Sign in and passwords

The login page at app.smarterseo.com/login is titled Welcome back with the line "Sign in to your workspace." It offers three ways in: Google, email and password, or a one-time link sent by email. This article covers each, plus password resets and email confirmation.

#Continue with Google

Click Continue with Google and choose your Google account. If you first signed up with Google this is the only method you need. If you signed up with a password and later use Google with the same address, you sign in to the same account.

#Email and password

1. Enter your Email and Password.
2. Click Sign in.

Passwords must be at least 8 characters; this is enforced when you set or change one. Errors you may see:

The footer reads "New here? Create an account" for people who have not signed up yet. See Create your account.

#Magic link (no password)

Below the form, a box reads "No password? Get a one-time sign-in link by email."

1. Enter your email.
2. Click Send link.
3. You see "Sign-in link sent to {email}. It expires in an hour."
4. Open the email and click the link. You are signed in on that device.

Two things worth knowing:

• A magic link also creates the account if none exists for that address, so it doubles as a passwordless signup. You will go through "Name your organization" afterwards.
• The link expires after one hour and is meant for one use. Request a fresh one if it has expired.

Tip: If you never set a password, you can keep using magic links or Google indefinitely. To add a password later, use the reset flow below; it lets you choose one.

#Forgot or reset your password

1. On the login page click Forgot it?, or go to /forgot-password. The page is titled Reset your password and reads "We'll email you a link that signs you in so you can choose a new one."
2. Enter your email and click Send reset link. The reply is always "If an account exists for {email}, a reset link is on its way." The wording is the same whether or not the address is registered.
3. Open the email and click the link. You land on Choose a new password: "You're signed in through the email link. Pick a password to use from now on."
4. Enter New password and Confirm password (minimum 8 characters) and click Save password. "The two passwords don't match." means the fields differ.

You are now signed in with the new password. There is no separate change-password page; use this flow whenever you want a new password.

#Email confirmation

Signing up with a password sends "We sent a confirmation link to {email}. Open it to finish creating your account." Until you open it, signing in with the password shows "Confirm your email first. Check your inbox for the link." The confirmation link itself signs you in and takes you to onboarding (or to billing, if you came from a pricing page).

If the email did not arrive, check spam, then request a magic link from the login page; that link also confirms the address.

#When sign-ups are closed

An administrator can pause public registration. The signup page then reads "Sign-ups are closed. New accounts can't be created right now. If you were invited to a workspace, open the link in your invitation email." Existing accounts sign in as usual, and invitation links keep working, so ask an owner or admin of the workspace to invite you. See Invitations.

#Signing out and switching accounts

Open the account menu (your avatar at the bottom of the sidebar) and click Sign out. On an invitation page you can also use Switch account to sign out and sign in with the invited address.

#Where sign-in mail comes from

Confirmation emails, magic links and password reset emails are sent by the sign-in system, separately from the application mail used for alerts, invitations and job notices. If sign-in mail is delayed, application mail is unaffected and the other way round.

#Related

• Create your account
• Invitations
• Workspaces and organizations
• Members and roles