Changeset 44489

Timestamp:

01/09/2019 02:05:08 AM (6 years ago)

Author:

pento

Message:

Login: Improve the error message when retrieving a lost password.

When an invalid username or email address is entered, the form now displays a better error message.

Props mrtortai, iamfriendly, TomHarrigan, afercia, pento.
Fixes #31788.

File:

• trunk/src/wp-login.php (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/src/wp-login.php

@@ -335 +335 @@
         $user_data = get_user_by( 'email', trim( wp_unslash( $_POST['user_login'] ) ) );
         if ( empty( $user_data ) ) {
-            $errors->add( 'invalid_email', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: There is no user registered with that email address.' ) );
+            $errors->add( 'invalid_email', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: There is no account with that username or email address.' ) );
         }
     } else {
@@ -358 +358 @@
 
     if ( ! $user_data ) {
-        $errors->add( 'invalidcombo', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username or email.' ) );
+        $errors->add( 'invalidcombo', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: There is no account with that username or email address.' ) );
         return $errors;
     }