Framer Login & Authentication Blog
Tutorials, guides, and insights for building authenticated Framer sites.
Getting Started with Framer Authentication
GuideHow to Add Login to a Framer Website (Complete Guide)
Complete step-by-step guide to adding login to your Framer site. Sign in, sign up, OAuth, magic links, OTP, and protected pages. No backend, no code.
Inspiration5 Real-World Framer Authentication Use Cases (Examples)
Five real Framer authentication use cases: SaaS dashboards, course platforms, client portals, private communities, and internal tools. See how each works.
GuideHow to Build a Sign-Up Form Template in Framer (With Real User Authentication)
Build a real Framer sign-up form, not just a static mockup. What separates a working template from a fake one, and how to build one by hand or with a pre-wired component in minutes.
GuideAuth Plugin Setup Errors and How to Fix Them
A magic link that never arrives. An OTP code that won't take. A redirect_uri_mismatch error. Here's the cause and fix for each Auth Plugin setup error, one at a time.
GuideWhat Happens When You Run Auth Plugin's Setup Wizard
Connect, Shields, Scripts, Components: here's what actually happens on each of the 4 setup wizard screens, the exact fields, toggles, and buttons involved.
Login Methods & Authentication Flows
ProductPasswordless Login for Framer: Magic Links and OTP
Skip the password: add magic link and OTP sign-in to your Framer site in minutes. How each works, when to use which, and the real conversion impact. No code.
TutorialHow to Set Up Google OAuth on Your Framer Site
Let users sign in with their Google account in one click. A complete walkthrough from creating Google credentials to testing the live flow.
GuideAuth Plugin's Forgot Password and Reset Password Flow, Explained
Forgot Password Form and Reset Password Form are two separate Auth Plugin components that only work as one flow if the reset link actually lands on the page carrying the second form. Here's every confirmed property on both, and how to wire them together correctly.
GuideWhich Auth Plugin Components Hide Themselves by Login State?
Exactly five of Auth Plugin's components ship a built-in toggle that hides them based on auth state, Social Auth Button, Sign Out Button, Sign In Form, Avatar, and Identity Label, no Code Overrides required. Here's every confirmed property across all five.
GuideAuth Plugin's OTP Verification and Magic Link Components: Every Real Property Explained
OTP Verification (OTP Form on the canvas) has six text fields, a Back Link toggle, and seven style objects. Magic Link (Magic Link Form on the canvas) has four text fields, a Back Link toggle, and six style objects. Here is every property on both, how they differ, and what they share.
Membership & Access Control
TutorialHow to Build a Membership Site in Framer (No Code)
Turn your Framer site into a membership platform with user registration, protected content, profiles, and member dashboards. All without writing code.
GuideFramer Protected Pages & Role-Based Access: Setup Guide
Framer protected pages setup, role-based access control, code overrides, and real-world patterns. Show different content to different users.
GuideHow to Password Protect Website Pages in Framer (No Code)
A comparison of three ways to password protect a page in Framer (a shared password, a custom-built auth system, and Auth Plugin's Protected Pages), plus how to set up the plugin option without code.
GuideHow to Restrict a Membership Dashboard to Logged-In Users in Framer
Search "membership dashboard" and most results are admin tools for tracking members, not the page your members actually see. Here's how to build that page in Framer, lock it to logged-in users with Protected Pages, and fill it with the visitor's own data.
GuideFramer Gated Content: How to Gate Pages and Sections (No Code)
Framer has no native way to gate content behind login. Here's how to do it anyway — whole page or single section, free tier or paid tier, without writing any code.
GuideAuth Plugin's Auth Page Paths: How Global Redirects Actually Work
Sign-In Page Path and Sign-Up Page Path are global, site-wide settings under Auth Plugin's Settings > General tab, not the same thing as a single component's own Redirect Path. Here's what each field actually controls and the setup mistake that breaks redirects site-wide.
GuideAuth Plugin's Access Switch: Real Properties, the 4 Mode Values, and When to Use It Over Code Overrides
Access Switch's real properties panel documents a Mode dropdown with four values, auth, grant, label, and tier, plus Locked Layer and Unlocked Layer pickers that swap between two fully designed states. Here's what's actually confirmed, and when it fits better than Code Overrides.
Customization & Branding
DesignCustomize Framer Auth: Branding, Emails, Profiles, Avatars
Customize your Framer auth experience. Brand your sign-in forms, transactional emails, profile pages, and avatars to match your site design perfectly.
ProductAuth Plugin Dashboard: A Full Walkthrough of User Management
Auth Plugin's Dashboard isn't the page your members see after login. It's the plugin's management panel inside Framer for identities, signups, OAuth, branding, and authentication settings. Here's what's actually in it.
ProductAuth Plugin Code Overrides: Show and Hide Content by Login State
Auth Plugin's Code Overrides component ships five overrides, two visibility, two identity-injection, one sign-out action, that you can apply to any Framer element without building a full Protected Pages rule. Here's the complete documented set.
GuideAuth Plugin's Avatar Component: Real Properties, Real Fallback, and Pairing With Identity Label
Avatar's properties panel documents View Only, Hide Logged Out, Placeholder BG, and a full Avatar Style object, and its actual no-photo fallback is a placeholder-colored circle with a silhouette icon, not initials text. Here's the real set, plus how it pairs with Identity Label on a profile page.
GuideAuth Plugin's Profile Form: Every Real Property, and What the Success Message Actually Does
Profile Form's real panel has a Button Label, Name and Email Placeholders, a Success Message, and a Dismiss (ms) auto-dismiss timer, plus six style objects. Here's every confirmed property, what the canvas actually shows on a fresh instance, and how it pairs with Avatar and Identity Label.
Comparisons & Pricing
PricingFramer Auth Pricing: What It Actually Costs to Add Login to Your Site
A breakdown of what adding authentication to a Framer site actually costs, comparing a DIY Firebase/Supabase build, Outseta, Thenty, and Auth Plugin's own three tiers, so you know what you're paying for before you pick one.
ComparisonAuth Plugin vs Thenty: Comparing Two Framer Membership Plugins
Thenty and Auth Plugin are both native Framer plugins, but they solve different problems. Thenty bundles payments and a member CRM; Auth Plugin stays focused on authentication and gating. A full comparison of setup, features, auth methods, and pricing.
ComparisonOutseta Framer Authentication vs Auth Plugin: Which One Fits Your Site?
Outseta Framer authentication bundles login with payments, CRM, and email marketing. Auth Plugin stays focused on login and gating. A real, honest comparison of setup, features, and cost.
ComparisonAuth Plugin vs Authsmith: Do You Need a Developer Auth SDK for Your Framer Site?
Authsmith is a code-first, beta-stage developer auth SDK, not a Framer plugin. If you searched for it while building a Framer site, here's what it actually is and what to use instead.
PricingIs There a Free Framer Auth Plugin?
Yes. Auth Plugin's Basic tier is free: 100 identities, 1 site, all 13 components, no credit card. Here's exactly what that includes and where the free tier ends.