diff --git a/sites/org/components/github/create-showcase.mjs b/sites/org/components/github/create-showcase.mjs
index 0d39955ba2e..4f6b33391b6 100644
--- a/sites/org/components/github/create-showcase.mjs
+++ b/sites/org/components/github/create-showcase.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { Tab } from 'shared/components/account/bio.mjs'
 import { CodeBox } from 'shared/components/code-box.mjs'
 import { PostArticle, ns as mdxNs } from 'site/components/mdx/posts/article.mjs'
 import { PageLink } from 'shared/components/page-link.mjs'
+import { OkIcon, WarningIcon as KoIcon } from 'shared/components/icons.mjs'
 
 export const ns = nsMerge('account', 'posts', authNs, mdxNs)
 
@@ -40,16 +41,16 @@ const Item = ({ title, children }) => (
   </div>
 )
 
-const dataAsMd = ({ title, maker, caption, intro, designs }) => `---
-title: "${data.title}"
-maker: ${data.maker}
-caption: "${data.caption}"
-date: ${yyymmvv()}
-intro: "${data.intro}"
+const dataAsMd = ({ title, maker, caption, intro, designs, body }) => `---
+title: "${title}"
+maker: ${maker}
+caption: "${caption}"
+date: ${yyyymmdd()}
+intro: "${intro}"
 designs: [${designs.map((design) => `"${design}"`).join(', ')}]
 ---
 
-${data.body}
+${body}
 
 `
 
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ export const CreateShowcasePost = ({ noTitle = false }) => {
   }
 
