Registration Problem

[betagirl]

If a user submits bad data for any of the fields, hits "Create user" and then gets the error page with the link to go back and try again, the verify and "Create user" buttons are disabled, and only re-enabled if the user resubmits all data.

This does not make sense because if only one field is bad (e.g. the passwords don't match) the user is going to go back and only attempt to change the password fields. Our users have anyway ;-) And it makes sense - one shouldn't have to re-enter all to be able to submit. Just the field(s) with bad data.

Tried this on the Pligg demo - same problem - so it's not something just affecting our installation.

Fix ideas? Thanks!

[betagirl]

Bumping this bug in the registration process. Anyone?

[not2serious]

I agree with you, betagirl, the only thing that should be stripped off is the passwords. All other fields should be as entered. Unfortunately, I do not have the skills to correct the problem.

[betagirl]

Bumping this bug in the registration process.

[AshDigg]

Replace /templates/yget/register_step_1.tpl with this copy.

Replace /templates/yget/sidebar_modules/login.tpl with this copy.

[betagirl]

Originally Posted by AshDigg

Replace /templates/yget/register_step_1.tpl with this copy.

Thanks Ash, this seems to mostly solve the problem but I'm wondering why the 'verify' button on the username field does not also check for illegal characters being used. The email button both verifies that the email address is not already being used, and that is valid. Why not comibine those things in the username field as well - this could save users from submitting and being sent back (if they verify).

Bug (or feature?) - the create user button is disabled by default, until the person registering uses one of the "verify" buttons (this could be by design, people should verify, I just doubt that most bother to)

Please let me know about these two issues, and if there are plans to combine validation and verification with the username field.

Thanks!

[betagirl]

And I spoke too soon - still a problem - for example, if a user enters correct info for the username and email fields, but the passwords don't match - when they click back to the form, the "create user" button is still disabled. Doesn't make sense that a user would need to re-verify the username and email, since they clearly passed validation, but until one of the two 'verify' buttons is clicked again, the "create user" button cannot be clicked. Helpful that now those buttons actually can be clicked on, but it doesn't make sense from a UI perspective that they should need to be.

Originally Posted by betagirl

Thanks Ash, this seems to mostly solve the problem but I'm wondering why the 'verify' button on the username field does not also check for illegal characters being used. The email button both verifies that the email address is not already being used, and that is valid. Why not comibine those things in the username field as well - this could save users from submitting and being sent back (if they verify).

Bug (or feature?) - the create user button is disabled by default, until the person registering uses one of the "verify" buttons (this could be by design, people should verify, I just doubt that most bother to)

Please let me know about these two issues, and if there are plans to combine validation and verification with the username field.

Thanks!

[AshDigg]

Yeah, I fixed that a couple minutes after but forgot to post the updated file here. The file above has been updated and I also included an update for the sidebar register section.