23. As a user, I want to have easy access to the sign in and sign out button.

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🧗🏽 Challenge

• Audience: This change is targeted at users who need easy and intuitive access to the sign in and sign out button.
• User Goal: Users want to quickly and easily find the sign in and sign out button when navigating the site.
• Why it Matters: Placing these buttons in an intuitive location, such as the navigation bar, improves user experience and makes account actions more accessible.
• Broader Objective: This change aligns with the goal of enhancing the overall usability of the site, making key actions easier to perform.
• How to Accomplish: Move the sign in/out button from its current location (left top corner) to the navigation bar.

⚡️ Solution

• Description: Update the UI to move the existing sign in/sign out button from the top-left corner to the navigation bar, placing it alongside the existing navigation links. This ensures consistency in layout and improves accessibility.
• Supporting Documents:
  • Figma design for navigation bar updates (link to designs).
  • Related project briefs or documentation outlining UI navigation improvements.
• Dependencies: None, this change is self-contained within the front-end components.

🎨 Designs

• Design Highlights:
  • Move the sign in/out button to the navigation bar.
  • Ensure visual consistency with other navigation links.
  • Make sure the button responds well on mobile and smaller screens.

✅ Acceptance Criteria

• The existing sign in/sign out button is relocated to the navigation bar beside the other navigation links.

🚫 Out of Scope

• Out of Scope:
  • Changing the functionality of the sign in/out button.
  • Refactoring unrelated components or sections of the navigation bar.
  • Backend work related to authentication.

📝 Notes

• Technical Constraints: Ensure the button works well in both desktop and mobile layouts without disrupting existing UI elements.