   const setExtraImg = (key, img) => {
-    console.log('setting extra', { key, img })
     const newImages = { ...extraImages }
     newImages[key] = img
     setExtraImages(newImages)
@@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ export const CreateShowcasePost = ({ noTitle = false }) => {
         <button
           className="btn btn-lg btn-primary"
           disabled={!(title && slug && img && designs.length > 0)}
+          onClick={submitPullRequest}
         >
           Submit Showcase Post
         </button>
-        {!account.github && (
+        {!account.data?.githubUser && !account.data?.githubEmail && (
           <Popout tip>
             <h5 className="text-left">
               <small>Optional:</small> Are you on GitHub?
@@ -225,10 +226,19 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
     <Tip>{t('showcaseNewInfo')}</Tip>
     <Item
       title={
-        <span>
-          <b>Designs</b>:{' '}
-          <span className="text-sm">{designs.map((d) => capitalize(d)).join(', ')}</span>
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center">
+          {designs.length > 0 ? (
+            <OkIcon stroke={4} className="w-5 h-5 text-success" />
+          ) : (
+            <KoIcon stroke={3} className="w-5 h-5 text-error" />
+          )}
+          <b>Design:</b>
+          {designs.length > 0 ? (
+            <span className="text-base">{designs.map((d) => capitalize(d)).join(', ')}</span>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-error text-base">Please select at least 1 design</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
       }
     >
       <Tip>Pick one or more designs that are featured in this post.</Tip>
@@ -236,9 +246,19 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
     </Item>
     <Item
       title={
-        <span>
-          <b>Title</b>: <span className="text-sm">{title}</span>
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center">
+          {title.length > 10 ? (
+            <OkIcon stroke={4} className="w-5 h-5 text-success" />
+          ) : (
+            <KoIcon stroke={3} className="w-5 h-5 text-error" />
+          )}
+          <b>Title:</b>
+          {title.length > 10 ? (
+            <span className="text-base">{title}</span>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-error text-base">Please enter a post title</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
       }
     >
       <Tip>Give your post a title. A good title is more than just a few words.</Tip>
@@ -246,9 +266,19 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
     </Item>
     <Item
       title={
-        <span>
-          <b>Slug</b>: <span className="text-sm">{slug}</span>
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center">
+          {slug.length > 3 ? (
+            <OkIcon stroke={4} className="w-5 h-5 text-success" />
+          ) : (
+            <KoIcon stroke={3} className="w-5 h-5 text-error" />
+          )}
+          <b>Slug:</b>
+          {slug.length > 3 ? (
+            <span className="text-base">{slug}</span>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-error text-base">Please enter a slug (or post title)</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
       }
     >
       <Tip>
@@ -259,9 +289,19 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
     </Item>
     <Item
       title={
-        <span>
-          <b>Main Image</b>: <span className="text-sm">{img}</span>
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center">
+          {img.length > 3 ? (
+            <OkIcon stroke={4} className="w-5 h-5 text-success" />
+          ) : (
+            <KoIcon stroke={3} className="w-5 h-5 text-error" />
+          )}
+          <b>Main Image:</b>
+          {img.length > 3 ? (
+            <span className="text-base">{img}</span>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-error text-base">Please provide a main image for the post</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
       }
     >
       <Tip>
@@ -272,9 +312,21 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
     </Item>
     <Item
       title={
-        <span>
-          <b>Main Image Caption</b>: <span className="text-sm">{caption}</span>
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center">
+          {caption.length > 3 ? (
+            <OkIcon stroke={4} className="w-5 h-5 text-success" />
+          ) : (
+            <KoIcon stroke={3} className="w-5 h-5 text-error" />
+          )}
+          <b>Main Image Caption:</b>
+          {caption.length > 3 ? (
+            <span className="text-base">{caption}</span>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-error text-base">
+              Please provide a caption for the main image
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </div>
       }
     >
       <Tip>
@@ -285,9 +337,19 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
     </Item>
     <Item
       title={
-        <span>
-          <b>Intro</b>: <span className="text-sm">{intro}</span>
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center">
+          {intro.length > 3 ? (
+            <OkIcon stroke={4} className="w-5 h-5 text-success" />
+          ) : (
+            <KoIcon stroke={3} className="w-5 h-5 text-error" />
+          )}
+          <b>Intro:</b>
+          {intro.length > 3 ? (
+            <span className="text-base">{intro}</span>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-error text-base">Please provide an intro for link proviews</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
       }
     >
       <Tip>A brief paragraph that will be shown on post previews on social media and so on.</Tip>
@@ -322,6 +384,14 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
                   <>
                     <p>To include this image in your post, use this markdown snippet:</p>
                     <CodeBox code={markup} title="MarkDown" />
+                    <p className="text-right -mt-5">
+                      <button
+                        className="btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-outline"
+                        onClick={() => setBody(body + '\n\n' + markup)}
+                      >
+                        Add to post body
+                      </button>
+                    </p>
                   </>
                 )}
               </>
@@ -339,9 +409,19 @@ const ShowcaseEditor = ({
     </Item>
     <Item
       title={
-        <span>
-          <b>Post body</b>: {body.slice(0, 30) + '...'}
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center">
+          {body.length > 3 ? (
+            <OkIcon stroke={4} className="w-5 h-5 text-success" />
+          ) : (
+            <KoIcon stroke={3} className="w-5 h-5 text-error" />
+          )}
+          <b>Post body:</b>
+          {body.length > 3 ? (
+            <span className="text-base">{body.slice(0, 30) + '...'}</span>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-error text-base">Please provide a post body</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
       }
     >
       <Tip>The actual post body. Supports Markdown.</Tip>
diff --git a/sites/org/pages/account/index.mjs b/sites/org/pages/account/index.mjs
index 294f3a1b973..5634f609957 100644
--- a/sites/org/pages/account/index.mjs
+++ b/sites/org/pages/account/index.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Dependencies
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
 import { serverSideTranslations } from 'next-i18next/serverSideTranslations'
+// Hooks
+import { useTranslation } from 'next-i18next'
 // Components
 import { PageWrapper, ns as pageNs } from 'shared/components/wrappers/page.mjs'
 import { ns as authNs } from 'shared/components/wrappers/auth/index.mjs'
@@ -22,13 +24,17 @@ const DynamicAccountOverview = dynamic(
   { ssr: false }
 )
 
