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Why do some sites use “If you are not <user>, click here” instead of “Log out”?
I've recently noticed that several websites, e.g. Amazon, Dockers, etc. use "If you are not -username-, [click here]" instead of an explicit logout button. Is this another example of hiding the logout ...
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Why would a web site hide the log out button?
I have recently observed many sites that do not have a log out button. Either it's not there or hidden somewhere so that you have to find it. Why do you think this has been done? Does it apply to ...
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Best Practices for Warning of Session Expiration
Our application has a 30 min auto-expiring session - the session is renewed on server communication.
What is the best way to communicate an expiring session to the user?
My initial thought is a to ...
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What should happen if the login page is accessed post-login?
I have a normal web-app (website) with login and logout links. The logout link only appears if the user is logged-in and vice versa.
However, there is nothing preventing the user from manually ...
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Placement of the logout button/link?
In my experience, having a "logout" button/link of some description in the upper right hand corner is (or was) pretty standard. Is this documented/recommended anywhere?
Sites that require javascript ...
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What are best practices when setting session expiration for a site's login?
We recently did a survey for our website, and one of the main complaints we received is that our customers are getting logged out and need to log back in.
We have a 15 minute expiration set currently ...
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Icon Ideas for Logging Out but not Exiting a WinForms Application [closed]
Firstly, I am going to put text with the icons, so the user won't be completely clueless and as confused as a whale hurtling through the air from a great height.
Our WinForms application's user ...
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Is log out button not critical so that Google almost hides it in the gmail inbox? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why would a web site hide the log out button?
Everyone knows Gmail. Its so easy to use. Of course. But just like Facebook wall, gmail inbox also almost hides the log out ...
