React Hook Form in Login Form - Job Portal App | Zod Front-End Validation | Ep 22

React Hook Form in Login Form - Job Portal App | Zod Front-End Validation | Ep 22

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Thapa Technical
Oct 25, 2025

๐Ÿš€ Learn how to build a **clean, type-safe login form** for your **JobPortal** app using **React Hook Form** + **Zod** validation in **Next.js**!

In this step-by-step tutorial we:
โœ… Remove boilerplate code from the login UI
โœ… Add `useForm` with the **Zod resolver**
โœ… Register every input field (`email`, `password`)
โœ… Show **real-time error messages** (required, pattern, minLength)
โœ… Validate on the **frontend** before hitting the API
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๐Ÿ“Œ Video TimelineโŒ›
0:00 โ€“ React Hook Form in Login Form (JobPortal)
1:10 โ€“ Removing unnecessary code from login form
2:00 โ€“ Pause & try it yourself!
2:20 โ€“ MERN stack classes recap
2:40 โ€“ Adding `useForm` hook in login form
4:20 โ€“ Registering input fields with `register()`
6:20 โ€“ Handling errors in login form
7:35 โ€“ Testing login form errors live
8:20 โ€“ Which errors to show users
8:50 โ€“ Next video: Session-based authentication

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