The purpose of the call to r-login.wordpress.com
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Hi. The website https://blog.weremoto.com/ doesn’t belong to me. My question is about the purpose of the call to r-login.wordpress.com/remote_login.php that some websites make, even if you’re a guest. It contains the parameters ‘origin’ and ‘wpcomid’, both of which seem to be unique to the website and not have anything to do with the browsing user/guest.
WP.com: Yes
Jetpack: No
Correct account: YesThe blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Okay, so it seems the purpose is to track which wordpress websites you visit (gross), but this makes no sense since I’ve only seen the requests used on websites with non-wordpress domains, and so cookies get blocked as they are CORS requests. Can anyone confirm?
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Thanks for taking the time to get in touch. Your question will be best answered from the volunteer community that helps folks with their WordPress installations.
Those are at https://wordpress.org/support/forums/
This page outlines the differences between that installation and what we do here at WordPress.com.
WordPress powers millions of websites, from bloggers and small businesses to massive news sites and companies. This guide will help you to understand the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, and which might be the best fit for your website. Overview of Differences The same WordPress software powers both WordPress.com and WordPress.org sites. One of the main differences is ho
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