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User Journey Stages

Follow the user from wallet connection to asset management. See which standards matter at each stage of the Web3 experience.

11 stages137 standards mapped

1

Discovery & Connection

7

Finding and connecting wallet to dApp

7 patterns · starts with Ethereum Provider JavaScript API

2

Authentication & Identity

17

Proving who you are and logging in

17 patterns · starts with Sign-In with Ethereum (SIWE)

3

Asset Discovery & Display

21

Seeing tokens, NFTs, and balances

21 patterns · starts with Ethereum Name Service (ENS)

4

Reading & Understanding

6

Interpreting what you're being asked to do

6 patterns · starts with Typed Structured Data Signing

5

Approving & Permissioning

13

Granting permissions for actions

13 patterns · starts with Permit Extension for ERC-20

6

Executing Transactions

22

Performing on-chain actions

22 patterns · starts with Secure Meta Transactions

7

Gas & Fees

12

Paying for transactions

12 patterns · starts with Account Abstraction Using Alt Mempool

8

Status & Confirmation

11

Waiting for and confirming outcomes

11 patterns · starts with Chain-specific Address Checksum

9

Asset Management

34

Managing assets over time

34 patterns · starts with Refundable Tokens

10

Specialized Interactions

17

Physical items, AI, social, gaming

17 patterns · starts with Web3 URL to EVM Call

11

Infrastructure

6

Foundational patterns

6 patterns · starts with Skinny CREATE2

Common designer questions

Quick answers before you dive into a category.

For checkout and onboarding batching, start with EIP-7702. For account creation or recovery, start with ERC-4337. For wallet picker UX, start with EIP-6963.