Email and username
Key point: Account identifiers for sign-in.

PageSeeder supports two types of account identifiers for sign-in:

  • an email address, and
  • a username.

Accounts can have both, but all end-user accounts should use an email address with an optional username. Limit username-only accounts to system accounts or special users.

Email address

An email address is necessary for a user to:

  • Activate an account,
  • Reset a password,
  • Receive notification when comments are posted.

Account activation is an important security feature. It ensures the email address is valid and verifies who controls it.

Username

Specifying a username in addition to an email address gives users another name to sign in with or display.

Replacing an email address with a username requires an administrator to activate and make changes to the account.

Username instead of email is only recommended for:

  • System accounts used for OAuth clients.
  • Accounts where email integration isn’t available.