WordPress is a popular content management system that powers almost 40% of the web. If you’re building a custom WordPress login page or want to add a custom login link to your website, you’ll need to use the wp_login_url() function.
The wp_login_url() function returns the URL of the WordPress login page. By default, the URL of the login page is your website’s URL followed by /wp-login.php. However, using the wp_login_url() function ensures that the login URL is always correct, even if the admin has changed the default login URL.
This function is useful if you want to create a custom login link that redirects users to the WordPress login page. For example, if you have a membership site, you can create a custom login link that points to the wp-login.php page. You can also use this function in your theme files to create a custom login form or link.
Here’s an example of how to use the wp_login_url() function:
<a href="<?php echo wp_login_url(); ?>">Login</a>This code will output a link that points to the WordPress login page. If you want to redirect users to a custom page after they log in, you can pass the URL of the custom page as a parameter to the function like this:
<a href="<?php echo wp_login_url( home_url( '/custom-page/' ) ); ?>">Login</a>In this example, users will be redirected to the custom page after they log in.