diff --git a/src/web/pug.js b/src/web/pug.js
index b944ed0b..b16e2f95 100644
--- a/src/web/pug.js
+++ b/src/web/pug.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function merge(locals, res) {
         siteTitle: Config.get("html-template.title"),
         siteDescription: Config.get("html-template.description"),
         siteAuthor: "Calvin 'calzoneman' 'cyzon' Montgomery",
+        domain: res.req.host,
         loginDomain: Config.get("https.enabled") ? Config.get("https.full-address")
                                                  : Config.get("http.full-address"),
         csrfToken: typeof res.req.csrfToken === 'function' ? res.req.csrfToken() : '',
diff --git a/templates/account-channels.pug b/templates/account-channels.pug
index b21a233a..123baef6 100644
--- a/templates/account-channels.pug
+++ b/templates/account-channels.pug
@@ -55,9 +55,49 @@ html(lang="en")
                 input(type="hidden", name="_csrf", value=csrfToken)
                 input(type="hidden", name="action", value="new_channel")
                 .form-group
-                  label.control-label(for="channelname") Channel Name
-                  input#channelname.form-control(type="text", name="name")
-                button.btn.btn-primary.btn-block(type="submit") Register
+                  label.control-label(for="channelname") Channel URL
+                  .input-group
+                    span.input-group-addon #{domain}/r/
+                    input#channelname.form-control(type="text", name="name", maxlength="30", onkeyup="checkChannel()")
+                  p#validate_channel.text-danger.pull-right
+                button#register.btn.btn-primary.btn-block(type="submit") Register
 
     include footer
     +footer()
+    script( type='text/javascript').
+        function checkChannel(){
+            function nameIsInvalid(id){
+                if(/\s/.test(id)){
+                    return 'Channel URL may not contain spaces';
+                }
+                if(id === ''){
+                    return 'Channel URL must not be empty';
+                }
+                if(!/^[\w-]{1,30}$/.test(id)){
+                    return 'Channel URL may only consist of a-z, A-Z, 0-9, - and _';
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var box = $("#channelname");
+            var value = box.val();
+            var lastkey = Date.now();
+            box.data("lastkey", lastkey);
+
+            setTimeout(function () {
+                if (box.data("lastkey") !== lastkey || box.val() !== value) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                if(nameIsInvalid(value)){
+                    $('#validate_channel').text(nameIsInvalid(value))
+                        .parent().addClass('has-error').removeClass('has-success');
+                    $('#register').addClass('disabled');
+                } else {
+                    $('#validate_channel').text('')
+                        .parent().addClass('has-success').removeClass('has-error');
+                    $('#register').removeClass('disabled');
+                }
+            }, 200);
+
+        }
+
diff --git a/templates/register.pug b/templates/register.pug
index e42ed79f..3e8529f1 100644
--- a/templates/register.pug
+++ b/templates/register.pug
@@ -32,16 +32,20 @@ html(lang="en")
               input(type="hidden", name="_csrf", value=csrfToken)
               .form-group
                 label.control-label(for="username") Username
-                input#username.form-control(type="text", name="name")
+                input#username.form-control(type="text", name="name", onkeyup="checkUsername()", maxlength="20")
+                p#validate_username.text-danger.pull-right
               .form-group
                 label.control-label(for="password") Password
                 input#password.form-control(type="password", name="password", onkeyup="checkPasswords()")
+                p#validate_password.text-danger.pull-right
               .form-group
                 label.control-label(for="password_confirm") Confirm Password
                 input#password_confirm.form-control(type="password", onkeyup="checkPasswords()")
+                p#validate_confirm.text-danger.pull-right
               .form-group
                 label.control-label(for="email") Email (optional)
                 input#email.form-control(type="email", name="email")
+                p#validate_email.text-danger.pull-right
                 p
                   | Providing an email address is optional and will allow you to recover your account via email if you forget your password.
                   strong   If you do not provide an email address, you will not be able to recover a lost account!
@@ -62,52 +66,55 @@ html(lang="en")
         return valid;
       }
       function checkUsername() {
-        var name = $("#username").val();
-        $("#usernameerror").remove();
+        function stateError(text){
+          target.parent()
+            .addClass("has-error")
+            .removeClass("has-success");
+          $("#validate_username").text(text);
+        }
+        var target = $("#username");
+        var name = target.val();
         if (name === "") {
-          $("#username").parent().addClass("has-error");
-          $("<p/>").addClass("text-danger")
-            .attr("id", "usernameerror")
-            .text("Username must not be empty")
-            .insertAfter($("#username"));
+          stateError('Username must not be empty')
           return false;
         } else if (!(/^[-\w\u00c0-\u00ff]{1,20}$/).test(name)) {
-          $("#username").parent().addClass("has-error");
-          $("<p/>").addClass("text-danger")
-            .attr("id", "usernameerror")
-            .text("Username must consist of 1-20 characters a-Z, A-Z, 0-9 " +
-                  ", -, or _.")
-            .insertAfter($("#username"));
+          stateError("Username must consist of 1-20 characters" + 
+                      " a-Z, A-Z, 0-9, -, or _.");
           return false;
         } else {
-          $("#username").parent().removeClass("has-error")
+          target.parent()
+            .removeClass("has-error")
             .addClass("has-success");
+          $("#validate_username").text('');
         }
       }
       function checkPasswords() {
-        var pw = $("#password").val();
-        var pwc = $("#password_confirm").val();
-        $("#passwordempty").remove();
-        $("#passwordmismatch").remove();
+        function stateError(text, target, validator){
+          target.parent()
+            .addClass("has-error")
+            .removeClass("has-success");
+          $(`#${validator}`).text(text);
+        }
+        var target = $("#password");
+        var target2 = $("#password_confirm");
+        var pw = target.val();
+        var pwc = target2.val();
+
+        $("#validate_password").text('');
+        $("#validate_confirm").text('');
         if (pw === "") {
-          $("#password").parent().addClass("has-error");
-          $("<p/>").addClass("text-danger")
-            .attr("id", "passwordempty")
-            .text("Password must not be empty")
-            .insertAfter($("#password"));
+          stateError('Password must not be empty', target, 'validate_password')
           return false;
         } else {
-          $("#password").parent().removeClass("has-error")
+          target.parent()
+            .removeClass("has-error")
             .addClass("has-success");
           if (pw !== pwc) {
-            $("#password_confirm").parent().addClass("has-error");
-            $("<p/>").addClass("text-danger")
-              .attr("id", "passwordmismatch")
-              .text("Passwords do not match")
-              .insertAfter($("#password_confirm"));
+            stateError('Passwords do not match', target2, 'validate_confirm')
             return false;
           } else {
-            $("#password_confirm").parent().removeClass("has-error")
+            target2.parent()
+              .removeClass("has-error")
               .addClass("has-success");
           }
         }