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Opened 11 years ago

Closed 8 years ago

Last modified 8 years ago

#22139 closed enhancement (fixed)

Hooks for wp-login customization

Reported by: borkweb's profile borkweb Owned by: sergeybiryukov's profile SergeyBiryukov
Milestone: 4.6 Priority: normal
Severity: normal Version: 3.4
Component: Login and Registration Keywords: has-patch
Focuses: Cc:

Description

I have an application that leverages wp-login.php as the login page (of course), however, the HTML on the wp-login.php doesn't have a way for my application to insert its navigational elements, branding, etc.

I propose the addition of two new action hooks: login_before_container and login_after_container which would come before and after the login div, respectively.

Attachments (5)

wp-login.diff (665 bytes) - added by borkweb 11 years ago.
Addition of two new hooks
22139.diff (629 bytes) - added by iamfriendly 8 years ago.
Added an action before the login container on the wp-login screen
22139.2.diff (912 bytes) - added by voldemortensen 8 years ago.
22139.3.diff (588 bytes) - added by voldemortensen 8 years ago.
22139.patch (808 bytes) - added by sebastian.pisula 8 years ago.

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Change History (29)

@borkweb
11 years ago

Addition of two new hooks

#1 @DrewAPicture
11 years ago

Related (sort of?): #21506 - Standard Theme Hooks

#2 @borkweb
11 years ago

The concept behind #21506 is similar to this, I suppose, in that it proposes some standardized hooks in twenty ten that can be leveraged to do what I want to do with wp-login.php...to a degree. Because this diff addresses wp-login.php, I'd say it is a different beast.

The hook names that I used may definitely be worth debating, though. The attached diff was my (lame?) attempt at picking a suitable name :)

#4 @SergeyBiryukov
11 years ago

  • Version changed from trunk to 3.4

#5 follow-up: @misterbisson
11 years ago

+1 for this. The diff is just two do_action calls that make it possible to significantly redesign the login page. Combined with some .htaccess rules you can do this: https://accounts.gigaom.com/subscription/sign-in/

Last edited 10 years ago by misterbisson (previous) (diff)

#6 @jeremyfelt
10 years ago

  • Component changed from Administration to Login and Registration

#7 @ArdathkSheyna
10 years ago

+2, but add additional filters for changing the login form header text (or even allow for eliminating the link entirely, leaving just the H1 tag), also for adding classes or other attributes to the form tags. For the login form itself, could even bring in the filters used in the wp_login_form() function.

#8 follow-up: @stgoos
10 years ago

+2 as I'm currently working on tweaking the wp-login page layout heavily for a website for a small group of users only (family and friends) so the front page will be the login page.

For me the bare minimum would be the "login_before_container" hook but the "login_after_container" hook just in front of the "login_footer" hook also makes sense to me for better customization of the wp-login page.

Please include this ticket in the next WP release.

Btw [offtopic] - isn't it weird that the version field in the change properties ranges from 0.71 up to only 3.4 while the WP version is already at 3.9.1?!

Last edited 10 years ago by stgoos (previous) (diff)

#9 in reply to: ↑ 5 @stgoos
10 years ago

Replying to misterbisson:

+1 for this. The diff is just two do_action calls that make it possible to significantly redesign the login page. Combined with some .htaccess rules you can do this: https://accounts.gigaom.com/subscription/sign-in/

What are .htaccess rules you have used for getting such a url for the wp-login.php page?

#10 in reply to: ↑ 8 ; follow-up: @helen
10 years ago

Replying to stgoos:

Btw [offtopic] - isn't it weird that the version field in the change properties ranges from 0.71 up to only 3.4 while the WP version is already at 3.9.1?!

It's not weird; the version field is to keep track of when enhancements were requested. When it is already set, you cannot change it to something newer - it can be set to something older in the case of bugs, which may have been introduced earlier than the original reported version.

#11 in reply to: ↑ 10 @stgoos
10 years ago

Replying to helen:

Replying to stgoos:

Btw [offtopic] - isn't it weird that the version field in the change properties ranges from 0.71 up to only 3.4 while the WP version is already at 3.9.1?!

It's not weird; the version field is to keep track of when enhancements were requested. When it is already set, you cannot change it to something newer - it can be set to something older in the case of bugs, which may have been introduced earlier than the original reported version.

Thanks for the explaination Helen - that actually makes a lot of sense :)

#12 @stgoos
9 years ago

Bump.

Since we're almost at WordPress 4.3 now, it would be nice to see this feature request being picked up for let say the 4.4 release ;)

@iamfriendly
8 years ago

Added an action before the login container on the wp-login screen

#13 follow-up: @iamfriendly
8 years ago

Refreshed the patch and added docs. Only needs the before container action as the login_footer is fine to use for after the container.

#14 in reply to: ↑ 13 @stgoos
8 years ago

Replying to iamfriendly:

Refreshed the patch and added docs. Only needs the before container action as the login_footer is fine to use for after the container.

I don't agree with you on that last comment. We would need both for max flexibility.

#15 @stgoos
8 years ago

  • Severity changed from normal to blocker

Dear WordPress team,

Would it be possible to finally include this simple enhancement of 2 extra hooks in version 4.5?

This enhancement/feature request is already open for >3 years and still hasn't been assigned an owner and is still awaiting review...

The lacking of the 2 hooks blocks customization of the login page with extra div blocks and such.

Many thanks in advance!

Last edited 8 years ago by stgoos (previous) (diff)

#16 @jeremyfelt
8 years ago

  • Severity changed from blocker to normal

It's too late for enhancements to be added to 4.5, though testing of the latest patch and discussion can always happen now to ready it for inclusion earlier in a cycle.

At first glance, the action seems useful enough to add HTML. For adding full navigational elements and branding, it would be nice if wp-login.php had better support for theming in general. Is it enough to add the action just to allow for some customization?

#17 @stgoos
8 years ago

Hi Jeremy,

I understand. 4.6 would be fine as well :)

It's sufficient enough when both the hooks suggested by borkweb in his patch would be included in wp-login.php.

Thanks!

#18 @voldemortensen
8 years ago

  • Milestone changed from Awaiting Review to 4.6

I'd like to see this considered for 4.6

This ticket was mentioned in Slack in #core by voldemortensen. View the logs.


8 years ago

#21 @jeremyfelt
8 years ago

  • Keywords commit removed

+1 for the login_before_container action placement. Could this be login_header instead? login_head is used inside <head>.

What's the benefit of the new login_after_container action vs the existing login_footer action in login_footer()?

#22 @voldemortensen
8 years ago

I do like login_header more than login_before_container. And, after thinking about it, there isn't really much gained by having an extra action in the footer.

#23 @SergeyBiryukov
8 years ago

  • Owner set to SergeyBiryukov
  • Resolution set to fixed
  • Status changed from new to closed

In 37243:

Login/Registration: Add login_header action that fires in the login page header after the body tag is opened and complements login_footer.

Props borkweb, iamfriendly, voldemortensen.
Fixes #22139.

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8 years ago

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