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title: "Login and signup"
description: "SpaceBay's own login, signup and password reset pages, the signup form, and password and security for members."
---

SpaceBay has its own pages for logging in, signing up and resetting a password. They use your logo, brand colour and dark mode, and work on phones.

<img src="/spacebay/assets/screenshots/login.png" alt="The community login page with email, password and a link to create an account" width="1440" height="900" data-lightbox="true" />

*The login page at yoursite.com/community/login.*

| Page | Address | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Log in | `/community/login` | Email address or username and password, with “Keep me logged in on this device”. Members return to the page they came from. |
| Create an account | `/community/signup` | The signup form. New members are logged in right away and receive a welcome email. |
| Forgot your password? | `/community/login/forgot` | Emails a link that works for 24 hours. The link opens a page in the community to choose a new password. |

The **Log in** and **Join** buttons in the community lead to these pages. In a members-only community, visitors see the login page instead of the community. The WordPress login page (`wp-login.php`) keeps working, so you can always log in there as well.

## The signup form

Go to **SpaceBay → Settings → Login and signup** and turn on **Let people sign up**. The signup form asks for **Name**, **Email address** and **Password**. Passwords need at least 8 characters.

**Terms tick box.** Enter the address of your terms under **Terms page**. The form then shows an “I agree to the terms” tick box with a link to them, and people must tick it to create an account. Leave the address empty to hide the tick box.

- The username, which is also the profile address, is the name plus 4 random characters (for example `jane-doe-k3x9`). The email address is not used.
- To check new members before they can post, turn on **Approve new members** under Moderation. The signup page then tells people that a moderator reviews new accounts.
- New members get the role set in WordPress under **Settings → General → New User Default Role**. The site administrator receives the usual WordPress email about each new user.
- On a network of sites, signing up only works when the network administrator allows new accounts (**Network Admin → Settings → Allow new registrations**).

To stop spam signups, the form has a hidden field that only automated signups fill in, and one network address can create at most 5 accounts an hour.

## Password and security for members

Members change their password under **Account settings → Password and security**. They enter their current password first. Changing the password logs out their other devices.

Looking for the extra fields? The signup form builder is a [Pro feature](/spacebay/pro/signup-form-builder/).