Can I add new functionality to the login page?
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I want to add a checkbox and have the fact that it was checked stored on the fusionauth user object.
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You have a few options to do this. Unfortunately the login page, while very customizable in terms of look and feel via themes, is less customizable in terms of functionality and adding fields. Here are some options:
- don't use our hosted login pages, instead build your own login pages (and all the other stuff like reset password, etc) using the Login API. You get total control of the login experience, at the cost of more custom code.
- check for consent when the application is loaded, after authentication. You could store a consent variable on the user object (in the data field) or use our consent model. Basically, after the user authenticates, take them to an interstitial page unless they have given consent. Put that logic in the application page they first land on.
- use javascript and customize the theme. Add a consent checkbox to the login form, and set a cookie once the user consented so you don't record the consent multiple times. Make a call via javascript to an API (which you'd have to write) to record when the consent was given.
Another option would be to use advanced registration forms for self registration and create a consent that would be required at sign up. Naturally, this doesn't help if you aren't using self service registration.
