You can now use your WordPress.com URL as an OpenID, and we’re going to release the MU plugin that does it after getting some kinks worked out. This is also a bit of a coming out for Simon Willison, who implemented it all. Welcome to the team. 
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Robert Accettura | March 6th, 2007 @ 6:41 pm |
Will we be seeing a downloadable plugin for non MU users?
Trent Adams | March 6th, 2007 @ 7:59 pm |
Matt is there an OpenID plugin for standard Wordpress installs as well going to be released?
Trent
James Walker | March 6th, 2007 @ 8:42 pm |
That’s great news – way to take the plunge. Chris must be thrilled
Oh, and congrats on adding Simon to the team!
Aaron Brazell | March 6th, 2007 @ 9:21 pm |
Simon Willison is at Automattic? You guys continue to impress…
Michael Josh | March 6th, 2007 @ 9:59 pm |
Sounds great. Coincidentally was thinking (hoping) about this in particular just last night. All the best to you guys. Oh an props man for being the youngest guy on PC Magazine’s 50 Most Important People On the Web list.
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Mark | March 7th, 2007 @ 5:36 am |
A step in the right direction for sure. Good job, Simon.
Mark | March 7th, 2007 @ 5:37 am |
Oh, and congratulations Simon!
Luc | March 7th, 2007 @ 6:05 am |
Hello,
Great idea !
What would be enven greater is a plug in allowing personal WP install to use wordpress.com openID system for login (a good link between the big wordpress.com country and the samll personal WP install islands)
Asbjørn Ulsberg | March 7th, 2007 @ 9:46 am |
Great! But now the big, unavoidable question is: When will WordPress become an OpenID consumer as well?
chriskalani | March 7th, 2007 @ 12:10 pm |
Nice! I have been playing around with openid for a while now. cool stuff.
Anil Dash | March 7th, 2007 @ 12:13 pm |
How cool! Nice work, and nobody better than Simon to do it.
Brandon Hopkins | March 7th, 2007 @ 12:22 pm |
Cool, will there be a post on our admin screens when it comes out?
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Elad | March 8th, 2007 @ 12:41 am |
Great – thanks!
Looking forward for the MU plugin
Milan | March 8th, 2007 @ 6:56 pm |
I look forward to when this can be used as part of the commenting system, on my standalone WordPress installation.
Luc | March 8th, 2007 @ 11:52 pm |
well.. in fact this exists. I just discovered wpopenid ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/wpopenid/ ) and it works pretty wedl
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Chris Messina | March 9th, 2007 @ 6:51 pm |
This is totally awesome! But I agree, I want to see WordPress become a consumer as well!
Ah, and Will Norris is doing some great work extending Alan’s work:
http://willnorris.com/projects/wpopenid/
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Niko Neugebauer | March 10th, 2007 @ 6:13 am |
Great ! This is something that was needed for a long time.
Wordpress continues to surprise in a very positive way =O)
Keep up the good work =O)