followers have to create an account with WordPress

conniemobleymedina · Member · Jan 6, 2014 at 8:35 pm
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I have two blogs, the first one allows people to follow the blog by simply using their email address, the second blog requires people to create a wordpress account before they can follow and/or make comments….how can I change this? I would like them to be able to follow and leave comments by just using their email.
This is the blog I am having the problem with:http://johnsfamilycookbook.com/

The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
thistimethisspace · Member · Jan 6, 2014 at 8:42 pm
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There is no requirement to register an account in order to comment on a public blog here. This page > Settings > Discussion is where you set up defaults for comments. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/

Discussion Settings
Other comment settings
_Comment author must fill out name and e-mail
_Users must be registered and logged in to comment

Note that the prompt to submit and email address and a website URL will still appear, but providing an email address and logging in are not required, and you cannot change this so the prompt does not appear.

You can post instructions for your visitors in a text widget if you wish to set up anonymous commenting. That’s easy to do. You copy and paste this into a text widget:

Readers: Note that the email address and logging in prompts do appear for comments on this blog, but providing an email address and logging in are not required.

P.S. Do be sure to set up full comment moderation ie. “An administrator must always approve the comment” because anonymous commenting is bound to increase the amount of spam your blog will receive.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation
conniemobleymedina · Member · Jan 6, 2014 at 9:44 pm
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I really do feel like I know what you are saying, sort of…but in this sections:Discussion Settings
Other comment settings
_Comment author must fill out name and e-mail
_Users must be registered and logged in to comment

I have the first one checked, and not the second one….and yet as my daughter just tried, she can not like a post or make a comment without signing up for wordpress.
I am very confused! Please help
thistimethisspace · Member · Jan 6, 2014 at 9:49 pm
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Yes one has to register a WordPress.com/Gravatar account and be logged into WordPress.com to use the “in-house” like button for WordPress.com bloggers. In other words, it’s exactly the same here as it is at Facebook and everywhere else there is an “in-house” like button provided for member use only.
jackiedana · Member · Jan 8, 2014 at 9:20 pm
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If the Discussion setting is set to “Comment author must fill out name and e-mail” but not “Users must be registered and logged in to comment”, then the user will need to fill out the following:

If they use an email address that is associated with a WordPress.com account, they will then be prompted to log into their account. This is intentional, to ensure no one can post comments in our users’ names.

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