: normalize option keys in product feed Fix: handle stock status in product feed Compat: Skroutz Lockers 1.3.1 Fix: normalize product feed and product details request responses 1.3.0 Feat: introduce product feed route 1.2.7 Fix(coupons): Check if coupon already exists in session cart before applying it 1.2.6 Fix(compat): Set order status to complete for digital vouchers from WooCommerce PDF Vouchers 1.2.5 Fix: Pass shipping as order item for WC 10.3.0 1.2.4 Fix: Should render button for WooCommerce PDF Vouchers 1.2.3 Feat: Default support for woo attribution to true Fix: Support extra keys for order attribution meta Compat: WooCommerce PDF Vouchers 1.2.2 Fix: Payment method title 1.2.1 Feat: Clean output buffers before writing api json responses 1.2.0 Feat: Check verification token before auto-login on order success 1.1.13 Compat: EU VAT Compliance Premium 1.1.12 Fix(compat): WC Pickup Store 1.1.11 Fix(multi-currency): Full support of multi-currency Feat(settings): Disable force login 1.1.10 Chore: strict time frame 1.1.9 Compat: WPML Multicurrency Compat: Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 1.1.8 Fix: Bank transfer email on order submit (default status: on-hold) Fix: Order notes 1.1.7 Compat: PW WooCommerce Gift Cards 1.1.6 Compat: Gift Wrapping for WooCommerce Feat: Link stub payment gateway settings screen to plugin settings for configuration Fix: WooCommerce order attribution hooks race condition Fix: Ignore shipping address when quote is for virtual cart Fix(COD): include restrictions 1.1.5 Fix/Compat: WC Smart COD / availability to set 0 fees 1.1.4 Fix/Compat: WC Smart COD / include tax 1.1.3 Feat: Bank transfer payment method Fix/Compat: WC Smart COD 1.1.2 Compat: WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce Compat: WPC Frequently Bought Together for WooCommerce 1.1.1 Compat: Asana WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts 1.1.0 Feat(hook): custom cod cost hook 1.0.9 Fix(takeover-checkout): prevent redirection if cart has no products Compat: BoxNow ‘Pay on the Go’ payment method as COD 1.0.8 Feat: takeover checkout (Replace native checkout with Simpler) 1.0.7 Compat: WC Smart COD 1.0.6 Fix: increase http timeout for integration status call Compat: Rightpress Dynamic Discounts 1.0.5 fix(payment): enable payment gateway and hide it from checkout 1.0.4 Compat: BOGO 1.0.3 Feat: handle bundle discounted products 1.0.2 Feat: simplerwc_customer_properties filter Compat: WC Pickup Store 1.0.1 Hotfix: default to production environment when no explicit setting 1.0.0 Feat: new simplerwc_order_created action on successful submission Feat: run woocommerce_checkout_order_created action on successful submission Feat: remove sandbox option as Simpler production environment now supports Test Stores 0.7.11 Compat: WordPress 6.5 0.7.10 Feat: Experimental support for WooCommerce Order Attribution Tracking 0.7.9 Compat: Pay for Payment for WooCommerce 0.7.8 Fix: omit coupon from button payload if empty 0.7.7 Feat: introduce simplerwc_should_render_product_button and simplerwc_should_render_cart_button filters for granular control of rendering logic Feat: introduce simplerwc_button_get_product_attibutes and simplerwc_get_cart_item_data filters for managing cart item attributes Compat: iThemeland Free Gifts 0.7.6 Fix: COD filters invocation 0.7.5 Feat: Parse company invoicing details in order request Fix: do not set payment method title when payment method is not simpler 0.7.4 Feat: Support COD payment method Compat: Smart COD plugin support 0.7.3 Compat: BoxNow v2 plugin support 0.7.2 Feat: Allow switching to sandbox environment from single distributable 0.7.1 Fix: Correct auth cookie argument in login before order confirmation redirect 0.7.0 Feat: Login user before redirecting to order confirmation 0.6.2 Feat: Add Minicart placement setting Fix: remove excessive free gifts returned in products response when FGF plugin is active 0.6.1 Compat: BoxNow support 0.6.0 Compat: WooCommerce Local Pickup Plus support Fix: Apply coupons before collecting shipping rates to account for free shipping coupons Fix: Set chosen shipping method on retrieved package keys instead of defaulting to 0 0.5.8 Fix: WooCommerce Product Bundles correct quantity payload when bundle is in cart 0.5.7 Fix: Free Gifts for Woocommerce support for cart checkout with gift 0.5.6 Free Gifts for Woocommerce support 0.5.5 Support Product Bundles created with WooCommerce Product Bundles plugin 0.5.4 Calculate discounted tax when simpler discount present Fix : check data validity when invoking simplerwc_should_render_button function 0.5.3 Optionally include customer email during quotation to handle coupon usage limits Fix : Refactor submission flow to ensure shipping tax calculation works as intended 0.5.2 Fix: Cost reporting in order confirmation email Remove deprecated order submission functionality Remove deprecated Offers tab from Settings 0.5.1 Hotfix: Include customer name & phone in order shipping address 0.5.0 Support custom fees during cart fees calculation Breakdown products cost during quotation Excluded specific user roles from viewing the button Fix: Price rounding Fix: Include tax in coupons 0.4.0 Breaking : Drop support for legacy SDK Add configuration option to hide the product page button if cart contains at least one item Include amount in refund request to account for partial refunds Introduce programmatic filter to modify shipping rates during quotation Fix : Include tax amount in shipping costs during quotation Fix : Respect prices when input excluding tax 0.3.3 Introduce products route to speed up product details retrieval Introduce /v2/order route to include cart calculation hooks in order submission flow 0.3.2 Fix critical issue preventing the plugin from running on PHP 7.2 Render translated asset texts based on store locale 0.3.1 Add product attributes to simpler integration for variable products. 0.3.0 Extract browser assets to external file, hosted at https://cdn.simpler.so. This behavior can be toggled off by the “use legacy SDK” checkbox in the plugin settings, but is not encouraged. Use a Web Component to render the simpler-checkout button Add separate option to control if checkout button gets rendered in the cart view Accepted cards notice is now controlled by a single option for all positions to enhance consistency