- OpenID icons now appear on Post Pages in addition to comment.g; they have their own CSS class (
openid-comment-icon) in case you'd like to customize their display - Nicknames with "www" in their URLs are now correctly parsed
- Comments from Blogger/Google accounts now have the Blogger favicon
Friday, December 14, 2007
OpenID Commenting Update
OpenID commenting is now live for all Blogger users, not just Draft users. A few updates with this release:
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Great work Blogger. This is a big step forward.
What other new features are you planning?
Yes, really good work!
A very autocratic attitude I must say. Now we don't have any choice other than leaving blogger. This is our reward for sticking with you.
Any one post in a public is well aware of the risks. Who the hell are you to decide for us?
Thank you! Great job. Works very well indeed.
There's just something I don't understand, if we (bloggers using Blogger) *do* allow anonymous comments, why should the commenters be *forced to* have at least an OpenId(or equivalent) in order to leave a link if they don't want to ?
Moreover, if I comment on Blogger and want the link to go directly to my blog rather than my profile (would it be just for the statistics), how do I do it ?
This "feature" simply goes too far!
I've defended Blogger through a lot. I've been blogging on and off for 7 years. It's been a 7 year love/hate relationship with Blogger. This is just pushing it though. Just bring it back already for those who want it. You're losing people left and right. I don't want to move but you've got to stop giving me reasons to!
Hey Blogger,
While "name link" registration (via OpenID) is a great way to fight against stolen identities in the comment section, I was wondering if you would consider bringing the "other url" feature back?
While I enjoy using OpenID, is there a way you could have the "other url" as an opt-in feature for us whiners?
PS
If you decide against it, is there a way you could at least allow OpenID commenters to subscribe to comments via email? Just a suggestion...
This is just another boring test comment, just cause I want to see how the OpenID profile information gets used...
This continues to be horrible, and people continue to leave Blogger (at least of a few that I read daily have left so far, more threatening to do so). I keep sticking around hoping that it will go back to how it was before this awful and forced change, but at some point, I, too, might have to bite the bullet and move my blog.
Editing an old post just got more difficult, too, no longer just one click on the tool symbol while logged in and reading.
Until recently, I've always thought Blogger to be better than the other options. These changes are making me think less so. Based on comments, and people leaving Blogger, I see I'm not alone, at least.
Guys, are you reading comments ?
Never answer, never read ? that's the way ?
Please add a "Name + URL" option!
let's listen to marco !
Reading and writing
You fixed my problem with the url being shown properly. Thanks
Trying OpenID comment from Germany
This is very good
If an OpenID response message is POSTed to a URL like https://www.blogger.com/comment.do?loginRedirect=1lu8o399p8u2u blogger.com responds with a 302 redirect back to the OpenID Provider (with the OpenID request message again), which ends up in a loop.
This seems to be a bug, since POSTs are a valid way of responding to OpenID authentication requests.
The above behaviour can be seen when trying to leave a comment on blogger.com using Sxipper.
Johnny
yay for openid!
I have my friend's blog site on a trackengine site which alerts me when the page changes. It even highlights the bits that have changed. I haven't had an alert since September (the last time he changed anything) until a few days ago and now I'm getting them everyday. It's highlighting the "0 comments Links to this post" line. Is this linked with the changes you've just implemented and if so is there a fix that you and I can implement?
Why Blogger keeps adding low-priority features thesedays? The latest big features are maybe RSS on sidebar, autosave and video uploading.
Seriously, where is access restriction for certain labels/posts? It's very important feature and many other sites have it. Also where's a shoutbox?
@ Singlebed:
A shoutbox could be nice... but I think the most wanted feature is Post Scheduling (ehm... do I have to say "Wordpress"?). Google please add it! ;-)
I am not even using the blogger commenting section(outsourcing) thanks to this deletion of the url space. Please put it back. You know people are not happy.
1. When comments are moderated, it's too difficult for the owner of blog to guess on which post the comment has been done. If he hasn't checked the email notification before logging into Blogger.
2. commentator url & links in the comments are not visible.
3. no option of direct reply-back on a visitor comment. you have to open the page, click on post comment link and than write and submit...
4. Comment box at the end of each post.
I'm still unhappy about the accompanying loss of the URL field. You act like you've added a new feature, but you brush over the fact that you took one away---for all Blogger blogs---unannounced. Blogger and Google need to work on their communications skills.
Other evidence of clumsiness in your communication strategy, if you even have one, can be seen in these comments. You don't answer them. Blogger has really dropped the ball, which surprises me. After all, isn't this supposed to be about new media and communication?
Great job!
It's unfortunate there's still no Referer or User-Agent header; agents that don't send them find their way to the honeypot. Hopefully the IP address Google/Blogger uses to do OpenID transactions won't change.
The "other" option is back! Better late than never!
Bloggers of the world unite!
rooted
reading room
gautami
but it still truncate a subdomain, instead of asking what's the favour nick name displayed
;) Thanks Google!
Now, it's almost Christmas... as a gift, I would like post scheduling and the comment form at the end of the comments... Thank you and merry Christmas!
Thank you. It's nice to know you guys aren't too big to listen.
Thanks Google!
I know we can be brats sometimes as you are all doing the hard labor and we are just munching off of the fruit of that labor, but its good to see both OpenID and the "other url" feature are back!
:-)
LONG LIVE BLOGGER!!!
wow very nice.thanks blogger
Good to see Google join this effort
cool bro..i have been use it !!!
nice blog
This is just another boring test comment, just cause I want to see how the OpenID profile information gets used...
Trying Sxipper...
Support for HTTPS identifiers seem to be broken now (it used to work before the holidays).
The form says "OpenID url is missing" if a HTTPS URL is entered.
Johnny
Cool!
testing sxipper again...
A way to login without having to post would be nice...
Great feature!
Thanks for adding OpenID.
prova
Let's see if it is indeed working :)
Nice use of OpenID here on blogger.com, I think it's pretty likely that Google will become an OpenID Identity Provider.
Great Job! This will really give a push the openID initiative.
Hi folks! Since this feature is out of draft and we have new stuff coming, I'm closing off comments.
Thanks for your feedback!
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