[wp-docs] Codex authorization

[Arlen Beiler]

It is rather simple, I agree.

Jane, Otto, etc. I was asking why we force people to register on
wp.orginstead of on the codex. Is
wp.org more restrictive?

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Lorelle on WordPress
> <lorelleonwordpress at gmail.com> wrote:
> > To expand a little more beyond what Chip said, each "section" of
> WordPress
> > uses different publishing platforms. Few have access to the "WordPress"
> part
> > of WordPress.org or WordPress.com (they both have similar setups) as the
> > bloggy part is small comparatively.
> > The Forums are on bbPress. The Codex is on MediaWiki. There are even
> efforts
> > to incorporate some BuddyPress features into the whole mess, though I'm
> not
> > sure of the status of those yet, and how much is BuddyPress and how much
> is
> > custom.
> > Each of these has their own logins. Integrating the forums into
> > WordPress.org was easy as it was mostly bbPress. After a couple years,
> they
> > incorporated the "look and feel" of the Codex into the main site, but
> logins
> > were never completely merged in. Now, that's the effort. How to combine
> two
> > extensive and HUGE databases into one. Kudos to all involved in the
> effort.
> > It's a monstrous one and I hope they blog it cuz I'm fascinated to see
> how
> > it all comes together and the challenges that had to be overcome in the
> > process.
> > Hopefully soon, we'll all be one happy login family. :D
> > Lorelle
>
> I have the new codex logins working, actually. It is a rather simple
> MediaWiki plugin. The upgrade to the support forums did set me back a
> bit as I had to rework the code to handle the new password hashing
> mechanisms.
>
> I'll install it as soon as I get the unified cookie system working, so
> that logging into one place will log you into all of them. :)
>
> -Otto
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