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Blogspot Blogger users are already reporting a drop in comments from non Blogger blogs, following the change in the comment form login process. I should imagine this is primarily from new visitors rather than those who visit and comment regularly, although some may be confused by the new comment login process and not bother. Those who do not allow anonymous comments may not realise they are cutting off all comments from non Blogger users.
Blogger in Draft is now testing a new feature that allows readers to sign into comments with an OpenID. (I talked about OpenID in my last post). However, if you are a non Blogger user, just having an OpenID is not enough to link your comment name to your blog. This will just create a link to your OpenID profile. In order to divert this link directly to your blog you need to add some code between the <head> and </head> section of your theme/template. (In Wordpress this is located in the Header file). This is known as OpenID delegation.
A simple way of doing this, for Wordpress hosted on your own domain, is via a plugin to be found at OpenID Delegate WordPress Plugin although I have not tried this out myself. Once activated you have to configure the plugin with your own OpenID details.
The other way is to manually add the code to your head section.
Here are examples of the code you add. As you can see below, the url varies according to which OpenID provider you are using. The information needed should be in your provider’s help documentation.
ClaimID.
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://openid.claimid.com/server" /> <link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://openid.claimid.com/yourname " />
MyOpenID
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" /> <link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://yourname.myopenid.com/" /> <meta http-equiv="X-XRDS-Location" content="http://www.myopenid.com/xrds?username=yourname.myopenid.com" />
Thanks to Meg for “Dipping into her Blogpond” and putting me onto this coding in How to Get an OpenID and link it to your Blog URL
Once the code is added your blog URL may need to be activated by logging in to your OpenID provider account.
What has now happened is that you have authorised your own blog URL to be your OpenID address. Instead of logging in to OpenID supported sites and leaving comments using your OpenID URL you can now use your own blog’s URL. e.g. instead of using http://claimid.com/sueblimely I can now use www.sueblimely.com to log in to OpenID supported sites, including Blogger in draft. The link in comments I leave now lead directly to my blog.
When choosing an identity to leave comments in Blogger in draft you now choose the checkbox “Sign in Using” and then “Any OpenID” from the drop down box. Type in your blog URL in the box that appears below.
The first time you leave a comment you will be directed to your OpenID provider to to let them know that you trust Blogger to access your OpenID. (although you may not be associating the word trust with Blogger right now!) More details are to be found at the official Blogger in Draft blog New feature: OpenID commenting
I wonder if Blogger users can get around the problem of the links in comments they make leading to their Blogger profile, rather than to their blog, by registering with an OpenID provider and adding the relevant code to their template? (Update - it seems they can - Kim of Poeartica has left a comment to this post and her name leads directly to her blog and not her blogger profile)
If all this is too much trouble maybe it is time to move to Wordpress and your own domain. Snoskred is offering hosting AND the setting up of a Wordpress blog for only $5 per month. This includes all the set up, including necessary plugins and exporting your blog from blogger if necessary - a working all set up and ready to go blog within around 24 hours. This is a great deal and if you need help setting up your blog I reckon this is the way to go. Snoskred is very knowledgeable about Wordpress and the sort of blogger, goes out of her way to help others and is concerned about the effects of the new blogger comment system.
Update: phydeaux3 has comprehensive details on how Blogger users can set their blogs up for Using OpenID for Blogger Comments.
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Debbie and I sort of worked this out….and I now have an open ID for google which is great for blogspot….as well as a WP ID
and now I’m going to try for a Technorati ID….
I imagine the openID will be the best one for commenting on blogspot blogs…
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Yes the openID will leave a link leading straight to your blog if you put the appropriate code in.
haha Sue I spoke too soon…
I’ve lost my openid link to my blog through google…ah well back to the drawing board…
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Your link in this message leads straight to your blog though?
You have some wonderful information on this blog!!!! Thank you!!!
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Good to see you here Lightening and thank you so much for your award. Please let me know if I can help you in learning what you need to know in managing your new wordpress blog.
I hope this goes through, Girly. I have OpenID activated at Mville so it should work but we’ll see, won’t we?
I don’t see the comment box sign in like I see it on Blogger. Now I’m beginning to wonder if it’s going to work since I also read Kim’s comment.
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Oooo Ooooo Oooooo, it worked, it worked!
Yippeeeeee, it worked!
~:o)
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It did indeed - linked straight to your blog and not your profile. Well done. I could not get mOopenID to work here so used ClaimId instead. I had a peek at your code to see which provider you were using
I’m sure that I drove Kim straight up the wall in my attempts with OpenId and you know what? She never even flinched, lol!
Geez, what an ordeal that was, then again, I never really read the information thoroughly. [what, me read?] doh! We finally got ‘er done with Kim dropping in with the champaigne glasses to celebrate our success at getting it launched. [knock on wood]
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