I then followed the instructions at https://indieauth.com/#documentation to allow users to sign into my website. To set this up, I added a Text widget with the following text:
After moving the widget to just below my Bio widget, it looks like this:
I then tested this with my domain (http://andysylvester.com). I saw that I was able to authenticate with one of my social network identities, but then I was directed to some other page that did not mean much to me:
I then clicked on the link within the page, but it took me to the IANA main site – ugh.
Finally, I installed the IndieAuth WordPress plugin and repeated the above steps from my form, and saw the same results. However, I saw a difference in my WordPress login page after activating the plugin:
I entered my domain and was able to authenticate, but then got a message that I did not have an account associated with that website. I will have to look more into this topic.
The plugin matches the URL you used to login, with the URL field in the profile settings (http://codex.wordpress.org/Users_Your_Profile_Screen). If one of the authors is using this URL, he will be signed in. I think it makes sense mainly for blogs with a lot of authors.
@andysylvester99 yes I looked at that as was unable to make it work. Also tried logging into your site, went OK but dropped me into example.com
i know it works on indiewebcamp.com so might be work looking into how they do it. They seem to redirect to indiewebcamp.com/auth
Hi Andy,
Did you have managed the issue with account association on your website? I am stumbling over the the same.
Regards
Carsten