Patterns that are thoughtfully designed and worth preserving. If something is a class act, it earned its place here through deliberate UX decisions, not accident.
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Passwordless Unified Auth Flow
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The sign-up and login flow is the same flow. There is no separate registration page. Every entry point — "Create a Shop," "Log In," "My Account" — routes to /join-or-log-in, which asks for one thing: your email.
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Welcome
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New and existing users — one step to get in.
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Email address
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Send verification code
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+ What happens next? We email you a one-time code. Click it to log in — no password needed.
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Why this is a class act
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DESIGN DECISIONS:
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+1. One flow for new + existing users
+ No "Sign up" vs "Log in" split. The system figures it out.
+ New email? Account created. Known email? Welcome back.
+ Zero cognitive load for the visitor.
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+2. Email-first, passwordless
+ No passwords to forget, leak, or brute-force.
+ A one-time verification code is emailed to the user.
+ Click the link or enter the code — done.
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+3. Every CTA leads here
+ "Create a Shop," "My Account," "Log In," "Get Started"
+ — they ALL route to /join-or-log-in.
+ One URL. One form. No dead ends.
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+4. Honeypot spam protection
+ A hidden email2 field catches bots.
+ No CAPTCHA friction for real humans.
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+FLOW DIAGRAM:
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+ Visitor clicks any CTA
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+ /join-or-log-in
+ [Enter email address]
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+ Server checks email
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+ New user Existing user
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+ Create Look up
+ account account
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+ +----+----+
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+ Email one-time code
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+ User clicks link in email
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+ Authenticated session
+ (redirect to ?next= or /)
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+TEMPLATE: join-or-log-in.j2
+VIEW: views/user.py (join_or_log_in)
+CSS: .login-card, .login-form-*
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diff --git a/make_post_sell/tests/test_functional.py b/make_post_sell/tests/test_functional.py
index 63105bb..3322429 100644
--- a/make_post_sell/tests/test_functional.py
+++ b/make_post_sell/tests/test_functional.py
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ class UnauthenticatedFunctionalTests(FunctionalTests):
self.assertIn(b"Cart $0.00 (0)", res.body)
def test_root_home_page_landing_content(self):
- """Anonymous visitors see the MPS landing with tagline and signup CTA."""
+ """Anonymous visitors see the MPS landing with hero, features, and CTAs."""
res = self.testapp.get("/", status=200)
body = res.body.decode()
- self.assertIn("Make. Post. Sell.", body)
- self.assertIn("start selling digital products", body)
+ self.assertIn("Make it. Post it. Sell it.", body)
+ self.assertIn("Commission-free", body)
self.assertIn("/join-or-log-in", body)
+ self.assertIn("/s/new", body)
def test_new_product_redirects(self):
redirect_res = self.testapp.get("/p/new", status=302)