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Custom WP login page

This is especially useful for corporate or community websites that make use of WordPress as a content management system: a custom login / registration page for your WordPress-powered site. For websites with multiple authors or subscribers who log in to the dashboard a lot, don’t you think the default login screen below is rather bland?

WP login page

If you agree with me, then it’s time to skin that screen, and get something like this:

RP2010 custom login screen

Think “branding” and “user experience”.

For some of my WordPress deployments, I now use the plugin called, aptly enough, Theme My Login. What it does is, it replaces the default WP login page with your active theme’s page template, where it embeds the login or registration interface. The new look and feel of your site’s login screen will surely build more loyalty and promote a feel good experience among your subscribers.

The plugin’s compatible with WP2.8, and lets you define the messages that appear on the customized page. I just wish that the plugin author would add more options in succeeding updates. For sure, the ability to apply layout settings and stuff, without having to do code, will be most welcome to plenty of end users.

Still, this plugin is much better than Register Plus, a similar plugin that I’d written about before. It even generates a widget for you to put a login box on your sidebar. When logged in, the widget can show your Gravatar and links to the dashboard, etc.

Theme My Login plugin widget

Have fun with your login pages! :rocknroll:

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10 Responses to this post

  1. Leonard Pe 10 July 2009 at 10:10 pm #

    thanks for sharing :)

    • Blogie 10 July 2009 at 10:19 pm #

      My pleasure, Pe! Have a go at it. :)

  2. Marocharim 10 July 2009 at 10:54 pm #

    Wow. There’s a plugin for this? I’m downloading. :)

  3. ark 17 July 2009 at 3:37 pm #

    Di naman po ba macocompromise ang security ng site ko? I use the Login Lockdown plugin. Compatible ba sila?

    • Blogie 17 July 2009 at 4:12 pm #

      What does the login lockdown plugin do?

      • ark 17 July 2009 at 4:26 pm #

        For added security un. You are given three attempts to enter your password. Maglolock ang account mo pag failed ka thrice.

        • Blogie 17 July 2009 at 4:30 pm #

          Ah I see. Well, I don’t see why Theme My Login would conflict with your login plugin. What the former does is simply to “skin” your login screen and does not interfere with the login process itself. Why don’t you give it a test run? :goodluck:

  4. Regie Bueno 28 August 2009 at 8:01 am #

    Hi. Nice plug-in. May i try it on my blog. Thanks. :)

    • Blogie 28 August 2009 at 2:49 pm #

      It would really do wonders for your blog’s community! Of course, you can spice up that login page even more if you like. ;)


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