Invalid username when posting comments

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  cyelkoth · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 3:15 pm

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  When I try to post comments on other websites (such as Acorn Author Services), it tells me I have to log in to do so. When I put in my user name and password, it says they are invalid. I tried “forgot your password” and it says my user name is invalid. Also that my email is invalid.

  I know this is not the case as I am able to log into my wordpress.com account just fine.

  Any thoughts on why this is happening?

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

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:08 pm

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  Hi there!

  Can you give me a link to the site you’re trying to comment on?

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  cyelkoth · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:19 pm

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  Sure. I’ve had this problem a few times, but these this is the most recent site: http://acornauthorservices.com/

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  cyelkoth · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:20 pm

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  This was another site, if that helps. http://www.itinthed.com/16328/what-taking-my-daughter-to-a-comic-book-store-taught-me/

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:29 pm

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  Thanks for those links! Both of those sites are not WordPress.com sites. In order to log into those sites, you’ll need to create an account with those sites. I know the login form looks like ours, but we’re completely separate.

  Usually these sites allow you to login via WordPress.com, Google, Facebook, etc. But it looks like the “Log In” links for both of these sites are not set up that way. Maybe contact the site owners about this?

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  cyelkoth · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:30 pm

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  So even though the WordPress login page opens up I can’t log in that way?

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  cyelkoth · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:30 pm

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  Also the Acorn Author Services is a WordPress site. It says so on the bottom of the page…

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:34 pm

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  Right. There are a ton of sites that run on WordPress, but are not WordPress.com sites. Usually these sites still let you login and post comments with your WordPress.com account, but these two don’t seem to do that.

  Here’s some more information about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org:

  The $64,000 Question: WordPress.com or WordPress.org?

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  cyelkoth · Member · Jan 31, 2015 at 5:37 pm

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  Bummer that the two don’t interact. Thank you for your time.