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Is it possible for this plugin to be set so that users don’t have to sign in to submit a question but still has akismet spam functionality?

So they can ask a question anonymously?

Thanks

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:52:26
  • Curtis
    • New Recruit

    Shoot. I just wasted hours of my time (not to mention $40) setting this up only to find only registered users can ask /answer questions. Total deal-killer for me. Can it be customized to allow anonymous questions/answers?

  • Mason
    • DEV MAN’s Sidekick

    Hiya,

    @Curtis & @Hamza I’m not aware of any Question/answer site that allows you to post a question or answer without signing in. It seems to be the common practice and is there because WordPress needs an author to attach to the custom post types used for questions/answers and to protect against spamming.

    I’m sorry you were looking for something different, but I think we’re doing the right thing by requiring logins.

    Thanks!

  • Curtis
    • New Recruit

    There’s captcha for that. And you could have the question post as a draft custom post type until it’s approved/moderated.

    You could integrate Facebook login like Disqus does so well for comments.

    ANYTHING but forcing everyone to register as a user on my site.

  • Philip John
    • DEV MAN’s Apprentice

    As Mason said, WordPress *needs* a user account to attach the posting too and as such registration is needed. Obviously if that changes it’s something that can be looked at.

    Meanwhile, you can look at streamlining that using plugins like Register Plus Redux

    Phil

  • Curtis
    • New Recruit

    Yeah I thought of that, but I don’t want the user going to the WP-login page. I would like the user not to leave the “Ask” or “Answer” page during the login. Do you think a Facebook login button from another plugin can replace the “Login and Submit” button for QA?

  • Curtis
    • New Recruit

    After more thought, the Facebook solution and Register Plus Redux order won’t work either.

    Just my two cents, but if you want this to be a killer plugin that can be used by a lot more websites, make an option to have the questions post using a default “QA” user and an option to disable the user reputation points part.

    The Gravity Forms + Custom Post Type plugin lets unregistered users submit a custom post as a draft. That’s how this plugin should work. Some sites just don’t want engaged visitors to be registered users.

    Thanks,

    Curtis