Admin reskin: Login page still uses legacy hover colors for links

[wildworks]

The new modern default color should be used for the following links in the login page:

• Lost your password?
• ← Go to {site_name}
• Log in

[wildworks]

Link in hover state

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64879

## Use of AI Tools

[nikunj8866]

Replace login legency hover links

[ozgursar]

Patch Testing Report

Patch Tested: ​https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11284

Environment

• WordPress: 7.0-beta5-61991-src
• PHP: 8.2.29
• Server: nginx/1.29.4
• Database: mysqli (Server: 8.4.7 / Client: mysqlnd 8.2.29)
• Browser: Chrome 145.0.0.0
• OS: macOS
• Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.4
• MU Plugins: None activated
• Plugins:
  • Test Reports 1.2.1
  • WP Button Variations Checker 1.1.0

Steps taken

1. View the WP login screen
2. Observe that the links below the input fields are displayed in hard-coded #135e96 text color
3. Apply the patch
4. Observe that the links are now displayed with the text color --wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20
5. ✅ Patch is solving the problem

Screenshots/Screencast with results

Before

After

I noticed that some CSS was removed, including text-decoration: none;. Because of this, the display now looks like this, which doesn’t look good. Also, the hover state and the normal state have the same color, which makes the UI look poor.

@nikunj8866 Thanks for working on this.

Please note that only the color needs to be changed here. Any other changes are outside the scope of this ticket.

I've added text-decoration: none; and set the link color to match the default theme color.

The login page link hover color is aligned with the new theme color scheme.✅

Before	After

[noruzzaman]

This patch resolves the hover issues on the login page links.

The default color has changed. This is not the style that was expected.

Before	After

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[khushi1501]

On the login screen, link hover colors still use old styles, which looks inconsistent with the updated admin UI. This is noticeable on links like “Lost your password?” and “← Go to site”.

The patch fixes this and matches the new design.

Before applying the patch:-
​https://prnt.sc/3_wCrH9YyArB

After applying the patch:-
​https://prnt.sc/hmNomFQxTG3K

[wildworks]

I don't think we should do too much with this ticket. We're on the verge of releasing 7.0 RC1. I think we should ship minimal fixes into 7.0. Whether or not we should add an underline can be considered in a follow-up.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 62113:

Admin Reskin: Correct hover color for links on the login screen.

Follow-up to [61681].

Reviewed by wildworks, SergeyBiryukov.

Props nikunj8866, wildworks, joedolson, audrasjb, huzaifaalmesbah, shailu25, ozgursar, noruzzaman, khushi1501, SergeyBiryukov.
Fixes #64879.