Why Am I Being Asked To Log In On Other WordPress Sites?

The author of nfforjava.com liked one of my posts. I went to see what he was writing and was going to write a comment when I was met with this as you see in the screen grab.

I’ve seen it before and this time I asked WP. The automated bot named Wapoo knows the answer: In its answer I have made the word Safari bold because that is the browser I am using, so that part especially applies, and it kicks in when the site I am visiting has its own domain address.

And it doesn’t seem to matter whether I have Website tracking: Prevent cross-site tracking in Safari settings checked off or not. From memory, it did make a difference in earlier iterations of Safari, but I may be misremembering it.

Let me explain why you’re being asked to log in when visiting other WordPress.com sites and how this works.

Why You’re Asked to Log In
When you visit other WordPress.com sites, logging in allows you to:

Like posts and comments
Leave comments
Follow sites
Access the WordPress.com admin bar
See your notifications
Access the Reader and My Sites menu
Safari Users – Special Note
If you’re using Safari, you might see a special banner asking for permission to connect with WordPress.com. This happens because:

Safari has strict privacy features that limit cross-site tracking
You’ll need to grant permission for WordPress.com to work properly on sites with custom domains
This only affects sites using custom domains (like example.com), not sites using wordpress.com addresses
How Login Works
On Free WordPress.com Sites: Login is usually seamless because these sites use .wordpress.com addresses
On Custom Domain Sites: You might need to log in again or grant additional permissions because these are technically different domains
Tips for Better Experience
Stay logged into your WordPress.com account for seamless interaction across sites
If using Safari, accept the connection permission when prompted
For security, remember to log out when using shared or public computers
Your Premium Plan Benefits
With your Premium plan, you’re able to interact with other WordPress.com sites while logged in, which enhances your overall experience on the platform and allows you to engage with the WordPress.com community more effectively.

Increment and Decrement

Reading the post on palindromes on the site, I saw these two words used as verbs. Checking the dictionary I see they are verbs in computing.

To increment means of course, to increase incrementally and to decrement means to decrease incrementally. (or should it be decrease decrementally!)

Something new I have half learned.