Forgot Password Blocks for Shadcn UI

Forgot-password is one of the few flows where users always arrive frustrated. The job of the page is simple: don’t make it worse. Recover quickly, communicate clearly, and don’t leak account information along the way.

The flow

A reset flow has four screens, and each one has its own job. Skip a step or merge two and the experience starts to feel improvised at exactly the moment users need it to feel reliable.

1. Request: user enters email, receives a reset link
2. Confirm: app shows a success state without revealing whether the email exists
3. Reset: link opens a page where the user sets a new password
4. Land: app signs the user in or sends them to login

Request page

The request page is the lowest-friction part of the flow. It also has the highest abuse risk—both have to be designed for at the same time.

• One field: email
• Submit always returns the same success message—never confirm or deny existence
• Add a "Back to sign in" link visible without scrolling
• Throttle submissions server-side and rate-limit per IP/email

Reset page

The reset page is the only screen where the user enters new credentials. Treat it like a sign-in form with all the defaults: real labels, autocomplete, password manager friendliness.

• Verify the token server-side before rendering the form
• Handle expired/invalid tokens gracefully with a clear "request a new link"
• Use autocomplete="new-password" and a password manager-friendly layout
• Confirm password match only on blur of the second field

Security

Recovery flows are where security and UX meet head-on. Every shortcut for the user is a shortcut for an attacker too—so the design has to make the safe path also the easy one.

• Tokens should be single-use, time-bound (typically 30–60 minutes)
• Sign the user out of all other sessions on successful reset
• Notify the user via email that a reset occurred (separate from the request email)
• Never log or persist the reset token in plaintext

Accessibility

Recovery flows are often the only auth path for users who lost access. They have to work for assistive tech without exception—a broken reset page is a locked-out user.

• Use real <label> for every field and autocomplete attributes
• Announce success and error states with aria-live="polite"
• Maintain visible focus throughout the flow
• Keep error messages factual and short—no jargon

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Related guides

• Pair with Login and Sign Up
• Use a consistent Header across auth pages for trust
• Add a Contact link as a last-resort recovery path