Christian Selig
My most minor quibble with the modern web is that if you go to a website and are already signed in, bring me to the actual dashboard or whatever instead of showing the homepage and making me click "Launch" or "Go" whatever
Jul 8, 2024 at 7:38pmBuffer
Show threadJames SavageJul 8, 2024

@christianselig not here for the nostalgia of full page, flash-based "enter" buttons then 🤣

The creatively themed progress bar economy really tanked when those stopped being popular.

Show threadPaul HouleJul 8, 2024
@christianselig even in 1999 it was an absolute rule of mine that the auth system needs to keep track of where a user started and send them to where they wanted to go in the end; that obsessive approach to onboarding has disappeared recently...
Show threadPaul HouleJul 8, 2024
@christianselig ... I created a Facebook account for my VR headset and it is shocking how bad of a feed you get (like they make pig butchering scam come-ons look good) from Facebook if you haven't followed anyone: if I was started a new social site I'd probably spend 30%+ of dev effort into onboarding because you don't usually get a second chance but Facebook just doesn't care anymore.
Show threadRafaJul 8, 2024
@christianselig I have the opposite problem, when I want to see Sketch’s landing page I then need to go sketch.com/home or whatever 😅
Show threadChristian SeligJul 8, 2024
@rafa Incognito tab!
Show threadSean RandallJul 8, 2024
@christianselig oh I hate this. And reset password pages that then direct you to log in. You've literally not only authenticated but reauthenticated, yet you're back outside the system. How annoying.
Show threadRoadskater, Ph.D.Jul 8, 2024
@christianselig These would be the websites that have large "Sign up using Facebook", "Sign up using Apple", etc buttons, but the "Sign In" link is hidden in a corner somewhere like it's ashamed to be seen hanging around with the reprobates?
Show threadChristian SeligJul 8, 2024
@roadskater No the sign in is pretty easy to find, but I'm already signed in so showing it feels silly haha
Show threadAustin TooleyJul 8, 2024
@christianselig mine is making “Sign Up” the prominent action and “Login” a tiny link.
Show threadskryJul 9, 2024

@AustinTooley @christianselig The prevailing view is that new visitors need the giant sign and repeat visitors will be motivated to learn where the tiny link is.

More important, new visitors very often try to create accounts by typing into the first fields they see, which is a giant usability problem that affects the bottom line whether the prospective users call for help or give up and leave.

Designing a login UI that works has been a long and arduous process fraught with needless innovation.

Show threadIgor MakarovJul 8, 2024
@christianselig I blame Google, this is probably because the main page is SEO and the web app isn't
Show threadSami SamhuriJul 9, 2024
@igormaka @christianselig Many sites have separate domains for their marketing site and their web app and are maybe not interested in setting up CORS just to query your session and automatically log in or redirect.
Show threadJames FeeJul 8, 2024
@christianselig I’m logged in except I’m not. Stupid cookies. You’re spot on.
Show threadJon MaddoxJul 8, 2024

@christianselig For me it’s worse. Loading the home page, being logged out, clicking log in, and just getting automatically logged in.

Like, why didn't you just do this when the page loaded.

Show threadPaul Bernhardt (moved to [email protected])Jul 8, 2024
@christianselig The reason this happens is that the marketing website (www.whatever.com) is on a completely different server and powered by completely different technology than the app at app.whatever.com
Show threadChristian SeligJul 9, 2024
@PBernhardt Then redirect to the other server when you detect that I’m signed in :p
Show threadTanner B 🆓🇵🇸Jul 9, 2024
@christianselig Behold, the native app equivalent
Show threadChristian SeligJul 9, 2024
@objc What would be the desired action here? Search tab?
Show threadChris Wu 🪐Jul 9, 2024
@christianselig I hit this looking up my RevenueCat statistics. 😬