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Many users may be new to Bible study and feel intimidated by the tool. This rewrites all user-facing text across sign-in, sign-up, password reset, error pages, and emails to feel welcoming, easygoing, and encouraging.

Bug fixes

  • Remove insulting placeholder text on password reset page ("You Fool! How could you forget...") (lol Jon)
  • Fix wrong "Sign Up" heading on the set-new-password page (now "Set New Password")
  • Fix typos in token expiry error ("to long", "mintues")
  • Replace placeholder welcome email body with real content
  • Fix notAuthorized page incorrectly showing a 404 — now prompts to sign in
  • Fix support@example.comsupport@p215.church on notAuthorized page

Tone updates

  • Login page: "Welcome Back" / "Sign in to continue your study."
  • Signup page: "We're glad you're here! Create your account to get started."
  • Password reset: "No worries — it happens! Enter your email and we'll help you get back in."
  • Set new password: "Almost there! Just pick a new password."
  • All error messages: Rewritten to be friendlier ("Hmm, that email or password doesn't look right. Give it another try!")
  • Sidebar text (all auth pages): "Explore the Bible Together" / "No expertise required — just jump in and start studying with others."
  • Home page hero: "Whether you're brand new to the Bible or have been studying for years, you belong here."
  • Home CTA button: "GET STARTED" instead of "BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY"
  • 404 page: "We couldn't find that page."
  • Welcome email: Warm greeting replacing blank placeholder
  • Password reset email: Softer "no worries" tone for the ignore-this line

Files changed

  • backend/templates/login.html, login/form.html
  • backend/templates/signup.html, signup/form.html
  • backend/templates/passwordReset.html, passwordReset/form.html
  • backend/templates/passwordResetToken.html
  • backend/templates/notAuthorized.html, notFound.html
  • backend/templates/home.html
  • backend/lib/Emails/Welcome.hs, Emails/PasswordReset.hs
  • backend/lib/Api/Htmx/PasswordReset.hs
  • .gitignore

Many of our users may be new to Bible study and feel intimidated by the
tool. This updates all user-facing text across sign-in, sign-up, password
reset, error pages, and emails to feel welcoming, easygoing, and
encouraging — so people feel taken care of from the moment they arrive.

Bug fixes:
- Remove insulting placeholder text on password reset page
- Fix wrong "Sign Up" heading on the set-new-password page
- Fix typos in token expiry error ("to long", "mintues")
- Replace placeholder welcome email body with real content
- Fix notAuthorized page showing 404 instead of sign-in prompt
- Fix support@example.com to support@p215.church on notAuthorized page

Tone updates:
- Login: "Welcome Back" / "Sign in to continue your study"
- Signup: "We're glad you're here! Create your account to get started."
- Password reset: "No worries — it happens!"
- All error messages rewritten to be friendlier and more helpful
- Sidebar text: "Explore the Bible Together" / "No expertise required"
- Home hero: "Whether you're brand new to the Bible or have been
  studying for years, you belong here."
- Home CTA: "GET STARTED" instead of "BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY"
- 404: "We couldn't find that page."

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@hendriebeats hendriebeats changed the base branch from main to master February 19, 2026 07:56
@hendriebeats hendriebeats changed the title Rewrite auth pages and emails with warm, friendly copy Rewrite auth pages and emails with warm, friendly copy (80 LOC) Feb 22, 2026
@hendriebeats hendriebeats added Size: Small 21–100 lines: Single-purpose change, easy to review quickly. labels Feb 24, 2026
@hendriebeats hendriebeats changed the title Rewrite auth pages and emails with warm, friendly copy (80 LOC) Rewrite auth pages and emails with warm, friendly copy Feb 24, 2026
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