Sergei is very pleased with me because I can tell the difference between meerkats and markets. I will get my reward if Postkat makes it here from Meerkovo.

(Requires annoying Flash; hope it works! It doesn’t seem to; anyone know why?)

After extensive testing by my users (again, just the one, really), it seems that the OpenID plug-in I used doesn’t allow you to log in. It has now been removed. Thanks for testing it for me, Phill.

I am researching other possibilities, but everything seems unsatisfactory in some way. I found another plug-in that promises to be marvellous, but due to my going against my better judgement, I’ve messed up. I hope to resolve the problem soon.

This plug-in will replace the one that currently allows you to log in with Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. This is a bit annoying because I had to set up an app for each one, which I found annoying and very time-consuming.

Still, at least if I can fix this new one, I can get rid of the annoying apps and all will be well.

In response to popular request (well, one request), I have added OpenID as another method to log in to pandammonium.org.

It wasn’t an easy task, for various plug-in-related reasons, and it’s not ideal, in that the OpenID box doesn’t appear on the comment form. Instead, you have to go to the log-in page to do it. I have provided a convenient link on the comment page for your relative ease of use.

The developer claimed a month ago that he uses it on his site, willnorris.com. Maybe he did then, but now, where the comments would be, he says this:

I no longer have comments on my blog. Instead, I encourage you to comment here on Google+. If you don’t have a Google+ account, you can sign up here. Of course, you’re also always welcome to post a reply on your own blog, on twitter, or wherever you choose to publish.

So much for his OpenID plug-in!

It also strikes me as odd that someone who writes a plug-in to allow people to use a method of logging in without creating a new account is now forcing them to use Google+. Perhaps it’s because he’s biased:

Hi, I’m Will Norris. I’m an engineer working on the Google+ platform by day

but then he also claims to be

pushing to further the indie web by night.

Perhaps the real clue is in the tense in his statement about his activity in OpenID:

I’ve been active in numerous projects and efforts such as Shibboleth, OpenID, OAuth, XRD, and Activity Streams.

That is, “I have been active, but I’m not now.” So there you have it: he’s done his bit, and now he doesn’t care. I wish he’d prove me wrong!

I am probably just bitter and twisted becaue this plug-in promised to be everything I wanted it to be, but delivered little.

Still, it’ll have to do, for now, at least, because the other plug-ins that I’ve looked at are just too downright complicated or have loads of other social networks or whatever.

One day, I will find the right plug-in!

Let me know if it doesn’t work.