Steemwallet's Embeddable Signup Widget - Instant Steem Account Creation On Every Site!

roelandp (77)in #steemwallet • 6 years ago (edited)

Last week I introduced Proof.ink's document hashing service. It was a humble succes and thanks to all your votes we reached the number 3 spot on ProductHunt's daily ranking, thanks for that!

I received a couple of comments about the fact that, as Proof.ink is a product very much for mainstream (or at least beyond the current Steem user-base), it should have the option to register Steem accounts for newcomers instantly on the site itself to make the onboarding as smooth as possible.

I found it a very compelling comment, so I thought about what it would take to enable just that!

Not that long ago I launched my API node for registerring Steem Accounts by processing payments, as used in the in-app payments for the SteemWallet mobile apps, so the private account registration RPC API was already in place. All I needed was to connect it to another payment provider to get card payments rolling and then make it work on the Proof.ink site.

During the brainstorm process I thought it would be more useful to go for a generic approach instead of making and offering the Steem Account Signup widget only to Proof.ink's website. By keeping this in mind I built a widget which can be customised and added as an instant Signup Service to any site or project by simple adding a link(s) and a mere 5kb javascript-src to launch the widget on site, without the need to leave that site.

The end result is an customisable embeddable widget or "On-site Signup App" which you can use straight away to register Steem accounts for a small fee using a Mastercard, Visa or American Express (credit or debit) card (and expandable to other forms of payments in the near future).

_{Customised signup widgets embedded on 3 of my Steem projects}

The widget works by launching a fullscreen overlay to any site where the code is embedded. This launches a foolproof (imho) and straightforward signup process with realtime account validity checking, password validation, optional random password generation and offers a way to download all keys generated, prior to checking out. Then, by submitting card details, the service tries to charge and create the account instantly. Once done, the user has a final chance to save their backup-key file and the account is ready to use.

Here is a video displaying the account signup process on the fly using the embeddable widget (in this case on SteemWhale.io, but could literally be any site):

Add the Steem Account Creation Widget to your site with one line of code!

I've already customised and added the Steemwallet Instant Signup to some of my project sites such as SteemWallet.app, Proof.ink, SteemWhale.io and SolicitingPower. The integration feels natural as you can customise the links displayed and furthermore you can add your own site-name, site-icon and referrer-account to the widget, all easily setup, previewed and live-tested via the Steem Wallet Account Signup Widget configurator.

Benefits of having an embeddable Signup widget on your site:

Potential new users don't leave your site
The widget itself is customisable with your name, referrer and image
You help grow the Steem chain with new signups!

Calling all Steem Site owners who want to offer in-site Instant Steem Signup

Make it easy for new users to signup to the Steem blockchain while keeping them on your site! Add the SteemWallet account signup widget. It's as simple as adding a a href-tag (or multiple), style them as to how you like and then add a small 5kB including javascript near the /body-closing tag.

_{Screenshot of the Account Signup Widget Configurator}

Click here to add the Signup Widget to your site!

^{Many questions are answered in the FAQ}

^{Ps. If you like what I am doing here, consider a witness vote for '@roelandp' - Thanks!}

#steemdev #steemprojects #accountcreation #signup

6 years ago in #steemwallet by roelandp (77)

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good-karma (77) 6 years ago

This is great tool, combining with in-app registration, I see where this is going 👍 Keep up the good work!

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gniksivart (68) 6 years ago

Another option that @steempeak should look into for adding to their list of signups if they haven't already.

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asgarth (66) 6 years ago

@roelandp just wrote me about this a few hours ago ;)

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chireerocks (74) 6 years ago

@roelandp, Definitely an effective development and for sure it will going to expand the potential to onboard new users smoothly and quickly. And most importantly it's easy to join and after joining for sure Steem Ecosystem will going to surprise new users by opportunities which are created and creating everyday, because before we don't had that much innovation but now Steem Ecosystem is transformed and becoming Applications Factory. Keep up and stay blessed.

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mrnightmare89 (73) 6 years ago

hey @roelandp, can I please borrow your time to answer my question? it's like this, I put my pass phrase and I'm sure that I remember it. But when I open my account, I put my password then. After I put the password, it ask me what is my pass phrase to unlock. But it didn't work, what is JSON token of I?

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roelandp (77) 6 years ago

Hi Mr nightmare. Sounds like a nightmare is happening in your wallet :(

I am assuming you are talking about the Steemwallet Mobile app for iOS or Android.

What the app does is that it stores your "Private Key" for your "active authority" (also called your Active Private Key) in a so-called "wallet file". Because your private key is your access to the funds the app does not store this private key in plaintext. Instead it asks you to pick a "password" or "passphrase". This password/passphrase is used to safely encrypt your "wallet-file" which can contain 1 or more accounts private keys.

So the passphrase/password used for encrypting your wallet-file is not the same (or should not be) the same as your Steem password or your Steem Active Private Key.

I will look some more in a next update to make this very clear for everyone. It is like the "passcode" to your vault, which stores your private key.

Ps the "Json Token of I" I not complete get, but I think it is the error you see when you try to unlock your wallet with a wrong password/passphrase, as it then tries to use that 'passphrase' to unencrypt your wallet file, but it fails. JSON is the file structure of the wallet-file, so if it unencrypts succesfully it should return parseable JSON again, and not error.

All hope is not lost however. The app also mentions that it should not be the ultimate store for your private key, so I hope you still have your 'active private key' for your account backed up elsewhere, or you can retrieve it here from your "permissions" page right on Steemit.com using your password or owner key.

If you really can't think of the password you used for the wallet-file, you can simple "factory reset" the app by going to the settings menu of the app: Tap the Steem-swirls logo next to where it says "Steemwallet". Then factory reset. Confirm (it will delete your wallet.json file). Then you can "hard exit" the app manually, depending on your operating system you need to swipe to kill from last used apps.

Then restart the Steemwallet app, add your account to monitor, then try to send something and make up a safe passphrase to encrypt your wallet file. Then add the 'active private key', then it asks again for your just setup 'passphrase'.

Let me know how it goes. You can also find me elsewhere for direct messages.

kr roeland

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valued-customer (73) 6 years ago (edited)

Another amazing advance born of Steem! Recently we are seeing a lot of great tools for marketing and growing our community that will potentiate great capital gains, and this may be amongst the very best.

I have a couple questions. I don't note that you mentioned accepting payment in Steem or other crypto. Do you? If not, will you? Do you potentiate earnings for referrals? If not, will you? If these two things are going to happen, I predict the growth of this to be completely viral, and I will be amongst the first adopters.

Thanks!

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steemislegal (25) 6 years ago

Hi there,
I am trying to send steems from the app. It asks to put Active key in there. Which key is that out of the sevral keys the app suggests to back up in the begining of installation of wallet?
Please help.
By the way I have tried putting the Public active key and the app password as well. Nothing worked.

Also by mistake, I have put private memo key in memo field of the exchange while transferring to wallet.
What could be the risk now?

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