In this article, we will discuss accessing login form options in WordPress, using the RegistrationMagic plugin. A login form is a user interface element to authenticate and access the WordPress website using secure credentials.

How to Access Login Form Options in WordPress?

After logging in, navigate to the All Forms section from the plugin menu.

The Login Form is pinned to the top in the new All Form dashboard. Hover over Form Name to see the available form options.

Click on the Fields attribute to open the Fields Manager page for the Login Form.

Click on the Edit button to edit the default fields. You can choose to place the Login button on the Left, Center, or Right side. Further, clicking on the checkbox of the Display “Register” Button allows you to open the registration possibility for new users.

Next, select the Dashboard attribute beneath the Form Name to access the Login Form dashboard. The options available are discussed briefly next.

The Build section primarily focuses on the field manager and form design, extensively covered in previous articles. It also provides the Logged In View feature, allowing users to preview the actual appearance of the website after logging in, including design layout and other elements.

The Configure section empowers users to manage redirections, email templates, validation and security, and utilize features such as 2FA, providing control over authentication processes and enhancing website security measures.

In the Publish section, customize the login box and button to suit your needs, and explore user-related services such as magic popup for better user management. Additionally, customize the OTP login system to enhance authentication options.

Within the Integrate section, you may link your login form with external platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live, Instagram, Google, and LinkedIn, increasing the array of login choices available.  Next, delve into detailed login analytics in the Analyze section. Also, you can access log retention and login timelines in this section.

You can explore different sections like Build, Configure, Publish, and more to customize your login form based on specific needs and preferences.

With our powerful tools, you can enhance your login form to work better, engage users more effectively, and achieve overall improved performance, along with enhanced validation and security measures.

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What is two factor authentication?

Keeping your site secure from hackers is a huge challenge especially when you handle external user data. There are various instances of sites getting in trouble for leaking external user data. Many a time, these issues arise due to a lack of security measures in the  WordPress signup process.

If you are sure of your user’s authenticity every time they log in to your site, then these problems can be avoided. To be more relaxed about your user login system, it is a good idea to boost your site with a WordPress user registration plugin.

RegistrationMagic is a user registration plugin that can build forms as well as solve the issues of WordPress Signup security. It has a feature called WordPress Two Factor Authentication. This offers you the liberty to verify the user’s authenticity every time they try a WordPress dashboard login.

Along with user registration forms, you can also create smart contact forms with RegistrationMagic. This plugin makes sure you generate a heavy conversion rate with secure and efficient login forms. The WordPress Two Factor Authentication allows you to send your users an OTP for every WordPress signup.

Now, gain more users without the risk of fraudulent users with the Two Factor Authentication in WordPress. RegistrationMagic really makes it very simple to enable this crucial security feature. So, let’s go ahead and set up Two Factor Authentication in WordPress Login with RegistrationMagic.

All Forms Page

As you install and activate the RegistrationMagic plugin, you find the plugin menu on your menu site’s panel. From there, click on the All Forms link.

You will then land on the All Forms page. This page holds all the forms that you create with this plugin. Added to that, it also shows you the Login Form. It lets you set all the parameters that you want in your site’s Login Form.

As you hover on the Login Form cover, you find two links appear on it. Dashboard and Fields.

However, the Login Form has only fields, Username, and Password. So, from the Fields Link of the Login Form, you can design and take a preview of your form.

On the other hand, the Dashboard link on the Login Form Cover, lets users Build, Configure, Publish, Integrate, and Analyze login forms.

We will set the Two Factor Authentication in WordPress also from the Dashboard link on the Login Form Cover.

Apply Two Factor Authentication in WordPress

As you click on the Dashboard link of the Login Form, you land on the Dashboard page of the form. Here you will find multiple headings that will help you take action on the functioning of your Login Form.

Now, scroll down to the Configure section of the Form Dashboard and click on the WordPress Two Factor Authentication link.

As you enter the menu page, you will find a checkbox to enable the Two Factor Authentication in WordPress.  As you enable this option, you will find an array of fields to define this process.

Fields to Define Two Factor Authentication in WordPress 

The first field gives you an option to choose the OTP type: Numeric and Alphanumeric

Then you can select the OTP length from the drop down.

Next, you get to set the time after which the OTP will expire.

After that, you can choose the action you want to take after the OTP expires. Here you get two options: Allow users to regenerate OTP and Restart the login process.

On selecting the first option, you get to write the text that will appear on the Regenerate OTP link.