-const AccountIndexPage = ({ page }) => (
-  <PageWrapper {...page}>
-    <DynamicAuthWrapper>
-      <DynamicAccountOverview />
-    </DynamicAuthWrapper>
-  </PageWrapper>
-)
+const AccountIndexPage = ({ page }) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(ns)
+
+  return (
+    <PageWrapper {...page} title={t('yourAccount')}>
+      <DynamicAuthWrapper>
+        <DynamicAccountOverview />
+      </DynamicAuthWrapper>
+    </PageWrapper>
+  )
+}
 
 export default AccountIndexPage
 
diff --git a/sites/shared/components/account/en.yaml b/sites/shared/components/account/en.yaml
index 20d7d886303..c158265df9b 100644
--- a/sites/shared/components/account/en.yaml
+++ b/sites/shared/components/account/en.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ signOut: Sign Out
 politeOhCrap: Oh fiddlesticks
 bio: Bio
 email: E-mail Address
-github: Github Username
 img: Profile image
 username: Username
 compare: Metricset Comparison
@@ -128,7 +127,12 @@ emailChangeConfirmation: We have sent an E-mail to your new address to confirm t
 vagueError: Something went wrong, and we're not certain how to handle it. Please try again, or involve a human being for assistance.
 
 # github
-githubTitle: Enter your github username here to receive updates when you report a problem through this website.
+githubTitle: Link your GitHub identity
+githubWhy1: Enter your GitHub username and email here and we will use them when interacting with GitHub on your behalf.
+githubWhy2: Note that both your GitHub username and email is public info. This merely allows us to make a link between your FreeSewing account and GitHub account.
+githubWhy3 : For example, when you report a problem on this website, we can mention you so you will receive notifications when there is an update. For this, your username is sufficient.
+githubWhy4: When you submit a showcase post or make changed to our content, we can credit those commits to you if we have both your username and the email address you use on GitHub.
+tooComplex: If all of this in confusing, you don't have to provide this info. It's an advanced feature.
 
 # languge
 languageTitle: Which language do you prefer?
diff --git a/sites/shared/components/account/github.mjs b/sites/shared/components/account/github.mjs
index 6cf0c764d16..c57360a77e9 100644
--- a/sites/shared/components/account/github.mjs
+++ b/sites/shared/components/account/github.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { LoadingContext } from 'shared/context/loading-context.mjs'
 // Components
 import { BackToAccountButton } from './shared.mjs'
 import { SaveSettingsButton } from 'shared/components/buttons/save-settings-button.mjs'
+import { Popout } from 'shared/components/popout/index.mjs'
 
 export const ns = ['account', 'toast']
 
@@ -24,12 +25,13 @@ export const GithubSettings = ({ title = false, welcome = false }) => {
   const toast = useToast()
 
   // State
-  const [github, setGithub] = useState(account.github || '')
+  const [githubUsername, setGithubUsername] = useState(account.data.githubUsername || '')
+  const [githubEmail, setGithubEmail] = useState(account.data.githubEmail || '')
 
