fix: redirect unverified users to verification page (#53) #54

2026-01-18T19:40:18Z

egullickson commented

2026-01-18 19:40:18 +00:00

Summary

Fixes unresponsive Login button for unverified users on landing page
Checks for pendingVerificationEmail in localStorage (set during signup)
Redirects to /verify-email page instead of attempting Auth0 login
Existing verification page infrastructure handles the rest

Root Cause

When an unverified user clicks Login:

If Auth0 session exists, isAuthenticated is true, navigates to /garage
Auth gate may never become ready (token acquisition fails for unverified users)
Results in "Initializing session..." spinner forever or silent redirect back

Solution

Before calling loginWithRedirect, check if the user has a pending verification:

const pendingVerificationEmail = localStorage.getItem('pendingVerificationEmail');
if (pendingVerificationEmail) {
  navigate('/verify-email', { state: { email: pendingVerificationEmail } });
  return;
}

Test Plan

Sign up with new email, do NOT verify
Navigate to landing page
Click Login button
Should redirect to /verify-email page with email displayed
Test on desktop viewport
Test on mobile viewport

Fixes #53

## Summary - Fixes unresponsive Login button for unverified users on landing page - Checks for `pendingVerificationEmail` in localStorage (set during signup) - Redirects to `/verify-email` page instead of attempting Auth0 login - Existing verification page infrastructure handles the rest ## Root Cause When an unverified user clicks Login: 1. If Auth0 session exists, `isAuthenticated` is true, navigates to `/garage` 2. Auth gate may never become ready (token acquisition fails for unverified users) 3. Results in "Initializing session..." spinner forever or silent redirect back ## Solution Before calling `loginWithRedirect`, check if the user has a pending verification: ```typescript const pendingVerificationEmail = localStorage.getItem('pendingVerificationEmail'); if (pendingVerificationEmail) { navigate('/verify-email', { state: { email: pendingVerificationEmail } }); return; } ``` ## Test Plan - [ ] Sign up with new email, do NOT verify - [ ] Navigate to landing page - [ ] Click Login button - [ ] Should redirect to /verify-email page with email displayed - [ ] Test on desktop viewport - [ ] Test on mobile viewport Fixes #53

egullickson added 1 commit 2026-01-18 19:40:18 +00:00

fix: redirect unverified users to verification page from Login button (refs #53 )

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When a user signs up but doesn't verify their email, clicking the Login
button on the landing page would either do nothing or get stuck in a
loading state. Now checks for pendingVerificationEmail in localStorage
(set during signup) and redirects to /verify-email instead of attempting
Auth0 login.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>

egullickson referenced this pull request

2026-01-18 19:42:20 +00:00

Login button unresponsive for unverified users - should redirect to verification page #53

egullickson merged commit 66a6d9e30c into main

2026-01-18 19:45:55 +00:00

egullickson deleted branch issue-53-login-button-unverified-users

2026-01-18 19:45:55 +00:00

egullickson referenced this issue from a commit

2026-01-18 19:45:56 +00:00

Merge pull request 'fix: redirect unverified users to verification page (#53)' (#54) from issue-53-login-button-unverified-users into main

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