{"id":1364,"date":"2025-01-14T02:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/2025\/01\/14\/pineapple-pizza-checkbox-made-optional-in-wordpress\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T02:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:58:07","slug":"pineapple-pizza-checkbox-made-optional-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/pineapple-pizza-checkbox-made-optional-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Pineapple Pizza Checkbox Made Optional in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory Pineapple Pizza Checkbox on WordPress.org\u2019s Login Form Made Optional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The controversial mandatory pineapple pizza checkbox on WordPress.org\u2019s login form has been made optional. This decision follows a Twitter poll conducted by WordPress.org, in which 81.2% of respondents voted against making the checkbox mandatory. Additionally, 58.3% of respondents declared that pineapple on pizza is not delicious.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Checkbox&#8217;s History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The checkbox initially replaced one from October, which required users to confirm, \u201cI am not affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise,\u201d before accessing their accounts. This earlier requirement was removed following a court ruling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advocacy for Change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former WordPress Plugin Review Team representative Mika Epstein advocated for the change by opening a Trac ticket to make the \u201cPineapple is Delicious\u201d checkbox optional. The proposal quickly gained traction, with Matt Mullenweg expressing his support, stating, \u201cI\u2019m supportive of this change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to the change, Jeff Chandler tweeted, \u201cThe stupid Pineapple checkbox when logging into WordPress.org is now optional.\u201d CEO of ClikIT Blake Whittle remarked, \u201cNot of any community doing. Only because Matt is supportive of the change on his personal website.\u201d Accessibility Expert Alex Stine added, \u201cMatt said yes, change goes live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternative Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Patricia BT suggested an alternative in the Make WordPress #community-team Slack channel. She said, \u201cCould the .org login box be changed to something a bit more serious? Maybe something like \u201cI adhere to the Community Code of Conduct\u201d so everyone is following the code. I understand the pizza joke and I am relieved that the legal implications of the previous one are gone (see my concerns about legal involvement on my blog), but the WordPress community must look a bit more serious and not have newcomers scratching their heads\u2026 We are the community and people (meetup attendees, end-users, customers, etc) ask us (who are more involved here) about what is happening and they need trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Automattic&#8217;s Input<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dion Hulse of Automattic chimed in, saying, \u201cRather than having a checkbox that must be checked every time without thought, it\u2019s probably better to figure out if the policies are in a format that can be linked to \/ agreed to, and enable that functionality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wptavern.com\/wordpress-org-makes-pineapple-pizza-checkbox-optional\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mandatory Pineapple Pizza Checkbox on WordPress.org\u2019s Login Form Made Optional The controversial mandatory pineapple pizza checkbox on WordPress.org\u2019s login form has been made optional. 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