The next field will let you write the text for the OTP regeneration success message.

Then compose texts for OTP expiry message.

Next comes the OTP field label text field.

Then write the text for the custom message above the OTP field.

Next is a check box to choose if you to allow resending the OTP.

After that, you can write the text for Resending the OTP link.

Then compose the OTP resend the success message.

Next, set the OTP resend limit.

After that, there is the option to set the limit for incorrect OTP attempts.

Then write the text to show the message for invalid OTP error.

Next, you can select if you want to apply the Two Factor Authentication in WordPress for all user roles or some specific roles.

Lastly, you can choose to disable this feature while the admin tries to log in. In the end, click on Save to finish the job.

Benefits of The Two Factor Authentication in WordPress

Every time you try to do an online transaction you are asked to input an OTP. This ensures that nobody but the person whose contact details are in the records can complete the transaction. The OTP login process has made the online transaction a reality in the world of virtual shopping.

This login process helps to assure your users that their data is in safe hands. So if your site stores user data or any sensitive content that needs utmost security then this login process is your answer.

RegistrationMagic always keeps its users a step ahead with respect to form and user data security on your WordPress site.

Refer to WordPress Security Guide to know more

You can let your users choose their WordPress user roles, buy products, etc safely through your forms. Apart from that, there is the option to put a passphrase or limit users with age, user roles, time, etc on your forms. So be sure to maintain maximum security with immense user strength with RegistrationMagic. You can enjoy your high conversion rate with 100% verified users. So no risk of a data breach, your site is all set to become an efficient one fit for professional use with RegistrationMagic.

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Reinventing WordPress User Login

With the release of RegistrationMagic plugin 4.0, we have totally upgraded the WordPress user login system. All login and logout options have now been moved inside login form’s own dashboard area. Finally, you can manage login, logout, registration, contact and any other form under a single powerful and reliable WordPress User Login Plugin.  With this step, we can now roll out more new features for WordPress user login and registration forms in the coming months. So, without further ado, let us walk you through what’s new!

Download the free yet feature-packed version from our WordPress page.

The Login Form Card

The “All Forms’ section of our WordPress user login plugin displays both prebuilt and user created forms. Login form card has always been pinned to the first position, ahead of WordPress registration forms. But besides displaying plugin’s login form shortcode, it has offered little. We have changed that. While hovering cursor above it, you will notice two familiar links. Login form now has its own Dashboard and Fields pages. We’ll start with the dashboard.

RegistrationMagic Login Form Card

A. The Login Form Dashboard

Welcome to the brand new Login Form dashboard! Although identical to registration and contact form dashboards in look and feel, you will find new set of icons and stats. That’s because login form is inherently different. Here’s a summary of all Dashboard elements:

RegistrationMagic Login Form Dashboard

The Line Graph

Visualizing WordPress Login Activity

The line graph of WordPress user login plugin represents Login Success vs. Failures on your site. Similar to the registration and contact form line graphs, you have a choice to swap time period between 7, 30 (default), 60 and 90 days. As a result, it’s an excellent place to see what’s going on with your login form. Large variations between lines can point to an issue with the page or alert you about a brute force attack.

RegistrationMagic WordPress Login Graph

The Submission Activity Tracker

? Staying On Top Of  WordPress Login Notifications

In contrast to registration forms, the Submission Activity Tracker in second column now represents the login events via the plugin, with user details. Because these events do not have simi submission pages, the items in the list are not clickable.

WordPress Login Activity Tracker

The Build Section

? Building That Perfect Login Form using WordPress User Login Plugin

The Build section provides controls to edit and modify the view of your custom Login Form of your WordPress user login plugin. Furthermore, it has three icons leading to respective settings pages:

1. Fields
2. Design
3. Logged In View

RegistrationMagic Login Form Build Section

1. Fields

The Fields link takes you to the Login Form’s Fields Manager. You can also find this link from the form card! This is where you tweak the plugin’s login form.

Because it’s a login form, you cannot add other custom fields to it. Despite this, you still get a fair amount of flexibility. Plus, Username, Email and Password fields are now fully editable with newer options. Additionally, you can add custom icons, styles, placeholders, labels for buttons, etc. Also, you can remove the password field altogether to auto-generate passwords for your users.

Fields Manager

Password Options

Username Options

2. Design

Finally, you can edit the design of Login Form of your WordPress user login plugin in the Visual Design Editor. While this was standard across custom registration and contact forms, login form still had to inherit theme’s properties (which it still does by default). Be ready to add a bit of visual flair to your form!

