Improving the login system
For the last couple of years, we’ve had a login system that allowed you to create an account with WhatPulse natively or login via Facebook. This worked both from the website and the client.
After getting requests to support different social network platforms besides Facebook (plus the fact that Facebook suddenly broke our client login system), we’ve been revamping the login system to support multiple platforms: Facebook, Google, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Enter WhatPulse 2.8.4b1
For this, the client needed to be changed, which is now in beta. WhatPulse 2.8.4 beta 1 is currently on the updater feed (enable “Include beta versions updates”) which makes use of the new system. We’ll walk you through the process below:
Logging into the client
Starting 2.8.4b1, whenever you want to log into the client you will get redirected to whatpulse.org to do the actual login (the client will open a browser). You can still choose between using an existing account or register a new one.
Login options
If you’re already logged into the website you will get redirected to the page where you can authorize your client right away. But if you need to log in or create an account, you’ll see the login prompt. As you can see to the left, you can choose between the native WhatPulse login or the 4 available social network login.
Authorize your client
When logged in, you will get the option to authorize your client by using an existing computer name or create a new computer name.
Other stuff in 2.8.4b1
The new login system isn’t the only thing changed in 2.8.4b1, it will also recognise the newer Apple computers (type & year) and it has updated support for OpenSSL v1.1 (which Linux users will appreciate). The next beta version will also include support for MacOS Mojave (10.14).
We appreciate your feedback, let us know in the forums what you think about the new login system!
