logo, improved listing, some helpers, mail confirms table, confirmed flag, user title column..

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
+    protected $redirectTo = '/';
 
     /**
      * Create a new controller instance.

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class RegisterController extends Controller
 {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
+    protected $redirectTo = '/';
 
     /**
      * Create a new controller instance.
@@ -49,9 +50,15 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
     protected function validator(array $data)
     {
         return Validator::make($data, [
-            'name' => 'required|string|max:255|regex:/^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$/',
+            'name' => [
+                'regex:/^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$/',
+                'required',
+                'string',
+                'max:255',
+                'unique:users'
+            ],
             'email' => 'required|string|email|max:255|unique:users',
-            'password' => 'required|string|min:6|confirmed',
+            'password' => 'required|string|min:6|max:1000|confirmed', // max len to foil DOS attempts
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
     {
         return User::create([
             'name' => $data['name'],
-            'title' => $data['name'], // display name - by default, init to name
+            'title' => $data['name'],
             'email' => $data['email'],
             'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
         ]);