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I’d like my users to sign up using Google, Twitter, Facebook of their choice but I still like if they can select their own username (so it’s not taken automatically from their social media accounts).
To do this, I’m thinking there needs to be a new form or a “step two” of the registration for Social Media where all the rest of the fields like email are populated with their social media info but username is left blank for them to edit.
Does this theory sound about right to you? Do you have some tips/advice on achieving this?
Thank you so much!
Hi dlcrazie
You are totally right!
We ask for this feature since few months, and the last time was here.
I’ve already talking about before launching my website in february.
I still hope that it will be added someday… In the meantime, I get emails every registration because people want to change pseudo -_-
We ABSOLUTLY need a second step registration, a form ton confirm the registration. As I’ve said before : “Currently we can make fields mandatory in registration form, but this make no sense because users log via social and can ignore the registration form!”
Also, we can limit name lenght but people can log with longer names by social connect, this make no sense too.
but this make no sense because users log via social and can ignore the registration form!
^ Yes to that! It’s a little frustrating. Also in addition to the username I’d also like it if they can confirm a password. Basically all Social Media connection should do is allow users to bypass an email verification. If there are additional fields that can be populated then it’s a bonus (to me anyway).
So… I’m going to try and make a 2nd step registration form(?) The logic seems there but might be WAY trickier than said. Again, if anyone has tips or ideas to make this work let me know. I will go through the old forum posts and see what I can dig up as well.
Yeah the best idea is to simply add a form appearing just after first social connect, and we can put what we want in this form.
Why do you need to let them control username (They are not happy with their own username in social account?)
It is not a question of being happy or unhappy.
It is primarily a question of logic. As I said earlier you can put restrictions on our registration forms, but it is useless because people can pass through these restrictions by connecting via Facebook or Twitter.
Also, we make certain fields required for registration, but again it is useless since people go through as well.
Finally, on most sites, you never use the first and last names, only pseudonyms.
And that these are the reasons that concern me, but other people probably have many other reasons for wanting this feature.
We can already make several registration forms with UserPro, why not be able to dedicate one to social connection? This form would appear just after the first social connection and would be required to validate the creation of a profile. In this form we could put whatever we want to achieve as information that is not provided by the social connection.
I forbid names longer than 18 characters, but people connect with Facebook and create profiles with 25 characters or +. Confess that it is illogical.
Yes many times I use a very personal username for my facebook that includes my first/last name but on a random website I sign up for, I may not want that as my username ever.
I think it’s definitely crucial for it to have a 2nd step. I don’t want to have to email out passwords in normal text format to their emails. I’d prefer they set their own during registration. I’ve encountered many people who really dislike having passwords sent to them. Not sure why but I’ve had complaints over this issue many times.
But definitely biggest problem is as Nexnivis says, people who connect w/ social media bypass all the required fields.
The idea was to make instant 1-step connect, but if you do not like it, turn it off until this is added in the future. 🙂
So you assume that some features are contradictory?
You allows you to limit the number of characters in names, and make certain fields mandatory, but will have to forget the social connection.
Social connect is for log in without have to give an email adress, a password, and confirm them by mail. It’s also a good thing for connecting quickly in the future. It’s not because we ask for some additionnal informations that social connect become useless.
We’re giving you solid arguments about logic and sense, I do not even see how you can not hear these arguments, yet you spend completely off by telling us things like “They are not happy with their own username in social account?” or “if you do not like it, turn it off”.
We’re not doing a whim for additional functionality, we hit on a REAL MALFUNCTION of your plugin.
We are not telling you that we do not like social connection, we are saying that it is illogical and foolish.I know you have plenty to do on your plugin, things that are certainly more important than what we demand. But in this case simply say “Ok guys, it’s true that this is a problem, I’ll have a look over in the future but I can not promise anything at the moment.” But do not pretend that there is no problem, then the problem is obvious.
Okay Nexnivis, I’ll consider this as urgent in my future updates. On top of the to-do list.
Thanks 🙂
Hey everyone,
Sry to intervene in thismatter, but I believe this is really URGENT.
Why ? Because there is one field which is MANDATORY on many sites and you can’t have it with social login : the opt-in for TERMS & PRIVACY POLICY.
BTW, I totally agree with the custom username feature. That’s be great !
JM
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