<p dir="auto">Using the session to persist the referer is not necessary and can be problematic in that if a login/signup is aborted partway through then the referer information can persist in the session and be reused during a later attempt.</p>

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<h4>You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at:</h4>
<p>  <a href='https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758'>https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758</a></p>

<h4>Commit Summary</h4>
<ul>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758/commits/74cc88fce4982777d5f78e016940159de655c817" class="commit-link">74cc88f</a>  Stop using the session to persist the referer during login</li>
</ul>

<h4 style="display: inline-block">File Changes </h4> <p style="display: inline-block">(<a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758/files">5 files</a>)</p>
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    <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758/files#diff-8ac25145a80d1093fb7a8f1098aa9d5b0a1d70ced7333342a9ec569227d0a82f">app/controllers/concerns/session_methods.rb</a>
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    <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758/files#diff-cdec550eeeb8fc63be2b5687170f594651a8d0b7f0465c9d807baef392639b6e">app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb</a>
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    <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758/files#diff-cfdccd0a9d5df5a43aaad2a35d36ebbe187c52ad5fdc9846fa189d04537adb6e">app/controllers/users_controller.rb</a>
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    <strong>M</strong>
    <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758/files#diff-5654cfc158c888a40321c1e90f9ea3a0208ae80616b15ff0fa5e939b8f795e87">app/views/sessions/new.html.erb</a>
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    <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758/files#diff-8dd599ea27028815c7fa912755a38dd05e4a768470cc792840b85fd1e486d69a">app/views/users/new.html.erb</a>
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<h4>Patch Links:</h4>
<ul>
  <li><a href='https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758.patch'>https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758.patch</a></li>
  <li><a href='https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758.diff'>https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4758.diff</a></li>
</ul>

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