diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.hbs
index c7c5dfbdb96..5491d106894 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.hbs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <div id="credentials" class={{this.credentialsClass}}>
     <div class="input-group" {{did-insert this.passkeyConditionalLogin}}>
       <Input
+        {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
         @value={{@loginName}}
         @type="email"
         id="login-account-name"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="input-group">
       <PasswordField
+        {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
         {{on "keydown" this.loginOnEnter}}
         @value={{@loginPassword}}
         @capsLockOn={{this.capsLockOn}}
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@
         <SecondFactorInput
           {{on "keydown" this.loginOnEnter}}
           {{on "input" (with-event-value (fn (mut @secondFactorToken)))}}
+          {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
           @secondFactorMethod={{@secondFactorMethod}}
           value={{@secondFactorToken}}
           id="login-second-factor"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.js
index 2da5c3124c8..b871b6f8438 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/local-login-form.js
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ export default class LocalLoginForm extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  @action
+  scrollInputIntoView(event) {
+    event.target.scrollIntoView({
+      behavior: "smooth",
+      block: "center",
+    });
+  }
+
   @action
   togglePasswordMask() {
     this.maskPassword = !this.maskPassword;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/login-page-cta.gjs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/login-page-cta.gjs
index 881f90e8661..659c04e09a0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/login-page-cta.gjs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/login-page-cta.gjs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const LoginPageCta = <template>
         {{/unless}}
 
         {{#if @showSignupLink}}
-          <span class="signup-page-cta__no-account-yet">
+          <span class="login-page-cta__no-account-yet">
             {{i18n "create_account.no_account_yet"}}
           </span>
           <DButton
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.hbs
index 764b479bec8..8a9593045bf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.hbs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
           <div class="input-group create-account-email">
             <Input
               {{on "focusout" this.checkEmailAvailability}}
+              {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
               @type="email"
               @value={{this.model.accountEmail}}
               disabled={{this.emailDisabled}}
@@ -54,7 +55,12 @@
             <label class="alt-placeholder" for="new-account-email">
               {{i18n "user.email.title"}}
             </label>
-            {{#if this.emailValidation.reason}}
+            {{#if
+              (or
+                this.emailValidation.ok
+                (and this.emailValidationVisible this.emailValidation.reason)
+              )
+            }}
               <InputTip
                 @validation={{this.emailValidation}}
                 id="account-email-validation"
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@
 
           <div class="input-group create-account__username">
             <Input
+              {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
               @value={{this.model.accountUsername}}
               disabled={{this.usernameDisabled}}
               maxlength={{this.maxUsernameLength}}
@@ -102,6 +109,8 @@
           <div class="input-group create-account__password">
             {{#if this.passwordRequired}}
               <PasswordField
+                {{on "focusout" this.showPasswordValidation}}
+                {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                 @value={{this.accountPassword}}
                 @capsLockOn={{this.capsLockOn}}
                 type={{if this.maskPassword "password" "text"}}
@@ -117,10 +126,20 @@
 
               <div class="create-account__password-info">
                 <div class="create-account__password-tip-validation">
-                  <InputTip
-                    @validation={{this.passwordValidation}}
-                    id="password-validation"
-                  />
+                  {{#if
+                    (or
+                      this.passwordValidation.ok
+                      (and
+                        this.passwordValidationVisible
+                        this.passwordValidation.reason
+                      )
+                    )
+                  }}
+                    <InputTip
+                      @validation={{this.passwordValidation}}
+                      id="password-validation"
+                    />
+                  {{/if}}
                   <div
                     class={{concat-class
                       "caps-lock-warning"
@@ -157,6 +176,7 @@
           {{#if this.requireInviteCode}}
             <div class="input-group create-account__invite-code">
               <Input
+                {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                 @value={{this.inviteCode}}
                 id="inviteCode"
                 class={{value-entered this.inviteCode}}
@@ -189,6 +209,7 @@
           >
             {{#if this.fullnameRequired}}
               <TextField
+                {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                 @disabled={{this.nameDisabled}}
                 @value={{this.model.accountName}}
                 @id="new-account-name"
@@ -212,6 +233,7 @@
               {{#each this.userFields as |f|}}
                 <div class="input-group">
                   <UserField
+                    {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                     @field={{f.field}}
                     @value={{f.value}}
                     @validation={{f.validation}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.js
index a8d2507b7d4..23c2390b49e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-account.js
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export default class CreateAccount extends Component.extend(
   userFields = null;
   isDeveloper = false;
   maskPassword = true;
+  passwordValidationVisible = false;
+  emailValidationVisible = false;
 
