diff --git a/docs/css/custom.css b/docs/css/custom.css
index a004e6f..db10252 100644
--- a/docs/css/custom.css
+++ b/docs/css/custom.css
@@ -1085,10 +1085,12 @@
 /* ── Auth pages (login / signup) ───────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .auth-page__services {
-	margin-top: 25px;
-	margin-bottom: -25px;
+	margin-top: 0;
+	margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
 	font-size: 0.78rem;
 	line-height: 1.45;
+	color: var(--foreground-color);
+	display: block;
 }
 
 .services-group__title {
@@ -1114,12 +1116,12 @@
 	background: var(--background-color);
 }
 
-/* Message banner — fixed height always reserved so the form never shifts */
+/* Message banner — always in flow; min-height reserves space so the form never shifts */
 .auth-message {
 	border-radius: 4px;
 	font-size: 0.82rem;
-	line-height: 1.3;
-	height: 1.8rem;
+	line-height: 1.4;
+	min-height: 1.8rem;
 	margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 	border: 1px solid transparent;
@@ -1127,10 +1129,7 @@
 	opacity: 0;
 	pointer-events: none;
 	transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
-	overflow: hidden;
-	display: flex;
-	align-items: center;
-	padding: 0 0.7rem;
+	padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
 }
 
