Wordle streak glitch fixed after move to New York Times website

pcgamer.com:

Wordle is a free daily word game that confused us all when colorful squares started popping up all over Twitter. It was brilliant, both in its simplicity and in the way it restricted players to one game per day: It was impossible to overload on it because after you'd solved (or not) the daily puzzle, you were done until the next day.

Naturally, this delicate piece of perfection could not be left alone: Near the end of January, just a few months after its October 2021 debut, the New York Times bought it. Creator Josh Wardle said that as part of his deal with the Times, he was working to preserve player stats, so wins and streaks would carry over. Unfortunately, there were some bumps in that particular road: The transition to the NYT took place today, and a number of players discovered when they went for their daily play that their streaks were gone.

The Times acknowledged fairly quickly that something wasn't quite right, but said it had the problem sussed out and was «actively working on a solution.» Several hours later, the very simple fix was revealed: Use the old Wordle URL to get into the game.

If you go directly to the NYT Wordle page without a redirect, your stats will not go with you. For more troubleshooting help, here’s our FAQ: https://t.co/n92Lm5WQJyFebruary 11, 2022

«To preserve your streaks, please open the old URL last used to play Wordle. This will automatically redirect to the NYT Wordle page, carrying your streaks with you,» the Times tweeted. «If you go directly to the NYT Wordle page without a redirect, your stats will not go with you.»

It seems effective. I had completely forgotten about Wordle switching to the Times (and was briefly baffled by the minor cosmetic changes at the startup screen), so I