Automattic / Automattic/jetpack
Cannot log in using email address to WordPress.com when submitting a comment (forced to use username)
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- PHP
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Description
### Impacted plugin
Jetpack
### Quick summary
When attempting to submit a comment as a visitor not logged into WordPress.com on a WordPress.com site, you cannot complete the login process using an email, you must enter a username.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/37743a4c-b388-47ba-9a5a-9659f99713b5

### Steps to reproduce
1. Add a comment as non-logged in user
2. Enter email address used by a WordPress.com account
3. Try to login using email to the WordPress.com account
### A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
Account should be logged in an comment published
### What actually happened
Account was not logged in and username had to be used instead
### Impact
Some (< 50%)
### Available workarounds?
No and the platform is unusable
### If the above answer is "Yes...", outline the workaround.
_No response_
### Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)
Simple
### Logs or notes
Reported in 8834405-zd-a8c
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Jetpack comment submission flow on a WordPress.com Simple site as an unauthenticated visitor, following the listed steps. Trace the WordPress.com login entry point used during comment submission; done means an account email successfully authenticates and the comment is published without requiring a username.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php, wordpress
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100