heylogin automatically suggests logins based on the website you're visiting. This page explains how the matching works and why certain logins appear first.
How It Works
When you visit a website, heylogin compares the URL against all your saved logins. Logins are ranked by how closely they match the current site. The best matches appear first, while other matches are available under "Show all".
Domain Matching
The domain is the most important factor. Logins only appear if their domain matches the site you're visiting.
Basic Domain Match
You're on | Saved login | Match? |
example.org | example.org | Yes |
example.org | example.com | No |
google.com | facebook.com | No |
Subdomain Matching
Logins saved for a base domain will appear on any subdomain of that domain. A login saved for a specific subdomain will only appear on that exact subdomain (or deeper).
You're on | Saved login | Match? |
mail.google.com | google.com | Yes |
mail.google.com | mail.google.com | Yes |
mail.google.com | drive.google.com | No |
google.com | mail.google.com | No |
When multiple logins match, more specific subdomain matches rank higher:
You're on | Saved login | Rank |
app.example.org | app.example.org | 1st |
example.org | 2nd |
The
www subdomain is generally ignored for matching purposes.Ports
If specified, ports must match exactly:
You're on | Saved login | Match? |
localhost:3000 | localhost:3000 | Yes |
localhost:3000 | localhost:8080 | No |
localhost:3000 | localhost | Yes |
Related Domains
Some companies use multiple domains for their services. heylogin recognizes these and will suggest logins across related domains:
You're on | Saved login | Match? |
amazon.de | amazon.com | Yes |
login.microsoftonline.com | microsoft.com | Yes |
Path Matching
Once domains match, the path is used for ranking. Paths never filter out logins, they only affect the order.
Since path matching is rarely necessary to get a good match for a login, heylogin never saves paths automatically during login or registration. But you can specify paths yourself to refine login selection for improved convenience:
You're on | Saved login | Rank |
example.org/app/settings | example.org/app/settings | 1st |
example.org/app | 2nd | |
example.org | 3rd | |
example.org/dashboard | 4th |