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The homepage for workflowy has 5 input fields (3 e-mail fields and 2 password fields), two buttons, and a forgot password link. With a little ingenuity, you can
by thangalin 13y ago
The homepage for workflowy has 5 input fields (3 e-mail fields and 2 password fields), two buttons, and a forgot password link. With a little ingenuity, you can reduce this to two fields and one button (hint: "Sign Up / Sign In").
- stan_rogers 13y agoSo a mistake should create a new account rather than throw an error?
- thangalin 13y agoRegarding the e-mail/password combination: 1. Valid account: sign in, done. 2. Invalid account: redirect to Sign Up page, currying the e-mail and hashed password. Chances are the user's browser has already saved the account details and will auto-populate the credentials on subsequent visits, thereby reducing mistakes during sign in. Integrate a service like http://www.mailgun.com/ http://www.mailgun.com/ to validate that the e-mail address is correct, and not a mistake, which should prevent 99.9% of accidental invalid account creations. Another personal pet peeve with sign up forms is when asked for Country, Province, and Postal Code. Ask for the Postal Code first and then auto-fill the other two. You can even throw in MaxMind's GeoIP to make a best guess at City, Province, and Country. It's minimal effort for streamlined account creation.