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i18n: For "Log in with WordPress.com" send non-English users to the localized WordPress.com login page #81

Open rachelmcr opened 4 years ago

rachelmcr commented 4 years ago

What

Currently, when a user selects "Log in with WordPress.com" we send them to the English WordPress.com login screen no matter what device language they are using. (For example, on Android and iOS where the app itself is localized.)

The WordPress.com login screen detects the device language and offers the user the option to switch to that language, but it would be better to send them straight to the localized login screen. For example, if a user has their device set to Arabic we should send them to https://wordpress.com/log-in/ar.

Why

Sending the user to the localized login form provides the best experienced for non-English speakers.

How

Current behavior, for example, on iOS with device set to Arabic:

Select Log in with WordPress.com:

End up on WordPress.com login screen in English, with a banner at the top offering the option to switch to Arabic:

Current behavior tested on:

Device OS App version
iPhone XS iOS 13.3.1 4.17.0.0 TestFlight beta
moto e5 play Android 8.1.0 2.5-rc-2
theck13 commented 4 years ago

The URL used for Log In with WordPress.com is actually https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2/authorize?scope=global, which redirects to the login screen if the user isn't logged in to WordPress.com in that browser. I'm not sure if we can pass locale to that authentication URL or if the redirect would maintain that locale.

rachelmcr commented 4 years ago

Thanks for clarifying! The current behavior definitely works, so I'd consider this a nice-to-have for the localized experience if it's an option.

It's also potentially worth an API enhancement to support locale if it doesn't yet, but I know that's outside the scope of the clients themselves.