# Sign-in button action

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/sign-in-button-action/9239>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [May 16, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/sign-in-button-action/9239 "2020-05-16T09:14:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![TimNZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/timnz/32/2062_2.png) [@TimNZ](https://community.glideapps.com/u/TimNZ)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/sign-in-button-action/9239/3 "2020-05-16T21:34:08Z")

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I asked for enhancements to Sign In a while back.

> [@Enhancement to Sign In model to reduce need for 2 apps](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enhancement-to-sign-in-model-to-reduce-need-for-2-apps/5995):
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> I’m not the first to query the user model, but I think this common scenario can be improved quickly. Based on my experienced building a COVID-19 Initiatives Directory app, using [https://freelance.glideapp.io/](https://freelance.glideapp.io/) as a starter template (thanks @sardamit ). My app requirements People can browse and search for Initiatives, which are tagged into 1 to 3 categories - list/map People can browse Initiatives via Categories People don’t have to sign-in to browse People who are signed in can add Initiati…

It is perplexing that this hasn’t been improved yet, it’s a blocker on a single app that supports public access - no signin, and a public app with Sign In, that you can control Add access.

Currently have to create two apps.

I’d be happy with a tick box in ‘Add’ that only enables if current user is Signed In.

Would love the product team to hear what users have been saying/asking about this for a while,  
and improve, as it’s really the only big hole for an early stage product that is so good otherwise.

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