Login Form Design Options

Redesigned WordPress Login Form

3. Logged In View

The login form you just built can take care of things before a user has logged in (or after a logout). But what will your users see on login page after logging in? While many WordPress User Login Plugins add a line or two of static text with a logout link, we didn’t think that was a bright idea. So with this release, you will have greater flexibility on what appears to the user on the Login page after logging in. Moreover, the view applies to widgets associated with the plugin. Definitely relevant for the sites with a persistent login form rendered on every page via a widget.

Also, these settings allow you to add custom greeting text, custom salutations, avatar, custom text, links, etc. And of course, logout link is also present by default.

Logged In View Settings

Front-end Logged-In View

The Configure Section

Power And Security For User Login

Here, you will find all the settings for Login form’s behavior. Likewise, it is divided into:

1. Redirections
2. Validation and Security
3. Password Recovery
4. Two-Factor Authentication
5. Email Templates

RegistrationMagic Login Form Build Section

1. Redirections

Role based custom redirections are here! From a humble redirection option in Global Settings, we have expanded it into a dedicated area inside the plugin. Both custom login and logout redirections are possible for each role. Certainly, a super handy tool for admins with substantial role focussed sites. Of course, you can still set a common redirection for all users if that’s what you want.

WordPress Login Redirections

2. Validation And Security

Introducing a significant addition to plugin’s Login system. While adding a few important layers of security against hacks like brute force, it does not takes reigns from your hands. Many new options debuting here are fast becoming standard across the secure web. So, there’s no reason your site should be left behind!

Moreover, you can specify error messages for failure events too.

You can also:

• Prompt users to reset their passwords.
• Warn them when their username was used in a failed login attempt.
• Send updates to the admin.
• Enforce reCAPTCHA after a certain number of failures.
• And even ban an IP after successive failures with fully customization ban durations!

Although indispensable on registration forms, many of us do not add reCAPTCHA to our login page. It’s a trade-off, to avoid inconvenience to actual human users of our sites. While true, this is also an open bait for brute force attacks. A common hack, where a bot will try to force through the plugin’s login form. The bot will batter it with seemingly many password trials. Now you can add reCAPTCHA which appears only after certain number of failed attempts. Further failures can be configured to ban the IP, temporarily or permanently. A temporary ban can enforce a logout state for custom cool down time.

3. Password Recovery

Password Recovery allows you to add a custom password recovery link tour login form. Or, you can completely hide it if you want. We are working on adding more options to this area.

4. Two-Factor Authentication

Two Factor Authentication is gaining popularity in wake of data theft and growing risks of unauthorized access. Hence, RegistrationMagic WordPress User Login Plugin now offers custom Two Factor Authentication system. You can set OTP type, length and expiry along with its behavior. It also supports the regeneration of OTP with rules. Further, you can use Two-Factor Authorization on specific user roles!

5. Email Templates

Introducing a new set of custom User and Admin email templates triggered by login events to complement existing user registration templates. What’s more, they also arrive with new content shortcodes to make your notification even more powerful. These templates are divided into two sections:

Emails to the User

These are the emails which are sent to the user. They include:

a. Failed Login Attempt Email Notification
This email is triggered when someone tries to login using a valid username or email, but an incorrect password. Thus, the recipient is the owner of a user account. If the owner did not attempt the login, it points to suspicious login event. Probably it’s a good idea here to add an admin’s contact details or link to a form on your site. This allows users to report back the incident. User feedback here can also help you single out suspicious activities on your site.

Pro Tip: You can create a reporting contact form and paste its link in the template. Not only it allows you to track spam but also makes sure it automatically attaches each report to sender’s account. Also, you can auto-fill user information in the reporting form using meta data – autofill contact form fields using user account. If you are using RegistrationMagic Premium, you can also forward all these requests to a designated security person.

b. One Time Password
Custom Template for sending a one time password.

Emails to the Admin

These are the emails sent to the admin.

a. Failed Login Attempt Email Notification
All failed login notifications are sent to the Admin with IP and time stamp.

Pro Tip: If you are on the move, and feel suspicious activity on your site login system, you can  block the IP right from the notification email with a single click.

b. IP Blocked email notification
This email sends details when an IP is blocked based on rules set by you.

The Publish Section

? Front-end WordPress Login Page

The Publish section shows links related to front-end rendering of various login components:

1. Login Box
2. Login Button
3. OTP Login
4. MagicPopup

RegistrationMagic Login Form Publish Section

1. Login Box

A shortcode that renders login form on any page or post. Similarly, you can paste the shortcode inside a widget with an editor. If you need to display login inside a widget area, we would recommend the next two methods.

