From ec773b6c868730005753a3642fc04be16d717641 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kai Wagner Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 11:56:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add helper page around account linking and multiple emails Signed-off-by: Kai Wagner --- app/controllers/help_controller.rb | 3 ++- app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md diff --git a/app/controllers/help_controller.rb b/app/controllers/help_controller.rb index d9e5701..577ea13 100644 --- a/app/controllers/help_controller.rb +++ b/app/controllers/help_controller.rb @@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ class HelpController < ApplicationController layout "help" PAGES = { - "hackorum-patch" => "Applying Patches with hackorum-patch" + "hackorum-patch" => "Applying Patches with hackorum-patch", + "account-linking" => "Account Linking & Multiple Emails" }.freeze def index diff --git a/app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md b/app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e16bc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Account Linking & Multiple Emails + +If you use different email addresses on different devices (for example, a work address on your work laptop and a personal address on your phone), you can still use a single Hackorum account. Below are two supported ways to do that. + +## Option A: Connect a Google account + +Use this when you want to sign in with Google on one device and keep using your existing Hackorum account. + +1. Go to **Settings → Account & Emails**. +2. In **Connected accounts**, click **Connect Google account** and complete the Google OAuth flow. +3. The Google identity will appear in the **Connected accounts** list. + +## Option B: Add a second email and set a password + +Use this when you want to sign in with multiple email addresses (not only Google). + +1. Go to **Settings → Password** and set a password (you can also change it if you already have one and cannot remember). +2. Go to **Settings → Account & Emails**. +3. Under **Email addresses**, add your second email and click **Send verification**. +4. Verify the email via the link you receive. +5. You can now sign in with either email address using the same password. + +These options keep everything in one account while letting you use whichever email is most convenient on each device. + +## Mailing list addresses + +If you have posted to the mailing list from multiple addresses over the years, add those addresses to your Hackorum account too. This ensures all of your past and future posts appear under one user account, no matter which email you used at the time. + +If you no longer have access to an old address (and cannot verify it), contact an administrator. They can add it to your account from the backend. From 79c53756bc33bd992b8deeaf4c033294dcb22bd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kai Wagner Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 12:07:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] addressing Zsolts comments Signed-off-by: Kai Wagner --- app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md b/app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md index 5e16bc0..94dcd41 100644 --- a/app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md +++ b/app/views/help/pages/account-linking.md @@ -2,28 +2,28 @@ If you use different email addresses on different devices (for example, a work address on your work laptop and a personal address on your phone), you can still use a single Hackorum account. Below are two supported ways to do that. -## Option A: Connect a Google account +## Option A: Connect one or more Google accounts -Use this when you want to sign in with Google on one device and keep using your existing Hackorum account. +Use this when you want to sign in with a different Google account on another device and keep using your existing Hackorum account. 1. Go to **Settings → Account & Emails**. 2. In **Connected accounts**, click **Connect Google account** and complete the Google OAuth flow. 3. The Google identity will appear in the **Connected accounts** list. -## Option B: Add a second email and set a password +## Option B: Set a password and/or add emails -Use this when you want to sign in with multiple email addresses (not only Google). +Use this when you want to connect multiple addresses to the same account (for example, different mailing list identities). If you originally signed up with Google, you can still set a password later and use the standard email/password login. -1. Go to **Settings → Password** and set a password (you can also change it if you already have one and cannot remember). +1. (Optional) Go to **Settings → Password** and set a password. 2. Go to **Settings → Account & Emails**. 3. Under **Email addresses**, add your second email and click **Send verification**. 4. Verify the email via the link you receive. -5. You can now sign in with either email address using the same password. +5. Repeat for any additional addresses you have used. -These options keep everything in one account while letting you use whichever email is most convenient on each device. +These options keep everything in one account and ensure your mailing list activity is correctly attributed, regardless of which address you used. ## Mailing list addresses If you have posted to the mailing list from multiple addresses over the years, add those addresses to your Hackorum account too. This ensures all of your past and future posts appear under one user account, no matter which email you used at the time. -If you no longer have access to an old address (and cannot verify it), contact an administrator. They can add it to your account from the backend. +If you no longer have access to an old address (and cannot verify it), contact an administrator. They can add it to your account manually.