The [next major release][] of wp-openid includes a built-in OpenID provider and delegation engine. This will certainly be the most exciting feature of this release for most people, so let me explain a bit how it works. Each authorized user on the WordPress blog will have an OpenID at the author posts URL […]
One of the primary focuses for this next major release of wp-openid is stability. While most people have had great success with the plugin, there are a fair number that seem to have all kinds of strange problems, ranging from conflicts with other plugins, data corruption, library issues, etc. In order to reach […]
I’m really excited about what’s been happening with the WordPress OpenID plugin the last couple of weeks. When it’s ready to ship, I’m sure I’ll do some really deep contemplative post about “how far we’ve come” or something like that. In the meantime however, I think I’ve got something that is mostly feature […]
High on my list of most aggravating anti-patterns is that of setting up (in)security questions. You know, where you have to choose three questions along the lines of:
What is your father’s middle name? What is the name of your first pet?
Questions which, if answered truthfully, are incredibly easy to guess with just a modicum of […]
I just finally saw Lloyd’s post about the WordCamp SF Genius Bar, and I felt a bit inspired. One of the problems that has plagued wp-openid for a while is the rather random problems people tend to have in getting the plugin to work. It often has to do with some setting in […]
