Custom FC Login and Account Creation Process

Is anyone using a custom login page/process for FC? I am wanting to use FluentForms Pro but didn't see a way to have users enter their password twice...and I'd love to have the signup and login on one page, like a "Create Account" page and have that be the default lander for community access...I guess I would need to make /portal visible to the world and direct any login links to the "Create Account/Login" page. I'd love to see some examples of how folks registrations and logins for your communities. I definitely don't want the stock login experience where you have to check email to activate your account before logging in. Any examples of a streamlined login and account creation process would be awesome to see.