   // Helper method to save changes
   const save = async () => {
     startLoading()
-    const result = await backend.updateAccount({ github })
+    const result = await backend.updateAccount({ data: { githubUsername, githubEmail } })
     if (result.success) {
       setAccount(result.data.account)
       toast.for.settingsSaved()
@@ -40,17 +42,35 @@ export const GithubSettings = ({ title = false, welcome = false }) => {
   return (
     <div className="max-w-xl">
       {title ? <h2 className="text-4xl">{t('githubTitle')}</h2> : null}
-      <div className="flex flex-row items-center mt-4">
+      <label className="font-bold">{t('username')}</label>
+      <div className="flex flex-row items-center mb-4">
         <input
-          value={github}
-          onChange={(evt) => setGithub(evt.target.value)}
+          value={githubUsername}
+          onChange={(evt) => setGithubUsername(evt.target.value)}
           className="input w-full input-bordered flex flex-row"
           type="text"
-          placeholder={t('github')}
+          placeholder={account.username}
+        />
+      </div>
+      <label className="font-bold">{t('email')}</label>
+      <div className="flex flex-row items-center mb-4">
+        <input
+          value={githubEmail}
+          onChange={(evt) => setGithubEmail(evt.target.value)}
+          className="input w-full input-bordered flex flex-row"
+          type="text"
+          placeholder={`${account.username}@users.freesewing.org`}
         />
       </div>
       <SaveSettingsButton btnProps={{ onClick: save }} />
       {!welcome && <BackToAccountButton loading={loading} />}
+      <Popout note>
+        <p className="text-sm font-bold">{t('githubWhy1')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm">{t('githubWhy2')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm">{t('githubWhy3')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm">{t('githubWhy4')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm">{t('tooComplex')}</p>
+      </Popout>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/sites/shared/components/wrappers/auth/index.mjs b/sites/shared/components/wrappers/auth/index.mjs
index 323ad9b83dd..7f10339913d 100644
--- a/sites/shared/components/wrappers/auth/index.mjs
+++ b/sites/shared/components/wrappers/auth/index.mjs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ const ConsentLacking = ({ t, banner }) => (
 
 export const AuthWrapper = ({ children, app, requiredRole = 'user' }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation(ns)
-  const { account, token, admin, stopImpersonating } = useAccount()
+  const { account, token, admin, stopImpersonating, signOut } = useAccount()
   const backend = useBackend()
 
   const [ready, setReady] = useState(false)
@@ -123,9 +123,15 @@ export const AuthWrapper = ({ children, app, requiredRole = 'user' }) => {
         })
       }
     }
+    const verifyUser = async () => {
+      const result = await backend.ping()
+      if (result.success) {
+      } else signOut()
+    }
     if (admin && admin.token) verifyAdmin()
+    if (token) verifyUser()
     setReady(true)
-  }, [admin])
+  }, [admin, token])
 
   if (!ready) return <Loading />
 
diff --git a/sites/shared/hooks/use-account-reload.mjs b/sites/shared/hooks/use-account-reload.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 59c4c28dfb5..00000000000
--- a/sites/shared/hooks/use-account-reload.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Hooks
-import { useAccount } from 'shared/hooks/use-account.mjs'
-import { useBackend } from 'shared/hooks/use-backend.mjs'
-
-export const useAccountReload = () => {
-  // Hooks
-  const { setAccount, token } = useAccount()
-  const backend = useBackend(token)
-
-  // Helper method to reload account
-  const reload = async () => {
-    const result = await backend.reloadAccount()
-    if (result.success) setAccount(result.data.account)
-  }
-
-  return reload
-}
diff --git a/sites/shared/hooks/use-backend.mjs b/sites/shared/hooks/use-backend.mjs
index f1a0f998370..07af1cb8ee3 100644
--- a/sites/shared/hooks/use-backend.mjs
+++ b/sites/shared/hooks/use-backend.mjs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ Backend.prototype.createIssue = async function (data) {
  * Create showcase Pull Request
  */
 Backend.prototype.createShowcasePr = async function (data) {
-  return responseHandler(await api.post(`/flows/pr/showcase`, data, this.auth))
+  return responseHandler(await api.post(`/flows/pr/showcase/jwt`, data, this.auth))
 }
 /*
  * Send translation invite
@@ -346,6 +346,13 @@ Backend.prototype.removeImage = async function (id) {
   return responseHandler(await api.delete(`/images/${id}/jwt`, this.auth))
 }
 
+/*
+ * Ping backend to see if current token is still valid
+ */
+Backend.prototype.ping = async function () {
+  return responseHandler(await api.get(`/whoami/jwt`, this.auth))
+}
+
 /*
  * Search user (admin method)
  */