📚 Part of the series Application Building Phase II: The Slate-hosted Application

The application login page is specific to your institution. It requires applicants enter their email address and password, and includes a password reset link.

Applicants are directed to the login page from the Application Management Page.

Once on this page, if the applicant has forgotten their password, a password reset may be requested at any time.

Editing the login page

The login page can be configured to include a custom title, custom instructions, and a custom footer.

To add these customizations:

1. Go to Database → Application Editor.

2. Select /apply/.

3. Select Login Page.

How Forgot your password? works

1. Select "Forgot Your Password?".

2. The user is instructed to enter their email address and date of birth.

   

3. A temporary pin and URL to a password reset page are sent to the person's email address.

4. The person is prompted to provide the temporary pin and re-confirm their personal information.

📝 Personal identification numbers expire after 180 days if not used.

Enabling login via social media accounts

You can let applicants and form registrants create an account or log in to Slate using their Google, Facebook, or LinkedIn credentials.

1. Go to Database → Configuration Keys.

2. Under Record Account Settings, select Social Login - Facebook, Social Login - Google, or Social Login - LinkedIn.

3. Set the key to Enabled.

4. Select Save.

Repeat for other social media methods as desired.

💡 Changes to configuration keys may take up to 15 minutes to appear.

When applicants visit a log-in required form, their application, or applicant status page, they will now see the Social Login options available: