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How to Generate Box Client ID and Secret Key
Sandeep Kumar Mishra
September 7, 2021
5 minutes read
This plugin requires the usage of the Box ‘Client ID’ and ‘Client Secret Key’ to display Box files on the frontend in order to work properly. To create a shortcode for Box in the WP DISPLAY FILES plugin, you need to create the ‘Client ID’ and ‘Client Secret Key’.
Generate Box Client ID & Client Secret Key
- Step 1: Please visit the Box Developer website and log in with your account details.
- Step 2: Create a custom APP, select User Authentication (OAuth 2.0), and insert your app name.
- Step 3: In the Configuration tab, copy your Client ID and Secret ID, and paste them in a safe place for later use.
- Step 4: Enter your current backend page URL. The redirect URL will be in the following format:
https://{yourwebsitename.com}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpdf_box_settingsJust copy your current backend page URL and enter it in the Redirect URI field as shown in the image above.
- Step 5: Please make sure you have enabled “Write All files and folders” stored in Box.
- Step 6: Click on Save Changes. Copy and paste the Client ID and Secret ID into the form appearing on the left side, and save the settings.
Box setup is now complete. You just need to create a shortcode to display files and folders listing from Box.
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