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Regarding 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 passw
by thangalin 13y ago
Regarding 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.