Optimization Proposal for Discourse Admin Account Registration Process

[chapoi]

Hey @QingZ11

Welcome to the forum!

We are aware of the issue; it’s been reported here

Error is not highlighted when username is correct, but not enough characters in password

When registering a new forum, there’s a few inconsistencies in how Discourse displays errors when signing up. With blank username and password: [Screenshot 2025-09-03 at 4.39.14 PM] When username entered, but password field is blank, can’t be blank error is shown, but input is not highlighted: [Screenshot 2025-09-03 at 4.40.35 PM] When registering with less than required characters, there are no red highlights and also no errors: [Screenshot 2025-09-03 at 4.37.50 PM]

and here

I'm stuck on the "Register Administrator Account" page and can't register

You might have ran into the same situation as I did. I experienced the same issue and tried whether creating an admin using rake would solve the issue. Only to find out that the password should be at least 15 characters. Please try whether filling in an admin password of 15+ characters solves it for you.

The problem is currently being worked on!