sugardeath

OpenID

Hah.  After I say I need to do something, I go browsing the wp-plugins feed and notice that there's a plugin that enables OpenID within WordPress.  I installed, and so far it works.  It works for LiveJournal users, so I'm sure it'll work for DeadJournal users.  I can't test out the generic "OpenID" option, though, because it seems to be having a hard time authenticating with my OpenID server..  Basically, the script isn't working, as it outputs "No input file specified."  I've commented on the author's site asking about this, so we'll see what happens.  Hopefully there's a simple solution to this problem.

Now, to explain exactly how this works:
Below the Name, E-Mail, and URL fields that were always there, you now see an OpenID pulldown menu.  You choose which authentication server you want to use (LiveJournal, DeadJournal, or generic OpenID) depending on where you're registered.  For example: If Elyse wants to comment on my site, she can now do so by choosing DeadJournal from the menu and typing in her DeadJournal user name.  It will bring her to the DeadJournal site for a minute to ask whether she wants to authorize my site or not.  She hits "Yes, always" and is sent back to my site, where her comment will be displayed (it may still get thrust into moderation, i'm not quite sure).  If Jacki wants to comment, she can choose LiveJournal, put in her LiveJournal user name, and the rest is the same!  Now, this is where it gets cool.  Since I despise Livejournal and DeadJournal, I can use my own site as an OpenID.  So, if I wanted to comment on someone's LiveJournal, DeadJournal, OR an OpenID-enabled MovableType, WordPress, TypeKey, or even TextPattern site I could just use my URL as my OpenID!  Well, I could, if I weren't getting that error..  But that should be fixed shortly.

By the way: If you're going to post using the OpenID system, DO NOT fill in the Name, E-Mail, or URL fields!  That is all.