   @notEmpty("model.authOptions") hasAuthOptions;
   @setting("enable_local_logins") canCreateLocal;
@@ -215,8 +217,18 @@ export default class CreateAccount extends Component.extend(
     });
   }
 
+  @action
+  showPasswordValidation() {
+    this.set(
+      "passwordValidationVisible",
+      Boolean(this.passwordValidation.reason)
+    );
+  }
+
   @action
   checkEmailAvailability() {
+    this.set("emailValidationVisible", Boolean(this.emailValidation.reason));
+
     if (
       !this.emailValidation.ok ||
       this.serverAccountEmail === this.model.accountEmail
@@ -438,6 +450,14 @@ export default class CreateAccount extends Component.extend(
     });
   }
 
+  @action
+  scrollInputIntoView(event) {
+    event.target.scrollIntoView({
+      behavior: "smooth",
+      block: "center",
+    });
+  }
+
   @action
   togglePasswordMask() {
     this.toggleProperty("maskPassword");
@@ -453,6 +473,8 @@ export default class CreateAccount extends Component.extend(
   createAccount() {
     this.set("flash", "");
     this.set("forceValidationReason", true);
+    this.set("emailValidationVisible", true);
+    this.set("passwordValidationVisible", true);
 
     const validation = [
       this.emailValidation,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/login.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/login.js
index 851c5f21ce9..58d9b66a969 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/login.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/login.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default class LoginPageController extends Controller {
   @tracked loggingIn = false;
   @tracked loggedIn = false;
   @tracked showLoginButtons = true;
-  @tracked showLogin = false;
+  @tracked showLogin = true;
   @tracked showSecondFactor = false;
   @tracked loginPassword = "";
   @tracked loginName = "";
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/signup.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/signup.js
index 0a5d8c05bbb..ac4b2d40db1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/signup.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/signup.js
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export default class SignupPageController extends Controller.extend(
   userFields = null;
   isDeveloper = false;
   maskPassword = true;
+  passwordValidationVisible = false;
+  emailValidationVisible = false;
 
   @notEmpty("authOptions") hasAuthOptions;
   @setting("enable_local_logins") canCreateLocal;
@@ -204,8 +206,23 @@ export default class SignupPageController extends Controller.extend(
     });
   }
 
+  @action
+  showPasswordValidation() {
+    if (this.passwordValidation.reason) {
+      this.set("passwordValidationVisible", true);
+    } else {
+      this.set("passwordValidationVisible", false);
+    }
+  }
+
   @action
   checkEmailAvailability() {
+    if (this.emailValidation.reason) {
+      this.set("emailValidationVisible", true);
+    } else {
+      this.set("emailValidationVisible", false);
+    }
+
     if (
       !this.emailValidation.ok ||
       this.serverAccountEmail === this.accountEmail
@@ -423,6 +440,14 @@ export default class SignupPageController extends Controller.extend(
     });
   }
 
+  @action
+  scrollInputIntoView(event) {
+    event.target.scrollIntoView({
+      behavior: "smooth",
+      block: "center",
+    });
+  }
+
   @action
   togglePasswordMask() {
     this.toggleProperty("maskPassword");
@@ -438,6 +463,8 @@ export default class SignupPageController extends Controller.extend(
   createAccount() {
     this.set("flash", "");
     this.set("forceValidationReason", true);
+    this.set("emailValidationVisible", true);
+    this.set("passwordValidationVisible", true);
 
     const validation = [
       this.emailValidation,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/application.js
index 43074ccb5b3..9e82bcafeef 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/application.js
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ export default class ApplicationRoute extends DiscourseRoute {
       } else if (this.siteSettings.experimental_full_page_login) {
         this.router.transitionTo("login").then((login) => {
           login.controller.set("canSignUp", this.controller.canSignUp);
+          if (this.siteSettings.login_required) {
+            login.controller.set("showLogin", true);
+          }
         });
       } else {
         this.modal.show(LoginModal, {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/login.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/login.js
index 5a048edb946..e1acb0f0a83 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/login.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/login.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ export default class LoginRoute extends DiscourseRoute {
   }
 
