# 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:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@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): > > 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): > > 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! --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-proposal-for-discourse-admin-account-registration-process/391119)._