Automatic Log-In

[spearfish]

My suggestion is simple. Rework the login / logout system. It's a pain in the butt to have to re-enter my username and password every time I come back to conquer club. Either make it so that you stay logged in after the browser closes, or at least make the username "sticky" (even if you're logged out, the username is still in place).

This is needed because it's annoying to have to keep logging in! Come on!

As a PHP programmer, I know that this is about a five minute fix. Come on lack, your five minutes could save the rest of us hours (scary thought: if it takes 15 seconds to log in, and you log in five times a day for a year, you've spent 7 hours and 36 minutes doing nothing but filling in that form).

I'll even code it in for you if you want. Ready?

Add to login.php:
$inThreeMonths = 60 * 60 * 24 * 90 + time();
setcookie("account", $_POST['username'], $inThreeMonths, '/');

Then on the login form, change:
<input class="field" name="username" id="username" maxlength="16" value="" tabindex="1" type="text">

To:
<input class="field" name="username" id="username" maxlength="16" value="<?php $_COOKIE['account'] ?>" tabindex="1" type="text" />

That will result in the username being sticky for three months. Then you can add a "forget me" link.

Here's what that is (forget.php):
setcookie ("account", "", time() - 3600);
header(" Location: http://www.conquerclub.com/ ");

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Making the user stay logged in would be as changing the php.ini if you use sessions, or setting an expiration time if you use cookies. I don't have your login.php script so I can't help there.

[DiM]

there's a grease monkey script that auto logs you.

or save your username and pass in the browser and you just have to click login.

[spearfish]

Firefox saves my username + password so it's not a problem for me when I'm at home, but it's annoying for when i go to school and have to use MSIE.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Yeah, but he has a point. It's only practical to NOT have to rely on greasemonkey or firefox to save your username. I'm no computer programmer, but if it's a 5 minute fix I believe him. Constantly signing in is quite an annoyance.

[Herakilla]

i found firefox hidden in my school's server

[eye84free]

or have an option that you have a check box under the log in area. to make it an option to remember ur screen name and password.

[lackattack]

Thanks for the code... but I need it in Turbo Pascal.

Just kidding! I'll seriously consider this as a future enhancement.

[spearfish]

Thanks!

[goffinette]

Hello!!!
What about a "remember me on this computer box" on the front page!! that would be nice!!

Concise description:

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Specifics:

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This will improve the following aspects of the site:

• xxxxxxx (you can obviously delete this for bug reports)
• xxxxxxx

[TheScarecrow]

firefox and even IE7 has that feature already. the remember me thing on other sites is pure !@!#

[Sir. Ricco]

It can get bad if people use it on Public computers. I was on a site were people were always having trouble with players hacking in to there Account, and what do you know, they had "remember me".

[KBHoeSir]

I think it would be nice to have a "remember me" function on the log in

Example: http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x18/ ... =login.jpg
If this has been discussed before im sorry, didnt find any in the search

[cicero]

This suggestion is currently being discussed in Remember Me.

Please join in the discussion there.

Cicero

[Thread locked.]

[Beached Bro]

Concise description:

• Sign on Feature

Specifics/Details:

• Create a check box while signing in, for remembering your user name and / or a check box for automatically signing you in on this computer

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:

• It will save each member numerous precious seconds logging on while quickly attempting to get to that about-to-win freestyle game. And any lazy people will be incredibly happy...

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[Army of GOD]

I agree. For people with laptops or computers that only they use, it'd be a great option.

[benlav]

Was about to raise this. Any call on this?

[TheForgivenOne]

From what i remember, on most Browsers, when you log into a website, will ask if you would like to save the password, if you click save, each time you come to said website, the Username/Password will automatically be there. I know for a fact it works for this website, conquerclub, as i use it.

[IcePack]

Concise description:

• Sign on Feature

Specifics/Details:

• Create a check box while signing in, for remembering your user name and / or a check box for automatically signing you in on this computer

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:

• It will save each member numerous precious seconds logging on while quickly attempting to get to that about-to-win freestyle game. And any lazy people will be incredibly happy...

[Victor Sullivan]

Great idea! I've prolly typed in "Victor Sullivan" into that damn username box like umteen million times.

[greenoaks]

totally useless, my browser remembers me

[JoshyBoy]

totally useless, my browser remembers me

As does mine.

[IcePack]

still gotta type in password, no? the point was the auto sign on...

[TheForgivenOne]

still gotta type in password, no? the point was the auto sign on...

Nope. Most browsers that I have come by, such as Google Chrome, and Firefox (Not sure about IE anymore), have the "Remember Me" or "Remember Password" Or something along those lines, that will save the Password and Username.

[rdsrds2120]

Yeah, lol. I just click login every time.

[Woodruff]

still gotta type in password, no? the point was the auto sign on...

Nope...all I do is click "Login" and I'm in.