 .auth-message.is-visible {
@@ -1138,6 +1137,12 @@
 	pointer-events: auto;
 }
 
+.auth-message--info {
+	background: transparent;
+	border-color: transparent;
+	color: var(--foreground-color);
+}
+
 .auth-message--error {
 	background: rgba(255, 61, 61, 0.1);
 	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 61, 61, 0.4);
diff --git a/docs/signup/index.html b/docs/signup/index.html
index e3e8908..abe5b37 100644
--- a/docs/signup/index.html
+++ b/docs/signup/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <a href=/signup/ class="auth-link auth-link--signup">Sign Up</a></div></div><div class=rss-subscribe><button class=rss-subscribe__btn aria-label="Subscribe via RSS" title="Subscribe via RSS">
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 <span>Subscribe</span></button><div class=rss-subscribe__dropdown><button class=rss-subscribe__item data-rss-url=https://freedoms4.org/index.xml>All updates</button>
-<button class=rss-subscribe__item data-rss-url=https://freedoms4.org/blog/index.xml>Blog posts</button></div></div></div></div><nav class="menu language"><ul class="menu__list language__list"><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/>Home</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/blog/>Blog</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/services/>Services</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/uninotes/>UniNotes</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/contact/>Contact</a></li></ul></nav></header><main class=main><div class=auth-page><div class=auth-card><h1 class=auth-page__title>Sign Up</h1><p class=auth-page__services>(By signing up, you will get access to the following services: <a href=/services/email-account/>Email</a>, <a href=/services/xmpp-account/>XMPP</a>)</p><div id=auth-message class=auth-message aria-live=polite></div><form id=signup-form class=auth-form novalidate><div class=auth-form__input-wrap><div class=auth-form__group><label class=auth-form__label for=signup-username>Username</label>
+<button class=rss-subscribe__item data-rss-url=https://freedoms4.org/blog/index.xml>Blog posts</button></div></div></div></div><nav class="menu language"><ul class="menu__list language__list"><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/>Home</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/blog/>Blog</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/services/>Services</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/uninotes/>UniNotes</a></li><li class=menu__item><a class=menu__link href=/contact/>Contact</a></li></ul></nav></header><main class=main><div class=auth-page><div class=auth-card><h1 class=auth-page__title>Sign Up</h1><div id=auth-message class="auth-message auth-message--info is-visible" aria-live=polite>Signing up is giving you access to the following services: <a href=/services/email-account/>Email</a>, <a href=/services/xmpp-account/>XMPP</a></div><form id=signup-form class=auth-form novalidate><div class=auth-form__input-wrap><div class=auth-form__group><label class=auth-form__label for=signup-username>Username</label>
 <input class=auth-form__input type=text id=signup-username name=username autocomplete=username required minlength=3 maxlength=32 pattern=[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+>
 <span class=auth-form__hint>(3-32 characters; letters, numbers, _ and - only)</span></div><div class=auth-form__group><label class=auth-form__label for=signup-email>Email</label>
 <input class=auth-form__input type=email id=signup-email name=email autocomplete=email required></div><div class=auth-form__group><label class=auth-form__label for=signup-password>Password</label>
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
 <button type=button id=otp-resend class=otp-panel__resend-btn>
 Resend code
 </button>
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\ No newline at end of file
+<span id=otp-resend-timer style=display:none></span></p></div></div><p class=auth-card__footer id=signup-footer>Already have an account? <a href=/login/ class=auth-card__link>Log in</a></p></div></div><script>(function(){var t,n,s,o,i,r,c,l,d,u,h,p,g,v,b,j,y,_,f="https://backend.freedoms4.org/auth.php";if(localStorage.getItem("f4_username")){document.getElementById("auth-message").textContent="You are already logged in!",document.getElementById("auth-message").className="auth-message auth-message--success is-visible",document.getElementById("signup-form").style.display="none",document.getElementById("signup-footer").style.display="none";return}if(o=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("next")||sessionStorage.getItem("f4_login_next")||"",!o&&document.referrer)try{g=new URL(document.referrer),g.hostname===window.location.hostname&&(r=g.pathname,r!=="/login/"&&r!=="/signup/"&&(o=r,sessionStorage.setItem("f4_login_next",r)))}catch{}t={username:"",email:"",password:""},n=document.getElementById("auth-message"),d=document.getElementById("signup-form"),p=document.getElementById("signup-submit"),_=document.getElementById("otp-panel"),b=document.getElementById("otp-email-display"),c=document.getElementById("otp-input"),l=document.getElementById("otp-submit"),s=document.getElementById("otp-resend"),i=document.getElementById("otp-resend-timer"),h=document.getElementById("signup-password"),u=d.querySelector(".auth-form__eye"),j=n.innerHTML,y=n.className,n.style.minHeight=n.offsetHeight+"px";function e(e,t){n.textContent=e,n.className="auth-message auth-message--"+t+" is-visible"}function m(){n.innerHTML=j,n.className=y}function a(e,t){e.disabled=t,e.querySelector(".auth-form__submit-text").style.display=t?"none":"",e.querySelector(".auth-form__submit-loader").style.display=t?"inline-flex":"none"}u.addEventListener("click",function(){var e=h.type==="text";h.type=e?"password":"text",u.querySelector(".eye-show").style.display=e?"":"none",u.querySelector(".eye-hide").style.display=e?"none":""}),v=null;function w(e){s.style.display="none",i.style.display="";var t=e;i.textContent="Resend in "+t+"s",v=setInterval(function(){t--,t<=0?(clearInterval(v),i.style.display="none",s.style.display="",s.disabled=!1):i.textContent="Resend in "+t+"s"},1e3)}d.addEventListener("submit",function(n){n.preventDefault(),m();var s=document.getElementById("signup-username").value.trim(),o=document.getElementById("signup-email").value.trim(),i=h.value,r=document.getElementById("signup-confirm").value;if(!s||!o||!i||!r){e("Please fill in all fields.","error");return}if(!/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{3,32}$/.test(s)){e("Username must be 3–32 characters: letters, numbers, _ or -.","error");return}if(i.length<8){e("Password must be at least 8 characters.","error");return}if(i!==r){e("Passwords do not match.","error");return}t.username=s,t.email=o,t.password=i,a(p,!0),fetch(f,{method:"POST",headers:{"Content-Type":"application/json"},credentials:"include",body:JSON.stringify({action:"send_otp",username:s,email:o})}).then(function(e){return e.json()}).then(function(t){t.success?(d.style.display="none",b.textContent=o,_.style.display="",c.value="",c.focus(),w(60),e("OTP sent! 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diff --git a/layouts/signup/single.html b/layouts/signup/single.html
index 076486f..6037a0c 100644
--- a/layouts/signup/single.html
+++ b/layouts/signup/single.html
@@ -2,17 +2,23 @@
 <div class="auth-page">
 	<div class="auth-card">
 		<h1 class="auth-page__title">{{ .Title }}</h1>
-		{{ with site.GetPage "/services" }} {{ $registrationServices := slice }} {{ range
-		.Pages.ByWeight }} {{ if index .Params "registration-needed" }} {{ $registrationServices =
-		$registrationServices | append . }} {{ end }} {{ end }} {{ with $registrationServices }}
-		<p class="auth-page__services">
-			(By signing up, you will get access to the following services: {{ range $index, $service
-			:= . }}{{ if $index }}, {{ end }}<a href="{{ $service.RelPermalink }}"
-				>{{ $service.LinkTitle }}</a
-			>{{ end }})
-		</p>
-		{{ end }} {{ end }}
+		{{- with site.GetPage "/services" -}} {{- $registrationServices := slice -}} {{- range
+		.Pages.ByWeight -}} {{- if index .Params "registration-needed" -}} {{- $registrationServices
+		= $registrationServices | append . -}} {{- end -}} {{- end -}} {{- with
+		$registrationServices -}} {{- $serviceLinks := slice -}} {{- range . -}} {{- $serviceLinks =
+		$serviceLinks | append (printf `<a href="%s">%s</a>` .RelPermalink .LinkTitle) -}} {{- end
+		-}}
+		<div
+			id="auth-message"
+			class="auth-message auth-message--info is-visible"
+			aria-live="polite"
+		>
+			Signing up is giving you access to the following services: {{ delimit $serviceLinks ", "
+			| safeHTML }}
+		</div>
+		{{- end -}} {{- if not $registrationServices -}}
 		<div id="auth-message" class="auth-message" aria-live="polite"></div>
+		{{- end -}} {{- end -}}
 
