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julianwachholz committed Dec 7, 2021
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# django-guest-user

Allow anonymous visitors to interact with your site like a temporary user
("guest") without requiring registration.
Allow visitors to interact with your site like a temporary user ("guest")
without requiring registration.

Anonymous visitors who request a decorated page get a real temporary user object
assigned and are logged in automatically. They can use the site like a normal
user until they decide to convert to a real user account to save their data.

Inspired by and as an alternative for [django-lazysignup](https://github.com/danfairs/django-lazysignup)
and rewritten for Django 3.1+ and Python 3.7+.
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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions docs/index.rst
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.. _Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/

By allowing anonymous guests to use all features of your page, the barrier to
entry is lowered and conversion rates for new users can increase. Visitors will
Anonymous visitors who request a decorated page get a real temporary user object
assigned and are logged in automatically.

By allowing these guests to use all features of your page, the barrier to entry
is lowered and conversion rates for new users can increase. Visitors will
be more invested in your service and more likely to convert if they already made
progress using your application. Converting to a permanent user takes very few
clicks and allows visitors to save their progress and don't risk to lose it
once the guest users are cleaned up.
progress and created content using your application.

Converting to a permanent user takes very few clicks and allows visitors to save
their progress and don't risk to lose it once the guest users are cleaned up.

This project was largely inspired by `django-lazysignup`_ and rewritten for
modern Django and Python versions.
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