Questions tagged [login]
is the process by which individual access to a computer system is controlled by identification of the user using credentials provided by the user
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Massive forms to be filled
I would like to know when user has to fill many input forms for account creation in particular, What would be the best way to minimize the filled forms? I don't want to put many input forms in one ...
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Best practice for a public page (not logged in page) prior to log in
Hoping to get some best practices on what should be shown on a landing page or a not logged in page prior to our users logging in. We have a landing page / public page before the login page.
And we ...
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Text for email address validation!
When validating email address on sign-up/login page which is the right grammar?
"Please insert a valid email address."
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"Please enter a valid email address."
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Should I add sign up after onboarding (customisation) or before?
I am creating UI for a recipe app. I want to include customisation. Asking questions about diet, allergies and time available for preparation.
Should I include login/sign up before or after this ...
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How do I ask existing users for backup email for password recovery?
So after doing some research on account recovery/lost password best practices we decided to require a backup email account for password reset. That's easy enough for new users, but I'm unsure how to ...
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When to ask for login?
I own an online store for video games and use the Stripe API for handling payments.
This is the current order of events: Add to cart → Checkout → Enter Card Info → Charge → Download Item. To battle ...
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Using a single email field to navigate to login if account exists or else to sign up
Are there any usability studies on the preference for the following Login/Sign up scenario.
On the first page of the mobile application, you will see a field to enter the email address. If the email ...
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Does a plus sign indicate to login to access associated price
The aim is to get the customer to login. So we are providing a different pricing model when signed in, does a plus sign indicate to the customer to tap this (a pop up to login will appear) and then ...
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Sign-up and Log-in for two different sets of users
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Business users should only sign up and login with the email/password option using their work email address. They cannot login with social login options.
Personal users can ...
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What should be the flow if user used social log-in at first then tried to login via email after?
Let's say the user signs-up via Facebook. However, some time passed and the user forgot that they signed-in via Facebook and tried to log-in using their email.
Usually, for other apps, the login just ...
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When it's undetermined, what should go first: login or signup?
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The following situation occurs when users initiate a process that requires an account to complete. They are prompted to log in.
In this particular scenario, the response should be quite ...
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Should OTP session be suspended if users navigate to another page?
During the password recovery process, once the OTP is sent to a user, why isn't the session suspended if the user navigates to another page in the meantime?
For example, if you try the Forgotten ...
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Placing a pop-up advertisement on a login page of a purchased product?
So recently we have been redesigning our login page for our b2b product. You can go to a url, login using an email and password and then you're on the dashboard. Our sales team is pushing that we ...
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How to merge login/signup into one option
Currently for our platform, we are using facebook login & Mobile number verification for login and sign up pages. User does not need to have any additional password to complete his registration. ...
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What is better? Login with Phone or Email or Both?
We are developing a mobile app, which our customer requested the following login/registration options.
Email, Gmail, Apple, Phone
In addition to that, customer want the user to try the app before ...
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Google and Yahoo require you to enter your username first, then password. Why is this? [duplicate]
For a while now, logging onto your google account has required you to enter your username and hit next, before entering your password like this:
Recently yahoo has implemented a similar system.
What ...
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Sign in with Google Button for Sign Up
Our app will use the Sign in with Google button for Sign up and Log in. After gathering information, the end result of the sign up is to log the user into a different area than the Log in button - ...
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Changing the user's email address
We have a dashboard that our users log into using their email and password. We don't currently have the ability to allow them to change their own email address (login).
Sometimes, a user may contact ...
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Perceived security of magic link/passwordless login
As far as I've read, passwordless login like Slack uses (user inputs their email and then clicks on the login link in their email) is becoming more common and is just as secure as logins that require ...
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Where to redirect users after login when the log out was caused by a timeout
When a timeout occurs, users are automatically disconnected from the application and directed to the login page. After logging back into the app, on what page users should be directed? The home page ...
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Can users login and register via the same form?
In designing my project I've toyed with having the login and registration in the same form. The inputs for the details needed to login would be there initially, and if the user presses the register ...
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If a user is logged out as a result of timing-out, should they return to the homepage or the last page visited
We have a somewhat complex B2B app. If a user is idle for some time, they are auto-logged out and brought to the login screen. If they log back in, would the ideal behavior be to bring them to the ...
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Pros and Cons of addressing users by their name in Login header links
What are the pros and cons of header Login links with the following message:
Login
Login, [First Name]
I remember reading that addressing users by their first name is overall more friendly and ...
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Dropdown in navigation or modal for log in/register?
We've noticed on our website that there's no 'quick access' to users accounts, or to know if they are logged in or not. So I've designed:
A dropdown from the my account header in the navigation with ...
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How do you define on which step app has to ask user to sign up?
How to define certain step in the app where user will be asked to sign up?
If there are requirements, that the daily task manager app design should contain sign up & login. But what if we don't ...
