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05 Dec 2008, 02:25

rooisnor

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'Create an Account' link?

Where does this link show up when a guest is visiting your site? It only says 'Log in'

05 Dec 2008, 08:31

schoolboy

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Re: 'Create an Account' link?

Unless you are using SPLIT LOGIN (where the Register Page is separate from the LOGIN page), the default naming convention is to direct users to login.

IF you have "Create Account" for this - people who have already created an account won't know that it ALSO takes them to "login".

If you SPLIT the login (see above), you can create separate links to the sign-up page and the login page.

05 Dec 2008, 09:55

rooisnor

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Re: 'Create an Account' link?

schoolboy:
Unless you are using SPLIT LOGIN (where the Register Page is separate from the LOGIN page), the default naming convention is to direct users to login.

IF you have "Create Account" for this - people who have already created an account won't know that it ALSO takes them to "login".

If you SPLIT the login (see above), you can create separate links to the sign-up page and the login page.

Thank you! How do I 'split' the login?:blink:

05 Dec 2008, 11:01

schoolboy

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Re: 'Create an Account' link?

Admin>>>Layout Settings

(Near the bottom of the list...)

Use split-login page set to True

05 Dec 2008, 17:44

rooisnor

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Re: 'Create an Account' link?

schoolboy:
Admin>>>Layout Settings

(Near the bottom of the list...)

Use split-login page set to True

Thank you, didn't realize that can be that easy! Although it solves half my problem... I'd like to see

Home - Login - Create Account

...on the main page! People are not THAT smart to know they have to click on 'Login' to sign up... it is confusing!

Login means you are a member... Register/Create an account means you are NOT a member yet :lookaroun

Any ideas?

05 Dec 2008, 18:13

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Re: 'Create an Account' link?

If you use EZ Pages you could create a link that says "Create Account" then make the internal link:-

index.php?main_page=create_account

... or you could hard-code that link into your site's php - wherever you please, actually.

<a href="index.php?main_page=create_account">Create Account</a>

Or you could use proper PHP formatting to create the link...

It's up to you.

05 Dec 2008, 18:42

rooisnor

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Re: 'Create an Account' link?

fairestcape:
If you use EZ Pages you could create a link that says "Create Account" then make the internal link:-

index.php?main_page=create_account

... or you could hard-code that link into your site's php - wherever you please, actually.

<a href="index.php?main_page=create_account">Create Account</a>

Or you could use proper PHP formatting to create the link...

It's up to you.

Thank you! Problem solved:clap:

05 Dec 2008, 22:03

yellow1912

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Re: 'Create an Account' link?

Do not hard-code
Please use the proper zen_href_link function to create links.