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Login link in footer
3 replies · Started by Hashim on April 15, 2021
Hi there,
Does anyone know how I can add a login link in the footer that changes in a log out link when a user is logged in?
My website is just a regular blog and the users are editors. Nothing special. Also I'm using the standard login pages and functionality of WordPress.
I'm not a coder and some basic html to create a link is as for as my coding skills go. But I'm hoping that there's some standard or easy way to add a login link to the footer (or navigation).
Thank you in advance for your help!
Sincerely,
Hashim
Hi there,
WP doesn't actually provide you with a simple way to do this.
There are plugins that you can use. But if you don't want to use a plugin then add this PHP Snippet to your site:
add_shortcode( 'login-link','add_login_logout_link' );
function add_login_logout_link() {
if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
echo '<a href="'.wp_logout_url().'" title="Logout">Logout</a>';
} else {
echo '<a href="'.wp_login_url().'" title="Login">Login</a>';
}
}How to add PHP: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/
Then you can add this shortcode to a widget: [login-link]
Hi David,
Thank you so much for your answer!
I'll give it a try as soon as I can and I'll let you know how that worked out.
But...
If I would like to do this with a plugin, which plugin would you recommend? I know you guys live for performance. That's also why I chose Kinsta and try to follow al of your and their recommendations. So if you know of a plugin that you'd recommend for this, I'd really like to know.
Thank you in advance!
This one we have seen being used by various users:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-or-logout-menu-item/
And there is this one, which i have used - but its a bit more advanced as it allows you control the display of other menus for logged in or logged out users:
