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We're always looking for ways to improve our products, and we'd love your input to help us make that happen. Your suggestions will guide us in deciding where we should focus our future research and development.

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  • Librarians (Identity Providers): Share ideas that help organisations that manage user identities and provide access to online content and services. This includes improving the experience for students and researchers.

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Status Feedback wanted
Workspace Librarians
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 12, 2026

Show UX when editing Login area

Dear OpenAthens Team,

We would like to raise a suggestion to show live UX picture example on the right-hand side when editing the login area for Display Names, Description, logo, etc.

What it is currently: Ticket 2 Show UX 1A and 1B

What we are thinking of: Ticket 2 Show UX 2A and 2B


Is this currently impacting your ability to use OpenAthens effectively? No
Idea type Day-to-day tasks/actions improvements
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