The WTHashtag team has been discussing entry barriers on the site for a while and we thought that we should offer more ways for people to authenticate with our service. We’ve taken the first step and added OpenID as a way of authenticating to WTHashtag.

Before you proceed, we want to warn you that this plugin is a little buggy and does some irrational things sometimes. It provides virtually no warning or confirmation messages. We’re really sorry about that, but it’s the best available and the plugin does work if you complete the process.

Connect your WTH account with an OpenID account

The first thing you’ll need to do is log out of WTH and then click the “Log In with OpenID” link in the upper right of the screen. You’ll be presented with a ton of services you can use to log in with. Choose your service, supply your ID, and click Log In. You’ll be sent over to your provider where you’ll authenticate yourself to them. Once you’ve done that, you’ll be returned to What the Hashtag.

When you get back to our site you’ll need to complete the “Finish OpenID login” form.

• If you’ve already got an account, check the first radio button and enter your username and password, then click Log in. (You might see a verification error, just ignore it)
• If you don’t have an account, select one of the two other radio buttons and click Log in. An account should be created for you.

Finishing Up

Once your WTH account and OpenID account are connected, you’ll see an icon next to your username.

The next time you come back to the site, opt for the OpenID login instead of the standard login. You should be good to go! If you encounter any problems, please contact us and we’ll try to help you through it.