Despite the art looking similar on the Blog, nothing screams "I'm not really a part of StackExchange" than the lack of OpenID. Why can't I use it to post instead of handing over my Name/Email every time I'd want to post?
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Well we do try to make it as easy as possible to post any blog posts, but there should be a threshold– Ivo FlipseCommented Jul 22, 2011 at 17:49
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Though granted, with OpenID it would allow users to write a blog post, but it would still need the Editors to publish their posts– Ivo FlipseCommented Jul 23, 2011 at 8:15
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1@Ivo I'm unsure if Nick's talking about posting comments here or actually posting content to the blargh. Nick, can you clarify?– ManaCommented Jul 26, 2011 at 14:36
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1@Mana, comments initially (as that's what I would do most often) but ultimately either.– Nick TCommented Jul 27, 2011 at 13:37
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Putting aside the technical limitations listed by Rebecca, Arqade's blog has been deprecated and is now only available in a read-only mode for historical purposes, so having Open ID support is a bit of a moot point at this stage.
For future reference, here's the link: Arqade's Community Blog.
I would very much like OpenID support on the blog. I spent a considerable amount of time researching options here. Existing plugins are either broken or actually manage to create a worse experience for the user instead of a better one.
If I (or anyone) can find a decent, working option, I will happily set it up.
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1If only there were websites where programmers and web developers could ask programming and webdev questions :) Commented Jan 27, 2012 at 20:11
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Stack Overflow is not a place to say "I need an OpenId plugin for WordPress - ready, set, start coding!" (;– Rebecca Chernoff ModCommented Jan 27, 2012 at 20:16
Rebecca can answer, but OpenID is difficult to integrate with WordPress for some reason.