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Should authenticated users still see the app's public home page
Let's take two examples:
GitHub → the public page at github.com is a presentation of GitHub's features. Once a user is logged in, he never sees this home page again: github.com become the user's ...
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What is the maximum acceptable time a login should take?
Logging into our app takes 15 - 20 seconds, depending on how much the user has access to. Some of this time is purposeful - the login endpoint itself has a minimum time to response of 2 seconds to ...
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Alternative designs for the login "remember me" checkbox?
I've been conducting some research on the "remember me" feature commonly found on website login pages.
Does anyone have any examples of alternative methods to implement the "remember ...
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How to let existing users buy a subscription without logging-in on the same email-id?
I'm designing the subscription flow for my site and I don't want users to drop off during the checkout process.
A common reason for existing users to drop off was due to them forgetting their password ...
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Delicately combine Material 3 Text-fields and buttons
How do I get a "pure" Material 3 login screen to look good. What I don't think looks good is the height on the Text-fields and buttons are not the same, and the filled button have more ...
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What should happen if a social login user tries to reset their password?
On my webapp, I have normal users who signup with email/password combination
I also offer signup via Facebook, Google, Twitter...
Let's say you are a social login user who logged in via Facebook on my ...
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Should I keep the user logged in (i.e. "remember me") when they register a new account?
Usually, signup forms don't have a "remember me" checkbox, but at the same time, you're logged in automatically after signing up so you don't use the login form (which has a remember me ...
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Why did Slack abort magic link? [closed]
In the past, if I forgot my password, either on app or desktop, Slack asked me to provide my email, then it would send a magic link to my email, then I just click on it and logged in.
That UX seemed ...
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To Link or Not to Link Social Logins with a Matching Email
I have a site that allows logging in through:
Email (must be verified and unique)
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn.
Once you have created an account through one of those 4 methods, I provide the ability ...
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Two data types in one login field
I have a couple of ways of logging into a specific service: either by ID number or email address.
The designs so far have been built on the assumption these will be two separate fields, but how might ...
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Using a dropdown split button for 'Log In'
Something isn't sitting right but I can't tell what it is. I've not seen this pattern before.
Can you spot the UX/UI deficiencies in this proposed pattern? Or are you fine with it? This is found on ...
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What to show after being rerouted to application from reset password email, but I've logged in
Consider the scenario:
I am on the login screen and forget my password. I go to the "forgot password" screen, which asks for my email. I fill it out, and I am sent a 2FA email.
Path 1 - &...
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Convention For Marketing Section
Background:
Part of a SaaS service is a web-management tool. The main part of the website, when you log in, contains a header with a lot of marketing-related links like pricing, benefit and ...
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Should I share session across tab when user uncheck Remember me
Currently, my website always remembers login i.e. there's no Remember me checkbox. I was requested to implement the checkbox.
I have 2 options about the behavior when the user open a new tab of the ...
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Should inline form validation error messages be specific or unspecific on login screens?
I had designed a message reading "Incorrect password" appearing on the 'Password' input field, however, a PM has given me feedback that saying: "I believe the common practice for ...
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How to Block Multiple Logins /Sign Up?
So, I have an App where the user needs to sign up to access the app.
I'm planning to run an offer where user can order that item only once in a day.
But I have the doubt that he may change login Id (...
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How to redirect user to a third-party site?
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A) https://appname.co
This is the main login URL for our product
B) https://abcbusiness.appname.co
We also sell our product to other business with a different URL. We add the business and ...
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Should a user be logged in after resetting their password?
Lets assume following flow:
I want to log in
I don't remember password
I click on the "forgot my password" link (email is dispatched)
I check my inbox and click on the link
I type in a new password
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What action should the user take when permission to access a page has been removed?
I'm designing the flow for permission management. In this case, while a user is on a certain screen, their access to that section that screen belongs to is removed. then when the user performs an ...
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Which label text is good for "Enter email address"?
I'm about to place one text field in the log in area where user can enter email address and password for logging in, but I'm confused which text should I use for label and placeholder text?
Here are ...
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Is it OK if normal users can see and access "staff login" page in a website?
My website has 2 types of users: Customers and Staff. I want each type of user to be able to login in a separate page. Is it OK if I show a "staff login" link next to the normal users (...
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Argument for/against splitting login process into checking username, then ask password?
My boss has insisted for a while that our login process be divided into two steps on separate pages: on the first page, ask the user's e-mail address. On the second page, either display "user found" ...
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When should I require a user to re-login to their account?
I am building a service for developers and I am wondering when I should "expire" a session. I obviously don't want my users to have to login every time they reload the page but I wouldn't ...
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Why isn't the "remember me" checkbox in login forms enabled by default?
On the majority of sites, a "remember me" checkbox on login forms is not selected by default. Most users would like to stay logged in after login. It annoys users each time to have to enter username ...
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Should we enforce the user login at app startup?
when we should enforce users to login at mobile app startup and when we can postpone it?
What are the best practices for this?
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