Easier account signup using email codes

[kddkd (16)]

@ecki

Send an email containing a magic link and a verification code

This type of user might get confused about whether they should click the link or check the verification code.

[ecki (Bernd)]

Yeah not sure, I think mails like „click this link or type this code“ are common. It does help if the person gets the email on a different device and still offers the comfort of single click. - but let the site admin decide which options their user will understand

[rishabh]

Thank you for sharing your feedback!

@ecki

b) hiding the username entry on signup form should be an extra option, since the usernames are still am important communication feature random or counter usernames look quite odd

@ecki

e) the docmentation should make it clear that it removes username form (or better, not remove it)

@ecki

c) strange enough the random usernames worked on my site for some spam signups (unverified user entries) but not for two real users, they both got “user1” and “user2” as names, ugh. (Not sure whats the difference is between the spammers and the users)

I want to add that this does not remove the username form. In the current iteration of the upcoming change, you’ll see that there is a dedicated username step after confirming the email address via code:

Recently, we fixed a bug where usernames like “user1” and “user2” would appear, so please let us know if you’re still seeing that anywhere for new accounts.