Add wp-login.php to theme/template system

[TechGnome]

Part of the new capability of WP 1.5.X is to only allow registered users to leave comments. Way cool. How ever, when they goto register, or login, they get the WP "standard" wp-login file. Stark white with the WP logo, etc.

What I think would be nice would be to have the ability to use custized verisons of this file in a template. This would allow it to loook more like it fits within the site. According to the Codex, just about everything else is theme-able.... but not this one. After consulting fellow WP'rs those who have solved this by hacking wp-login.php to make it look like the rest of their site. Which, is OK, but with the theme switcher on the loose, now, the login page looks out of place.

Bottom line, would it be possible to include wp-login.php as part of the theme/template possibilities?

Tg

[markjaquith]

+1

Matt has also expressed interest in this, IIRC

[denney]

Patched WP-Login to support "template-based" login page.

[denney]

Patched WP-Register to support "template-based" register page.

[denney]

The two patches I've submitted will look for "template-specific" login, register, lost password and register complete files and, if found, display them.

If they aren't found, the default WordPress pages will be displayed instead.

[masquerade]

As a whole, I love the idea of a themable login page, however.

We need to seriously consider the reprecussions of allowing the login page to be customized. One slip or missing piece of code, and we have a potentially compromised install. If we were to allow this, I think we need some high level forms of abstraction over the whole process, so that the theme developers never even see the source code made to verify logins and all.

As the patch stands, I am -1.

[skeltoac]

A single hook should suffice: login_head. You can do a lot with CSS.

For any greater demands, I would go as far as three hooks: login_head, login_pre and login_post. If the core markup is clean, there is nothing you can't do with a little CSS and surrounding markup.

I personally doubt worthiness of the concept, however. Themes are for presentation while the login screen is part of administration. Anything that changed my admin screens while calling itself a mere theme would quickly get the boot and a bad review.

[ryanscheuermann]

+1 for 3 hooks: login_head, login_pre, and login_post

CSS is your friend. :-)

I don't know about use in a theme, but a plugin like Tiger Admin (or any other admin stylesheet plugin) would definitely benefit from being able to make the Login screen consistent with the admin. I've done this using WP as a CMS for my clients.

But even so, styling it to be consistent with your theme (using the hooks) wouldn't be a bad idea when the Login screen is such an essential part to the public's view of the site.

Also, having a "login_pre" and "login_post" hook would allow people to include little messages like, "Remember, username is case sensitive." to the Login screen. Something my clients have needed a number of times...

[ryanscheuermann]

new hooks: login_head, login_pre, and login_post

[ryanscheuermann]

I added a patch for the hooks, and I also moved some stray CSS to wp-admin.css. I don't know if this is my responsibility, but I needed it for my own personal reasons and figured uploading the patch wouldn't hurt.

Should similar hooks be considered for wp-register.php as well?

[foolswisdom]

treverturk commented that this might be an issue or the issue is changed now that ticket:3123 is fixed.

[foolswisdom]

Marking this a duplicate of #3123 which is fixed on trunk. If additional issues please open a new ticket based on current trunk.