Questions tagged [username]
A username is the handle or nickname by which a user is recognised by a system - it is typically displayed to other users in association with that user's profile and activity.
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Input field with option to generate name
I need to display a input field, where the user can either enter their username or generate one on the website. What is the best way to display that? With a generate button next to the input field? or ...
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how to know a user real name with psychology questions?
I have developed an app/game that doesn't collect any user data, and I aim to pleasantly surprise users by revealing their real name during the gaming experience. The game follows a story-based format ...
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Should I include the @ symbol with the username when the social icon is shown as well?
Assume the following clickable social links at the footer of a website: Find us at: [F] @username [I] @username [Y] @username Where [F] = Facebook icon, [I] = Instagram etc. My question is, is it ...
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Changing the user's email address
We have a dashboard that our users log into using their email and password. We don't currently have the ability to allow them to change their own email address (login). Sometimes, a user may contact ...
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What is the best experience for generating unique usernames?
We are building a social network and as part of user onboarding, we want to assign each user a unique username The only currently defined use case for the username is the profile URL, i.e. if your ...
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How to assign users unique and meaningful identifiers to child users while avoiding various pitfalls?
In my application, we need to assign unique identifiers to users, but this is turning out to be trickier than I would have thought. We load all users from a bulk feed, and do all the assigning ...
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User dialog - How to state clearly username isn't found, and unable to connect to server?
An app I'm working on has an "offline mode" - as it is frequently used in environments where mobile data is unavailable. When they're connected to the internet and login to an account, that account ...
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Example workflow when changing a site's identify provider
I'm switching a site from ADFS/AD to Azure B2C/AAD and require users to reset their password. Users will also see different log in screens. I'm struggling to find an approach where users won't be ...
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Error message in login
In the login page of my software, there are 3 input fields - organization, username, and password. There isn't an option to register, but the registration is done by the organization manager. ...
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Fullname vs username and how to ask for username after Social Login
I am building a mobile application where users can post/rate songs they like. I have three ways of registering: email+password, facebook login and google login. From my personal experience, some ...
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Where to ask for username while creating profile?
I am creating a mobile app where user can create profile with various fields and with my current approach I allow user to enter all the field details and when clicking on "Save" button, I ask for ...
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Options for User Type Name between business and client
My first post here, still trying to get how to make a good question because most of the answers are a little subjective. anyway. I'm having a issue close to this others, but none of the others has a ...
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Is it mandatory to show user name next to the user icon?
The application requires a person to login to the system. When logged in, there will be an icon on the top right of the header which will have a context menu. Now I've decided it to look in the ...
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'Username or email' label on the log in page, for people who can only use 'assigned' username?
I've reviewed discussions on username vs email for login form but couldn't find any reference to a similar case. The website I'm working on has large number of existing clients who can only use '...
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What should I call a highly restricted username field?
I am designing an account creation form that will prompt for username and pass phrase. The username will represent the user for login and communication with other users. It will also be used across ...
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