Fix: Gmail SMTP guidance, registration form field, and conditional admin auto-refresh

app/routes/auth.py

@@ -2,15 +2,34 @@ from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, flash
 from flask_login import login_user, logout_user, login_required, current_user
 from werkzeug.security import check_password_hash
 from app.models import User, db
-from app.forms import LoginForm, RegisterForm, ForgotPasswordForm
 from app.routes.reset_password import RequestResetForm, ResetPasswordForm
 from flask_mail import Message
 from app.routes.mail import mail
 from app.utils.token import generate_reset_token, verify_reset_token
 import re
-from app.forms import LoginForm, RegisterForm, ForgotPasswordForm
+from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
+from wtforms import StringField, PasswordField, BooleanField, SubmitField
+from wtforms.validators import DataRequired, Email, EqualTo, Length
+
 auth = Blueprint('auth', __name__)
 
+class LoginForm(FlaskForm):
+    email = StringField('Email', validators=[DataRequired(), Email()])
+    password = PasswordField('Password', validators=[DataRequired()])
+    remember_me = BooleanField('Remember Me')
+    submit = SubmitField('Sign In')
+
+class RegisterForm(FlaskForm):
+    nickname = StringField('Nickname', validators=[DataRequired(), Length(min=3, max=32)])
+    email = StringField('Email', validators=[DataRequired(), Email()])
+    password = PasswordField('Password', validators=[DataRequired(), Length(min=8)])
+    password2 = PasswordField('Confirm Password', validators=[DataRequired(), EqualTo('password')])
+    submit = SubmitField('Register')
+
+class ForgotPasswordForm(FlaskForm):
+    email = StringField('Email', validators=[DataRequired(), Email()])
+    submit = SubmitField('Request Password Reset')
+
 @auth.route('/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def login():
     """User login page"""

app/templates/admin/base.html

@@ -229,10 +229,18 @@
             document.getElementById('sidebar').classList.toggle('show');
         });
         
-        // Auto-refresh stats every 30 seconds
+        // Conditional auto-refresh logic
-        setTimeout(function() {
+        {% if request.endpoint == 'admin.mail_settings' %}
-            location.reload();
+            {% if settings and settings.enabled %}
-        }, 30000);
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    location.reload();
+                }, 30000);
+            {% endif %}
+        {% else %}
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                location.reload();
+            }, 30000);
+        {% endif %}
     </script>
 </body>
 </html>

app/templates/admin/mail_settings.html

@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 {% extends 'admin/base.html' %}
 {% block admin_content %}
 <h2>Mail Server Settings</h2>
+<div class="alert alert-info" style="max-width:600px;">
+  <strong>Recommended Gmail SMTP Settings:</strong><br>
+  <ul style="margin-bottom:0;">
+    <li><b>Server:</b> smtp.gmail.com</li>
+    <li><b>Port:</b> 587</li>
+    <li><b>Use TLS:</b> True</li>
+    <li><b>Username:</b> your Gmail address (e.g. yourname@gmail.com)</li>
+    <li><b>Password:</b> your Gmail <b>App Password</b> (not your regular password)</li>
+    <li><b>Default sender:</b> your Gmail address (e.g. yourname@gmail.com)</li>
+  </ul>
+  <small>To use Gmail SMTP, you must create an <a href="https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords" target="_blank">App Password</a> in your Google Account security settings.</small>
+</div>
 <form method="post">
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="enabled">Enable Email Sending</label>