At the top of a normal webpage, is it better to say:
Welcome, Username
or
Logged in as Username?
Which one is better for the end user?
EDIT:
Or is better just to display there username, and profile picture, or just the picture, or just the username.
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1This seems like a question with no correct answer. It always depends on your site and how you otherwise address your users.– konturCommented Oct 9, 2013 at 6:37
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What is a 'normal' webpage?– JonW ♦Commented Oct 9, 2013 at 14:21
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The "normal" part was added by kontur in an edit, so you would have to ask him for that. :)– Amar H-VCommented Oct 9, 2013 at 18:13
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1According to ux.stackexchange.com/posts/45750/revisions that's not true.– devios1Commented Oct 10, 2013 at 18:48
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Just wanted to point out that Wordpress presents a "Howdy, [Username]".– AlphaCommented Oct 16, 2013 at 22:16
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5 Answers
How about just Username ?
Just see how many sites including Stack Exchange, Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc don't show any other kind of salutation. They just show the username, which is hyperlinked to suggest that further profile information can be viewed by navigating to this link.
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I actually can't believe that I didn't think of this before! :) I believe that this could be a better way to do it. Nevertheless, the discussion can still continue!– Amar H-VCommented Oct 9, 2013 at 6:31
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1@AmarH-V if this reply has helped you, kindly upvote the same too. Commented Oct 9, 2013 at 7:47
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I can't upvote yet because of my low reputation :( I wish it would carry over from SO, because I most certainly would up vote your answer!– Amar H-VCommented Oct 9, 2013 at 8:04
For me this would entirely depend on the context.
If your definition of "username" was a user's first and last name, then "welcome..." would be more polite than "logged in as..."; on the contrary, if your "username" was just something the user used to log in, "logged in as..." would make more sense than "welcome...", as otherwise you're welcoming the user's username and not necessarily their identity.
That said, if a user had been logged in for more than 5 minutes, would you really still want to display "welcome..."?
"Logged in as..." is a more of a reference to the user's account than a greeting to the user.
answered Oct 9, 2013 at 14:19
I was inclined to say Welcome at first, but then I noticed you're using the username. I think if you're still wondering whether it should be Logged in or Welcome, then Logged in as would make sense. Welcome would work better if it was Welcome .
Logged in as admin_91
Welcome John
I don't think it really matters. Both indicate for the user that s/he is logged in (actually it's username (and preferably an avatar, for better visual indication) that indicates that user is logged in. I usually choose Welcome, username, as "welcome" it's more welcome.
answered Oct 9, 2013 at 6:24
Allow me to offer another perspective: If security is important (such as for a banking site), I would prefer the term "logged in" because it explicitly indicates an open session, whereas "Welcome" simply implies that the website recognizes you, perhaps based on the last time you used it.
