# Optimization Proposal for Discourse Admin Account Registration Process
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-proposal-for-discourse-admin-account-registration-process/391119
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [December 12, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-proposal-for-discourse-admin-account-registration-process/391119 "2025-12-12T02:51:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@QingZ11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/QingZ11)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-proposal-for-discourse-admin-account-registration-process/391119/1 "2025-12-12T02:51:46Z")
## Background
Yesterday, I self-hosted a **Discourse** instance on my server. After the deployment was complete, I proceeded to register the administrator ( **admin** ) account. However, after clicking the `Register` button, there was no response, and the process seemed to hang.
It took me a significant amount of time to realize that the issue was due to my password not meeting the minimum character length requirement.
### **Existing Solution & Observation**
I must admit that I did see the official, friendly reminder stating that the password must be **15 characters or more**. Despite this clear notice, I did not immediately associate this requirement with the registration failure. I eventually made the connection and successfully registered the account.
### **Optimization Recommendation**
I believe the registration logic could be optimized for a better user experience. Here are my suggested approaches:
1. **Client-Side Password Length Check:** Introduce a check for the password string length upon submission.
2. **Enhance Password Input Field Formatting and Feedback (Recommended):** Improve the password input field by adding visual constraints and dynamic feedback, similar to what is commonly used for password strength/format requirements.
I am seeking confirmation on whether **Approach 2** is a feasible and recommended path for optimization.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-proposal-for-discourse-admin-account-registration-process/391119/2 "2025-12-12T08:46:28Z")
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](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-is-not-highlighted-when-username-is-correct-but-not-enough-characters-in-password/381505):
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> When registering a new forum, there’s a few inconsistencies in how Discourse displays errors when signing up. With blank username and password: When username entered, but password field is blank, can’t be blank error is shown, but input is not highlighted: When registering with less than required characters, there are no red highlights and also no errors:
and here
> [@I'm stuck on the "Register Administrator Account" page and can't register](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-stuck-on-the-register-administrator-account-page-and-cant-register/388638/6):
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> 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!
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-proposal-for-discourse-admin-account-registration-process/391119/3 "2025-12-12T21:03:07Z")