2. Login Button (Widget)

It allows you to publish Login and Logout buttons anywhere on your site. Added to that, it offers you the option to define your custom Login and Logout button labels.

3. OTP Login (Widget)

Another login widget that renders login form. Also, it supports OTP for users without an account on your site. OTP allows them to see their submissions and payments.

4. MagicPopup

A beautiful and powerful login system that uses overlays. As a result, it does not interfere with your WordPress theme or layout. Besides login, it renders custom registration form, user account details, log out button, WooCommerce shopping cart and much more!

The Integrate Section

? A Social WordPress User Login Plugin

Using Integrate section you can allow users to login using popular external services like Facebook, Google, Twitter, Windows Live, Instagram, etc. Clicking on these icons will offer you methods to set up each external services.

RegistrationMagic Login Form Integrate Section

The Analyze Section

? Keeping An Eye On WordPress User Login Plugin Activity

Following on the heels of success with registration forms, the Analyze space debuts with a Login Form! Since a login form shows a different set of statistics, we have redone all of it from scratch. The result is a filtrable timeline view of login events. Moreover, the new section offers controls to make important decisions about these events.

Each login event is recorded with the following data:

• Username or Email
• Time
• IP
• Browser
• Method:
  • Normal
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • OTP (Non-registered users)
  • Social
• Login Result
  • Success
  • Failure
  • Password Reset
  • OTP Resent
  • OTP Regenerated
• Failure Reason
  • • Wrong Password (Normal/ 2FA)
    • Wrong Username (Normal/ 2FA/ OTP)
    • OTP Expired (2FA/ OTP)
    • OTP Invalid (2FA/ OTP)
    • Wrong reCAPTCHA

  (Normal/ 2FA)

• Password Reset Initiation

RegistrationMagic Login Form Analyze Section

1. Login Analytics

The Login Analytics section displays two visual elements:

• Login Timeline
• Login Success vs. Failure Line Graph

Login Timeline

This is a visual table which shows a list of login events. It replaces the regular table in Form Analytics. Also, each list item has a cog shaped button with a drop down menu. Additionally, an Advanced View link on top reveals extra filters.

Login Timeline in Login Analytics

Following details are visible:

• Login Date
• User Avatar
• Availability (Green Orb)
• Browser (Icon)
• IP (Red and crossed if IP was banned during failure)
• Method – Normal/ 2FA/ OTP/ Social
• Icon view of the login result
• Boolean Login result – True / False
• Cog Icon (with a drop down menu.)

Clicking the cog button will open a drop down menu. It has actionable items related to login records.

Login Records Context Menu

• Suspend User (If the user is already suspended, it shows ‘Activate User’).
• Reset Password – Resets and resends strong password.
• Block IP – Blocks IP in the record. If it is already blocked, it becomes ‘Unblock IP’.
• Send Email – Opens a popup to send mails to the user.
• Details – Displays more data about the login in a popup.

First three items will trigger a popup set up messages.

Then clicking the Details item shows the detailed data in a modal. Here’s an example:

Login Details Popup

Advanced View in Login Timeline

Advanced View in Login Timeline

Plus, the Advanced View offers extra controls inside a timeline table. It is a single page view, that shows all login records with the following filters.

• Login Type:
  • Any Default
  • Normal
  • 2FA
  • OTP
  • Social
• Login Result:
  • Any Default
  • Success
  • Failure (All)
  • Wrong Username/ Password/ reCAPTCHA, OTP
  • Expired OTP
  • Social Authentication Failure
• Global Expression: Input box Searches username, first name, last name, IP.
• Search Button

Login Success vs. Failure line graph

This is the same graph that appears on the Form Dashboard.

2. Logs Retention

The Logs Retention allows you to set a limit for keeping the logs. Thus, it can help you in cleaning database and complying with local data laws.

Logs Retention Options

B. User Manager

So finally you get to the User Pages also the User Manager here show login activity! Apart from Registration, Payments, Mails and WooCommerce tabs, we have also added a new tab. This will show you a timeline of a user’s login activity.

User Manager Login Timeline

C. Login and Logout Button Widget

Finally, a Login Logout Button widget which you can place on any widget position on your site! Added to that, it also offers a Log Out View with the ability to set login and logout button labels. You can even set a sign in form with a link to open in a modal! Then, hover effects with Logged In View adds a dash of style. This may be the only Login and Logout button widget you need on your site.

