Login & Reset

Craft CMS Login and Profile Template Overview

In this video, I walk you through setting up login and profile templates in Craft CMS. 

You'll learn how to implement login forms, handle user sessions, and create routes for redirections, making your site more dynamic and user-friendly. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on setting up login and profile templates using Craft CMS. We start by copying the Craft-provided login form, adjusting variables and actions for a smooth user session experience. You'll learn how to redirect users to different pages, clean up and customize form layouts, handle password resets, and create routes for easier navigation. Finally, I demonstrate how to restrict content visibility to logged-in users, ensuring a secure user experience.

Summary

1. Login Form Customization: The tutorial starts by customizing the Craft-provided login form. We simplify it by reducing tags and variables and adjust the action URL for user sessions, ensuring a clean and functional login process.
2. User Session Handling: We discuss how to manage user sessions by redirecting users to different pages, such as the homepage or account profile, once logged in. This step is crucial for maintaining user engagement and smooth navigation.
3. Form Variables and Error Handling: Detailed explanation on setting variables for username and password fields. Additionally, we cover how to handle and display error messages effectively, ensuring users are informed of any issues during login.
4. Password Reset Implementation: The importance of having a password reset token and action input is highlighted. We guide you through the process of setting up a password reset template, allowing users to reset their passwords securely.
5. Template Cleanup and Customization: We clean up the form layout by removing unnecessary blocks and classes, creating a distinct difference between login and signup forms, and enhancing the overall user experience.
6. Route Creation for Redirection: Introduction to creating routes and redirections in Craft CMS. We show you how to set up simple redirects, making it easier for users to navigate to signup or other important pages.
7. Content Restriction: Learn how to restrict certain pages to logged-in users only. By adding a simple "require login" tag, we ensure that only authenticated users can access specific content, enhancing security.
8. Redirection Handling: Explanation on setting up routes and handling redirections when a user attempts to access restricted content, ensuring they are properly directed to the login page or another designated page.
9. Custom Profile Templates: Brief mention of moving on to creating custom profile templates, setting the stage for further customization and personalization of user profiles in Craft CMS.
10. Practical Examples and Code: Throughout the tutorial, practical examples and snippets of code are provided, making it easier to follow along and implement the changes in your own Craft CMS project.