Enable Login with both Username and Email in Yii2 Basic
Make your Yii2 login system more flexible and user-friendly! In this tutorial, you'll learn how to modify the Yii2 Basic Template to allow users to log in using either their username or email address—all from a single login form.
This step-by-step guide will show you how to:
Update the LoginForm model to support dual authentication
Adjust the login logic to search by username or email
Maintain secure password validation
Improve the overall user experience without compromising security
Follow Yii2 best practices for clean and maintainable code