Monthly Archives: January 2009

Registration Forms Suck, Let’s Mitigate Suckiness

By Zach Leatherman | Published: January 10, 2009
A lot of people complain about registration forms. Some people have suggested getting rid of them altogether, allowing users to utilize login credentials from accounts they already have through OpenID. But registration forms aren't going away. How can we make them more friendly?
Posted in Application Design | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Scare Your Visitors with this JavaScript Gravatar Plugin

By Zach Leatherman | Published: January 8, 2009
Here's a use case. An unregistered visitor visits your blog, and decides that your content is so good that it merits a comment! Congratulations, you've fooled them! But since they're leaving a comment, why not show them a preview of their gravatar?
Posted in JavaScript, Projects | Tagged , | 5 Comments