   model() {
-    return StaticPage.find("login");
+    if (this.siteSettings.login_required) {
+      return StaticPage.find("login");
+    }
   }
 
   setupController(controller) {
@@ -31,5 +33,9 @@ export default class LoginRoute extends DiscourseRoute {
     controller.set("canSignUp", canSignUp);
     controller.set("flashType", "");
     controller.set("flash", "");
+
+    if (this.siteSettings.login_required) {
+      controller.set("showLogin", false);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/activate-account.gjs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/activate-account.gjs
index ce42280988c..370c897c400 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/activate-account.gjs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/activate-account.gjs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default RouteTemplate(
         } else if (response.needs_approval) {
           this.needsApproval = true;
         } else {
-          setTimeout(this.loadHomepage, 2000);
+          setTimeout(this.loadHomepage, 3000);
         }
       } catch (error) {
         this.errorMessage = i18n("user.activate_account.already_done");
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/login.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/login.hbs
index 2eecce5e646..9c235fe38c3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/login.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/login.hbs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
   {{hide-application-header-buttons "search" "login" "signup" "menu"}}
   {{hide-application-sidebar}}
 
-  <FlashMessage @flash={{this.flash}} @type={{this.flashType}} />
   <div class="login-fullpage">
+    <FlashMessage @flash={{this.flash}} @type={{this.flashType}} />
+
     <div class={{concat-class "login-body" this.bodyClasses}}>
       <PluginOutlet @name="login-before-modal-body" @connectorTagName="div" />
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/signup.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/signup.hbs
index 42473a0741a..8082ad61db4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/signup.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/signup.hbs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 {{hide-application-header-buttons "search" "login" "signup" "menu"}}
 {{hide-application-sidebar}}
 
-<FlashMessage @flash={{this.flash}} @type={{this.flashType}} />
-
 <div class="signup-fullpage">
+  <FlashMessage @flash={{this.flash}} @type={{this.flashType}} />
+
   <div class={{concat-class "signup-body" this.bodyClasses}}>
     <PluginOutlet
       @name="create-account-before-modal-body"
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
           <div class="input-group create-account-email">
             <Input
               {{on "focusout" this.checkEmailAvailability}}
+              {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
               @type="email"
               @value={{this.accountEmail}}
               disabled={{this.emailDisabled}}
@@ -50,7 +51,12 @@
             <label class="alt-placeholder" for="new-account-email">
               {{i18n "user.email.title"}}
             </label>
-            {{#if this.emailValidation.reason}}
+            {{#if
+              (or
+                this.emailValidation.ok
+                (and this.emailValidationVisible this.emailValidation.reason)
+              )
+            }}
               <InputTip
                 @validation={{this.emailValidation}}
                 id="account-email-validation"
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@
 
           <div class="input-group create-account__username">
             <Input
+              {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
               @value={{this.accountUsername}}
               disabled={{this.usernameDisabled}}
               maxlength={{this.maxUsernameLength}}
@@ -98,6 +105,8 @@
           <div class="input-group create-account__password">
             {{#if this.passwordRequired}}
               <PasswordField
+                {{on "focusout" this.showPasswordValidation}}
+                {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                 @value={{this.accountPassword}}
                 @capsLockOn={{this.capsLockOn}}
                 type={{if this.maskPassword "password" "text"}}
@@ -113,10 +122,20 @@
 
