On 4/17/07, Karthik <narakasura@gmail.com> wrote:
In a site with ~33000 users, I found that about ~1900 sign-ups were never completed and essentially clutter up the user table. I am looking for opinions on the pros and cons, if any, of streamlining the default sign-up procedure to:
a) Sign-up form only contains an e-mail field that the user fills in to confirm authenticity. b) The e-mail field is stored in a separate table along with the sign-up URL token. c) The sign-up e-mail contains nothing besides a sign-up URL which the user clicks as opposed to the current e-mail which contains a number of choices. d) The user is presented with a web page where he selects his username, password and assorted details (other than his e-mail for the first time) and is logged in immediately. e) Only after successfully completing step d) is the user account added into the user table. f) Perhaps an e-mail is sent upon successful completion of the procedure for future reference.
Thanks, -K
This proposal is nice. Not sure if it should be core though. I think that there are many ways to stream line the sign up process using contrib modules, such as logintoboggan, and others. Given that the default process can be overridden, I suggest that your proposal go to a contrib module, and users can pick and chose which way they want their site to be. -- 2bits.com http://2bits.com Drupal development, customization and consulting.