Login Button Widget

So, hope you enjoyed reading about our new WordPress User Login system. Despite being a module in RegistrationMagic as a whole, it can replace your current WordPress Login Plugin. So give it a try! Besides, We have kept many login features for FREE. Also, do not forget to check out the advanced RegistrationMagic WordPress registration form. In case you need to create a WordPress registration page to register your users.

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Every theme we come across on the internet includes a main content and sidebar. It is used to display links to pages that are most important to your site. A user login form is intrinsic to every site. It has to be in easy reach to help WordPress login faster. So when you add login form to WordPress sidebar you offer user convenience.

Sidebars display content at the edges or sides of a webpage. The general idea of sidebar being a vertical column on the side is not always true. It can lie on both the sides of the actual content and even just above the footer section.

If you are prioritizing any page or content on your site then adding it to the sidebar is a good idea.

To sum up, the image below depicts exactly where sidebars are placed on a webpage and the prominence that its gets among other pages.

Most WordPress themes are widget ready since they can display multiple sidebars.

Generally, WordPress login pages and registration forms, stay on the sidebars to let a user gain access to your site easily. To customize your site and manage sidebar content you need to install the RegistrationMagic plugin.

It is an easy custom form building plugin that gives your WordPress form the efficiency to work for any professional membership site.

So, let’s go ahead and learn to add login form to WordPress sidebar with RegistrationMagic.

On the other hand, you can download free registration forms from RegistrationMagic’s form template portal.

Configuring the sidebar

The RegistrationMagic plugin offers various user login options to get some insight, refer to the RegistrationMagic’s user login guide. From easy email login to social profile login options this plugin makes sure that your site gets optimum user conversion. Apart from being a WordPress login plugin, RegistrationMagic also helps admins create a user area page where they will land after logging in.

In this article, our focus is to add login form to WordPress sidebar. To do that, the only thing we need to focus here is on creating a WordPress login widget and assigning it to the sidebar. Widgets, usually are small informative content placed in the sidebar.

From your RegistrationMagic plugin menu, navigate to the All Forms.

Here you will find all the forms that you create through this plugin. Each form has its unique shortcode on the form cover. These shortcodes come in use when you want to publish a form on the frontend.

At the extreme left of the page beside all the forms, you will find the default RM Login form with its predefined shortcode. Copy this shortcode from the cover of the login form.

Now go to the Widgets section under the Appearance menu on your WordPress dashboard. This is the section that allows you to add WordPress login widget to the sidebar.

Add Login Form to WordPress sidebar

Scroll down to drag the “Text” widget and drop it on the Sidebar menu. Assign title “Login”. Paste the Login form shortcode copied earlier, in the body section. Then click on Save.

Very simply, this is how you can add the WordPress login widget to your site.

Now, go to the frontend of your site to see if the login box is there in the sidebar.

As you can see above, the space marked in red is the login box. This will appear on the sidebar of every page unless a user is logged in.

The RegistrationMagic login box here also offers social profile login options. So that the user can log in in just one click and the plugin will fetch the user data from their social profiles.

The Handy Login Box Usage

When you can add login form to WordPress sidebar your users don’t have to go through the whole site to find a login form. If there are contents or pages only available for registered users then a constant login box in the sidebar will help in a quicker login process. Also, the conversion rate of your site rises with such a handy mean of login in.

Janrain released a study Blue Research which says, to avoid the trouble of registering to a site, 54% of users leave without further action. This WordPress login plugin offers the facility to autofill contact form fields. Thus freeing your users from the process of account creation. The social media login process of this plugin is chiefly aimed at increasing the conversion rate on your site.

In a multi-user site, where new users are login in every now and then the login form on the sidebar speeds up the working process. Also, there remains no need to invest a whole page for the login form.

Generally, workplaces that maintain a directory for their staff, add login form to WordPress sidebar. This allows them to gain easy and fast access to their profiles for posting work updates.

Also, online stores use this feature to make their buyers login quickly to the site. So that, they can avail the offers on their user accounts and view their carts at any point in time.

Thus RegistrationMagic keeps in mind the needs of various industries who plan to host a membership site. Besides, it helps to create forms befitting multiple industry needs. Here admins can choose to let users create accounts on their site. Also, they can buy and sell products and even assign user roles through these forms.