               <div class="create-account__password-info">
                 <div class="create-account__password-tip-validation">
-                  <InputTip
-                    @validation={{this.passwordValidation}}
-                    id="password-validation"
-                  />
+                  {{#if
+                    (or
+                      this.passwordValidation.ok
+                      (and
+                        this.passwordValidationVisible
+                        this.passwordValidation.reason
+                      )
+                    )
+                  }}
+                    <InputTip
+                      @validation={{this.passwordValidation}}
+                      id="password-validation"
+                    />
+                  {{/if}}
                   <div
                     class={{concat-class
                       "caps-lock-warning"
@@ -153,6 +172,7 @@
           {{#if this.requireInviteCode}}
             <div class="input-group create-account__invite-code">
               <Input
+                {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                 @value={{this.inviteCode}}
                 id="inviteCode"
                 class={{value-entered this.inviteCode}}
@@ -185,6 +205,7 @@
           >
             {{#if this.fullnameRequired}}
               <TextField
+                {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                 @disabled={{this.nameDisabled}}
                 @value={{this.accountName}}
                 @id="new-account-name"
@@ -208,6 +229,7 @@
               {{#each this.userFields as |f|}}
                 <div class="input-group">
                   <UserField
+                    {{on "focusin" this.scrollInputIntoView}}
                     @field={{f.field}}
                     @value={{f.value}}
                     @validation={{f.validation}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/activation.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/activation.scss
index cb02adcea13..b6c27143f0e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/activation.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/activation.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     padding: 0;
     height: 100%;
   }
+  .above-main-container-outlet {
+    display: none;
+  }
 }
 
 .activate-account-page .alert-error {
@@ -20,7 +23,6 @@
   max-width: 500px;
   padding: 2rem 3rem;
   background: var(--secondary);
-  box-shadow: var(--shadow-menu-panel);
   margin: 10vh auto 1em auto;
   @media screen and (max-height: 700px) {
     margin: 1em auto 1em auto;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/login-signup-page.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/login-signup-page.scss
index 50a401fa36e..038f4efd8aa 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/login-signup-page.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/login-signup-page.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
+#main-outlet:has(.login-fullpage, .signup-fullpage, .invites-show) {
+  & ~ .powered-by-discourse,
+  .above-main-container-outlet {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
+
+body:has(.login-fullpage, .signup-fullpage) {
+  background-color: var(--secondary);
+}
+
 .login-fullpage,
 .signup-fullpage,
 .invites-show {
@@ -18,6 +29,14 @@
     justify-content: center;
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 800px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+  }
+
+  .alert {
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 800px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    margin: 0;
   }
 
   .login-page-cta,
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/modal/login-modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/modal/login-modal.scss
index 2695b7dc34a..afa35f3272e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/modal/login-modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/modal/login-modal.scss
@@ -217,11 +217,14 @@
 
 /* end shared styles */
 
-.d-modal.create-account {
+.d-modal.create-account,
+.d-modal.login-modal {
   &:not(:has(.login-right-side)) .d-modal__container {
     max-width: 500px;
   }
+}
 
+.d-modal.create-account {
   .d-modal {
     &__container {
       width: 100%;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/invite-signup.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/invite-signup.scss
index 3d3e9655f24..99a653083ec 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/invite-signup.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/invite-signup.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   max-width: 500px;
   padding: 2rem 3rem;
   background: var(--secondary);
-  box-shadow: var(--shadow-menu-panel);
   margin: 10vh auto 1em auto;
   @media screen and (max-height: 700px) {
     margin: 1em auto 1em auto;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login-signup-page.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login-signup-page.scss
index b09fc5e09fd..6b7ce124bc1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login-signup-page.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login-signup-page.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 .login-fullpage,
 .signup-fullpage,
 .invites-show {
+  &:not(:has(.has-alt-auth)) .alert {
+    max-width: 500px;
+  }
+
   .login-page-cta,
   .signup-page-cta {
     &__buttons {
@@ -71,3 +75,9 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.invites-show.container {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  box-shadow: none;
+  max-width: 550px;
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-signup-page.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-signup-page.scss
index 0e2c2226c47..60f3d436588 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-signup-page.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-signup-page.scss
@@ -158,9 +158,12 @@
     }
     &__signup {
       background: none !important;
-      font-size: var(--font-down);
+      font-size: var(--font-up-1);
       padding: 0;
     }
+    &__no-account-yet {
+      font-size: var(--font-up-1);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -176,9 +179,12 @@
     }
     &__login {
       background: none !important;
-      font-size: var(--font-down);
+      font-size: var(--font-up-1);
       padding: 0;
     }
+    &__existing-account {
+      font-size: var(--font-up-1);
+    }
   }
 
   .login-right-side::before {