Disable social media log in

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  dixiemiss · Member · Aug 10, 2014 at 7:37 pm

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  I need to remove the Facebook , Google and Twitter log in options. I only want users to log in and create a WordPress account so i can allow or disallow comments.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Aug 11, 2014 at 9:33 pm

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  Hi there,

  Under your Discussion Settings, you can force commenters to be logged in before they’re able to comment on your posts. That feature is described here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#other-comment-settings

  However, there isn’t a way to disable Facebook and Twitter logins for commenters.

  Still, even if readers login through Twitter, you can still have their comment held for moderation first before it appears on your site:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#before-a-comment-appears

  You could set the comments to require your approval first. Is that what you’re looking for?

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  dixiemiss · Member · Aug 16, 2014 at 5:23 pm

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  Thanks for the response but I don’t want to moderate each comment we don’t want to play big brother. But we do want to have the user id’d at all times via their user name . We want commenters to follow a specific criteria for setting up their user name in WordPress. This way we know who is not being nice with the comments. If they log in with FB or Twitter they potentially will not be identified.

  How do I get around this?

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Aug 18, 2014 at 3:57 pm

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  Hi!

  The best way to do that will be to force everyone to login in order to comment on your site. This option is described below under “Users must be registered and logged in to comment”:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#other-comment-settings

  In that case, the users would need to login through either WordPress.com, Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ prior to commenting. Here’s how each comment would look:

  

  The name of the commenter is linked to their profile on the service they used to login. Does that make sense? So, you’ll be able to identify anyone that posts a negative comment and commenters will not be able to simply drop a comment without first identifying and verifying their identity.