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So you want to cut the chase and and make the whole process of registration and login as fast as possible? While others want to be judicious with who signs up on their sites, one request we regularly received was for automatically logging in the user after successful registration. Obviously, for ‘auto login user after registration’ to work, turn on the auto-approval. Auto-Approval is administered by Global Settings —> User accounts: WP Registration Auto Approval checkbox.

Also the form must be a WordPress registration enabled form. This is controlled by General Settings in Form Configuration. When we are creating a new registration form, the option appears as:

On an existing registration form, this option looks like this:

Turning on WordPress user registration first

We’ll use a simple generic form for this demonstration. Auto-login setting is specific to the form. Therefore, we will find it inside Form Configuration of individual forms in Accounts panel. It will only appear if the check box in the above image is checked since it is a sub-setting. We must also select the role that should be assigned to the registrant after successful form submission. Subscriber is always the safest choice. Or we can create custom roles using RegistrationMagic’s built in Role Manager. Alternatively, we can also Let Users Pick Their Role (something which we have covered in the past.)

Let’s turn it on and check Auto login user after registration checkbox.

Auto login user requires redirection

The thing is – once user submits the form, for automatic login to work, the page must refresh once. Since this is not something we can ask user to do, we have redirection as next best option. Redirection will take the user to another page of our choice after registration is successful. Most of the folks using Auto Login will anyway need this, as there’s no sense leaving user stranded on the form page once the formalities are complete. Usually, auto login takes the user to an area otherwise inaccessible to public. A dedicated user account section is a common choice. Re-directions are managed per form by Form Configuration —> Post Submission panel.

The setting is pretty straightforward, labeled as After Submission Redirect User To. We shall select Page in the radio options which opens a drop down list of pages on our site.

We’re are all set now. Let’s test it out. To start with, here’s our form. Nothing fancy.

Testing submission – auto login user after registration 

Filling it out now:

Submission successful. Notice the redirection message:

And… in another moment we are at the My Account page logged in as expected.

This is how anyone can use RegistrationMagic to register users and  auto login user after registration successfully. We hope this will be useful for a lot of folks out there. You feel we are missing something, feel free to give us a shout and maybe you will see it in the next release. Until next time…

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Let’s save a thousand words and start with an image.

This ain’t pretty, not by a long shot. And I am not talking about aesthetics. If you are a WordPress site admin, you know what I mean. The default login box that comes with WordPress is exactly what we do not need. It does not looks like part of our site’s theme, practically ‘shouting’ you are using a WordPress site (and do not know how to setup WordPress frontend login which is lame). Also, it adds the queasy thought of users landing in your dashboard area, harmless as it maybe. A visitor should stay on the front end; He or she has no business at the back end. The solution? A WordPress frontend login box that keeps your visitors on your site, and adds a touch of professionalism while at it.

Well, RegistrationMagic makes it pretty easy to do this. You are already aware of how to use shortcode to add forms to your content. If not, please see our last post, since we’ll be once again using a shortcode to add WordPress frontend login form. RegistrationMagic comes by default with a login form. It’s shortcode is simple and easy to remember –

It is also the first form card in Forms Manage and not so hard to miss.

As with the forms, you can also paste it inside the content with the drop-down menu available above the content editor.

You can put it inside paragraphs, on a blank page, or a post. It also works with widgets. Here’s how it will look on the front end:

And with the classic theme:

Now, if the user is logged in already, it will of course, show a message:

But when a user first logs in, it makes little sense to make him or her stay here and read this message. Usually, we would like to take the user, after a successful login, to another page or area of the site restricted to logged in users. To do this, we’ll change an option in General Settings, inside Global Settings panel. Look out for a drop-down labeled “After Login Redirect User to:” We can select any page from the list for redirection.

There’s one more thing. RegistrationMagic supports “One Time Password (OTP)” system. It means users can login using a one-time password, which is not their regular one and good for a single use. This also works when user has not registered on our site as a dashboard user, but has a record in RegistrationMagic “Submissions Manager”. Apart from the security it offers, users can check their submitted forms with just their email.

How do we set it up? Let’s move to Appearance–>Widgets Area.

Among all the widgets, there’s one called “RegistrationMagic OTP Login”

For the demo, we shall drag it to the sidebar and name it simply “OTP Login”. Let’s check the front end now.

The process is straightforward. User enters his or her email address in the field and hits enter. A random password is generated and emailed to the user. This password can be used to login in the next step. If the user chooses not to login for some reason, password expires in next 24 hours.

We hope you will find this post another useful addition to our series on mastering WordPress registration system. See you soon.

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