Easier Sign Up Routine

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From @Elshara on October 28, 2015 4:6

For years social engine has had a multiple step process for members to sign up and complete all steps before creating their account. It would be nice to have all such steps on custom pages, where admins can define what pages are included based on the need of the site. For example, making a wrong choice such as putting profile photo first or invite friends instead of create account, will return an error. It would be better to have everything either listed on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and more pages depending on the site need. For example, having profile photo and user information on one page, or create account and user information on one page, would be easier than having it all be done separately. For a site that only has a few profile questions, a user photo and account creation, may only want one page of forms to be filled out. It would be ideal to include a redirection manager on sign up as well so if someone signed up during the middle of performing an action, they would be able to complete it once finished.

Copied from original issue: SocialEngine/phpv4-issues#292

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From @auntialias on October 29, 2015 22:42

+1 for being able to identify the page for creating profile and place help text on it. Esp the first go-round.

possible Create a Profile help text (that appears ONLY during signup): Yes, we know. You're already a member of this organization, and now you have to fill out a profile? What, again? We get it. We do. The questions here will help identify you to other members of [name of organization]. Sorry to make you go through this kind of thing again. We made it as quick as possible. Promise!

A feature like the one @Elshara described would help to make a social network act, you know, more social. More human. Please give us the technical ability to make our network more human.

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From @Elshara on October 29, 2015 23:30

I think simple solution for this would be to choose the order on one page of what gets added to the create your account page, one form, one page and you're in.

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From @Elshara on October 29, 2015 23:31

I also like what you've described adding custom widgets to the create an account page.

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From @auntialias on October 29, 2015 23:39

I recently changed the layout of the Signup Page (there is a Page Layout for that) so I could add a Rich Text widget containing some help text at the bottom to guide new users through choosing different Profile Types.

(I've had the experience of being a bit confused at the very! beginning! of! signing! up! for a SE site w/ pop-up menu to select one Profile Type. Someone who's on the fence between going forward or bailing might bail in a situation like that where the significance of the choices aren't clear.)

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From @Elshara on October 30, 2015 0:31

I find the most troublesome part for users to fill out is profile address. I can't get rid of it so they can actually put their name in that field with space support for multiple world like John Smyth instead of johnsmyth123.

On 29/10/2015, auntialias notifications@github.com wrote:

I recently changed the layout of the Signup Page (there is a Page Layout for that) so I could add some help text at the bottom to guide new users through choosing different Profile Types (I've had the experience of being a bit confused at the very! beginning! of! signing! up! for a SE site w/ pop-up menu to select one Profile Type. Someone who's on the fence between going forward or bailing might bail in a situation like that where the significance of the choices aren't clear.)

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From @Elshara on October 30, 2015 0:34

I mean if there was actually a way to make the profile information appear on the same page as the email and password then you'd think it'd be easier to just add name changes there. The whole concept of profile address is so very outdated because it acts not only as a username, but also as a secondary id. If members could connect using their profile id but change their profile address later, that would be the best compromise. right now however, they can't even put a space in their name and a particular name can only be used once unless they fill out their display name under profile information.

On 29/10/2015, Elshara sourceminded@gmail.com wrote:

I find the most troublesome part for users to fill out is profile address. I can't get rid of it so they can actually put their name in that field with space support for multiple world like John Smyth instead of johnsmyth123.

On 29/10/2015, auntialias notifications@github.com wrote:

I recently changed the layout of the Signup Page (there is a Page Layout for that) so I could add some help text at the bottom to guide new users through choosing different Profile Types (I've had the experience of being a bit confused at the very! beginning! of! signing! up! for a SE site w/ pop-up menu to select one Profile Type. Someone who's on the fence between going forward or bailing might bail in a situation like that where the significance of the choices aren't clear.)

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From @Elshara on October 30, 2015 16:14

There may be a way to get around this using a core file code edit.

On 29/10/2015, Elshara sourceminded@gmail.com wrote:

I mean if there was actually a way to make the profile information appear on the same page as the email and password then you'd think it'd be easier to just add name changes there. The whole concept of profile address is so very outdated because it acts not only as a username, but also as a secondary id. If members could connect using their profile id but change their profile address later, that would be the best compromise. right now however, they can't even put a space in their name and a particular name can only be used once unless they fill out their display name under profile information.

On 29/10/2015, Elshara sourceminded@gmail.com wrote:

I find the most troublesome part for users to fill out is profile address. I can't get rid of it so they can actually put their name in that field with space support for multiple world like John Smyth instead of johnsmyth123.

On 29/10/2015, auntialias notifications@github.com wrote:

I recently changed the layout of the Signup Page (there is a Page Layout for that) so I could add some help text at the bottom to guide new users through choosing different Profile Types (I've had the experience of being a bit confused at the very! beginning! of! signing! up! for a SE site w/ pop-up menu to select one Profile Type. Someone who's on the fence between going forward or bailing might bail in a situation like that where the significance of the choices aren't clear.)

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