replace username with mobile number for Register or Login

[khan-umer]

Hello everybody,

how can we delete username column from users table &
also add mobile number field for register & login.

I'm new in shield so please consider it.
what are the steps to achieve it or any working example will be appreciated.
Thanks.

[datamweb]

Hello,

how can we delete username column from users table

You should not do this, it will cause a lot of problems.

add mobile number field for register & login.

If you plan to add a phone column, see #333 and #430

Also note that currently it is not possible to log in with a custom field, if you think this feature should be added to the shield, please contribute to the discussion #334 .

When I am sure that this possibility is needed by many people, I or any person will send PR.

Note:
Another way is to get the user's phone number instead of the username, then register the user and log in by changing the default validations.
I haven't really looked into this, and obviously this method doesn't make sense.

[khan-umer]

@datamweb

Also note that currently it is not possible to log in with a custom field ....

it seems limitation in shield. we need to provide other login option like Login with OTP which is another good option for login.

I agree with @lonnieezell comment in discussion #334 where he list down use cases.
I hope we will get updates soon about issue #334

[datamweb]

Login with OTP

By default, Shield has email otp.
I think by looking at src/Controllers/MagicLinkController.php you can use it for mobile login otp. I don't think it's difficult, but I haven't tried it in practice.

[khan-umer]

By default, Shield has email otp.

okey I will try.

thanks @datamweb