A feature I originally requested on
[[a_related_bug|bugs/openid_no_longer_pretty-prints_OpenIDs]]:

    Allow the openid plugin to be loaded but disabled, for its side-effect of defining IkiWiki::openiduser
    
    On various sites I have two IkiWiki instances running from the same
    repository: one accessible via http and only accepting openid logins,
    and one accessible via authenticated https and only accepting httpauth.
    Ideally, the https version should still pretty-print OpenIDs seen in
    git history.

--[[smcv]]

> I wonder if an option is the best approach. Maybe it would be better to
> simply move `openiduser` into `userlink`, and thus always support openid
> usernames whether the plugin is enabled or not. --[[Joey]]

>> OK, implemented that as 'smcv/always-openid'; if you don't think that's
>> bloating the IkiWiki core too much, please consider merging. The poll on
>> [[news/openid]] indicates fairly strong support for *only* accepting OpenID
>> logins, so I think recognising OpenIDs can reasonably be considered core
>> functionality! --[[smcv]]

>>> That seemed easier than expected, [[done]].
>>> (I do wonder if the call to openiduser still needs to be evaled --
>>> it was probably only evaled before in case it was not available, but
>>> I have not carefully checked it to make sure it doesn't ever die. --[[Joey]] 

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