 		<!-- ── STEP 1 — Account details ───────────────────────────────── -->
 		<form id="signup-form" class="auth-form" novalidate>
@@ -228,12 +234,21 @@
 		var pwdInput = document.getElementById('signup-password');
 		var eyeBtn = signupForm.querySelector('.auth-form__eye');
 
+		// Snapshot the server-rendered services notice so we can restore it after errors
+		var _servicesHTML = msgBox.innerHTML;
+		var _servicesClass = msgBox.className;
+
+		// Pin the box height to whatever the services text renders at, so switching
+		// to a one-line error message never shrinks the box and causes layout shift.
+		msgBox.style.minHeight = msgBox.offsetHeight + 'px';
+
 		function showMsg(text, type) {
 			msgBox.textContent = text;
 			msgBox.className = 'auth-message auth-message--' + type + ' is-visible';
 		}
 		function hideMsg() {
-			msgBox.className = 'auth-message';
+			msgBox.innerHTML = _servicesHTML;
+			msgBox.className = _servicesClass;
 		}
 
 		function setLoading(btn, on) {
diff --git a/static/css/custom.css b/static/css/custom.css
index a004e6f..db10252 100644
--- a/static/css/custom.css
+++ b/static/css/custom.css
@@ -1085,10 +1085,12 @@
 /* ── Auth pages (login / signup) ───────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .auth-page__services {
-	margin-top: 25px;
-	margin-bottom: -25px;
+	margin-top: 0;
+	margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
 	font-size: 0.78rem;
 	line-height: 1.45;
+	color: var(--foreground-color);
+	display: block;
 }
 
 .services-group__title {
@@ -1114,12 +1116,12 @@
 	background: var(--background-color);
 }
 
-/* Message banner — fixed height always reserved so the form never shifts */
+/* Message banner — always in flow; min-height reserves space so the form never shifts */
 .auth-message {
 	border-radius: 4px;
 	font-size: 0.82rem;
-	line-height: 1.3;
-	height: 1.8rem;
+	line-height: 1.4;
+	min-height: 1.8rem;
 	margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 	border: 1px solid transparent;
@@ -1127,10 +1129,7 @@
 	opacity: 0;
 	pointer-events: none;
 	transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
-	overflow: hidden;
-	display: flex;
-	align-items: center;
-	padding: 0 0.7rem;
+	padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
 }
 
 .auth-message.is-visible {
@@ -1138,6 +1137,12 @@
 	pointer-events: auto;
 }
 
+.auth-message--info {
+	background: transparent;
+	border-color: transparent;
+	color: var(--foreground-color);
+}
+
 .auth-message--error {
 	background: rgba(255, 61, 61, 0.1);
 	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 61, 61, 0.4);