How to modify WordPress login

The login page of WordPress (at the same time known as the login page) can be modified. And in this tutorial on CourseWpress.com we tell you how.

What is the WordPress login page?

If you are into this about the webs and blogs, you will already know it well.

The WordPress home page es esa pantalla donde colocas tu nombre de Username y tu clave de acceso a tu Web.

For default se accede a ella a través de de la siguiente dirección Url:

http://eldominiodetupagina.com/wp-admin/

Although at the same time you can use:

http://eldominiodetupagina.com/wp-login.php

And seen like this, you will say that beyond that, with it you access the web, it is an anodyne page (which it is). Without grace, without a major joke.

Then the question may arise:

Why modify the login if no one else ever sees it?

Why modify the WordPress login page?

If you are the only one who logs in to your page, maybe you can modify the login it seems like a useless exercise: nobody else sees it.

But maybe you are not the only one who sees the login of your website.

Yes, as you read it.

It is very possible that more than one friend of someone else has considered entering your website, it goes without saying that without your consent.

So we have the first reason to modify the login:

For security.

If you are interested in the topic, we have more about WordPress security at:

The other case is that you have a website with enough subscribed users (or a huge website with many collaborators).

In that case it would be good for you Modify el login y hacerlo más de forma visual atractivo. O ponerlo acorde a tu imagen de marca.

Yes, with your colors, you Logo. Say goodbye to the WordPress logo.

Here in this tutorial we tell you how you can modify the login according be tu caso.

How to modify WordPress login

Modify the login URL

If you check the amount of brute force attacks that occur daily it is possible for you to stop feeling so safe.

As we told you in the ABC of WordPress security:

A brute force attack is far from what the name suggests: no karate kicks and punches. It is that a brute force attack is more related to intelligence than to force. Because it is about trying different passwords until you find the true one.

O la cantidad de veces que alguien con aspiraciones de hacker intentó entrar a una web que no le pertenece. Todo usando: yourpagedomain.com/wp-admin/

So modify the Login URL es una forma de garantizar tu web, Blog or ecommerce.

How to change WordPress login URL?

To change the Login URL of your website in WordPress there are two methods:

1. No plugins
2. With plugins

Each of which has its own pros and cons.

Here we will show you the second one for reasons of space and because at the moment we do not want to touch the code of .htaccess of your website.

For this we will use:

WPS Hide Login

When it comes to hiding the login WPS Hide Login he is the absolute champion. More of 200,000 active installations make it the most used in the industry.

How change login url with WPS Hide Login

To change the login of your website we must:

1. Install and activate WPS Hide Login.

2. Once the WPS Hide Login you will find its options in:

Settings> General> WPS Hide Login

3. In access URL we will find this:

http://eldominiodetupagina.com/login/

4. We will change it for another combination. It is convenient to use one that is not very obvious and that we will write down in a safe place (lest we forget it later).
5. We save the changes and test.

Now when we try (and an intruder tries) to access our website through:

http://eldominiodetupagina.com/login/

We will come across a 404.

Change the aesthetics of our WordPress login

When changing the appearance of our WordPress login using plugins we usually choose:

BM Custom Login

Why do we prefer BM Custom Login?

 

Because it is light and allows us to have a customized login and continue to maintain good loading times.

Modify the login with BM Custom Login

Once installed and activated BM Custom Login we will find it in:

Settings> Custom Login

There we can modify among other things:

1. The background image of the login drawer
2. El texto del Footer del login
3. Background color
4. Page background image
5. Text color (and color of the links) at the same time we can add shadow

And all without modifying the files and code of our WordPress.

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