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How to Allow WordPress Login and Registration using Email

Allow WordPress Login and Registration using Email with RegistrationMagic

The username assigned during WordPress registration process is difficult to remember since it is system generated and difficult to comprehend. This poses a problem for any user as WordPress as default system prompts only to log in with a username. Instead of the username, a user is much more likely to remember his/her email address. Sensing this issue, popular sites such as Facebook and Twitter already allow users to register and log in with email. Since email addresses are created by users, why not use them as login credentials.

RegistrationMagic introduces a feature to allow WordPress login and registration using email too. After user registers, users will have the choice to log in with their email ID or username. Publishing a page with this plugin’s inbuilt login shortcode creates a form helping users to sign in with an email ID.

With this in mind, in this tutorial, we will discuss how to allow WordPress login and registration using email.

Configuring Login Page using a Login Form

To begin with, go to “All Forms” from the RegistrationMagic plugin on your WordPress dashboard. You will find all your WordPress registration forms in this section. The first form in the queue is the RM login form.

Allow Users to Register And Log in with Email navigation

Copy the shortcode from the cover of the Login form. This form is automated to create the login page of your site.

Allow Users to Register And Log in with Email shortcode

Navigate to “Pages” >> “All Pages”. Click the “Add New” button at the top to create a New Page. You can also click the “Add New” option just below “All Pages” to create a new login page.

Allow Users to Register And Log in with Email new page

You are now on the “Add New Page” section of “All Pages”. Here you can add media files and insert the content of your choice to create the page. Also, assign a unique name to the page you created.

Allow Users to Register And Log in with Email add new

Here, we name the page “Log In”. Now, paste the shortcode copied from the “Login Form” cover to the page. Just by pasting this shortcode, you can create the WordPress form design of your login page.

Publishing Login Form on the frontend

Click “Publish” to generate the link of the page. Your page is now ready for use from the frontend.

Just above the page name, it says “Page Published”. From here, click on “View Page” to have clear visuals of how your login form looks like on your site.

Allow Users to Register And Log in with Email view page

Allow Users to Register and Login with Email

Now that your login page is created, let’s see how we can let the users access the site with their email. Go to the All Forms section of the plugin again and hover your cursor over the RM Login card. You will find a Dashboard and Field link appearing on the bottom corners of it.

The dashboard and field links of the RM login form are different from all other forms that you create through this plugin. Further, click on dashboard and you will find yourself on a page like the one given below.

WordPress Login and Registration build section

Click on Fields here. You will land on a page where you will find two fields the Username and Password fields. This is because the login page usually has these two fields only for quick user login.

WordPress Login and Registration fireld manager

Now, from here, edit the Username field. You will find options like “Username field accepts“. There, choose the option Username and Email or simply Email if you want. Likewise, change the labels on the “Username field label” and “Username field placeholder”. Click on Save and proceed to see the frontend view.

WordPress Login and Registration edit fields

Success on the Frontend

To illustrate, shared below is an image of the newly formed login page. You can see there is option to log in with the Username or Email. Just the way we mentioned in our placeholder text. This is how you allow WordPress login and registration using email.

WordPress Login and Registration fronteed with email

So, you saw how quickly we could create and even customize our login page. This might be a very small change, but ultimately creates a massive difference in user experience. Users prefer sites that are easy to access. That’s why, RegistrationMagic also allows users to create intelligent contact forms. Further, Users can autofill contact form fields from information they previously entered in the RegistrationMagic form. Users can also autofill the information from their social media accounts. Users do not have to go through the long process of filling in the form fields. They can simply click on any of their preferred social accounts and start the signup process.

WordPress Login and Registration frontend

In short, this plugin is your answer to create a complete registration based site with professional registration process and contact forms. No need to code or design pages, just install and get the job done in a few clicks.

32 Comments

  1. Ezechimere

    Login form doesnt display any field at all what could be the problem, it indicates 0 fields and i cant add any

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Hi Ezechimere,

      Did the issue occur abruptly? Or was the form without any fields since the installation of the plugin?

  2. hnin

    How to change the lable of “Password Confirmation” field?

  3. Lukas Thut

    Hi, what Link should be displayd with “Click here to reset your password” (i guess, there should be a Link for the word “here”) there is no link i can click if i recieve an email for resetting the password. Thanks for your quick help!

    Regards
    Lukas

    1. RegistrationMagic

      The text/string “Click here to reset your password” received in the password recovery email is clickable itself. When a user clicks on it, it redirects the user to the password recovery page.

  4. Massimiliano

    Hello,
    I accidentally deleted the message contained in the “email templates” settings, containing the link for password recovery. Now it happens that if I click on “recover password”, the email sent does not contain the link, but only the text message and the security token does not appear. How can I fix this? I’m not a developer.
    Thanks for your help

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Please try using the following in password reset content: “Hello, Someone has requested a password reset for the following account on {{site_name}}: Username: {{username}}
      If this was a mistake, ignore this email and nothing will happen.
      Click here to reset your password
      If the above link does not works, you can also paste following code manually:
      {{security_token}}
      Regards.”

      1. Keir Finlow-Bates

        Where can you find the page for configuring the password reset email content?

        1. RegistrationMagic

          Go to RegistrationMagic-> dashboard of RM_Login form-> email templates-> configure the “Password Reset” email body.

  5. james

    after configuring RM user could register successfully but when you what to login in you cannot login by kicking login but when you go to a post it will say login and when you fill login details it will login how can i resolve this

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Please make sure you are using the latest version of RegistrationMagic. In case the issue still persists, we would require further details from your end in order to allow us analyze the reported issue. So could you please raise a ticket at our support forum here: https://metagauss.com/help-and-support/ to provide you a speedy resolution.

  6. Jean-Luc BESSON

    Hello,
    a big problem is stopping me :
    Unable to complete the registration process: After validating the form, I get the error message:

    Fatal error: Cannot declare class TCPDF_FONT_DATA, because the name is already in use in /home/beje7762/supdecroq.fr/wp-content/plugins/registrationmagic-premium-v4.5.7.5/external/tcpdf_min/include/tcpdf_font_data.php on line 48

    Thank you !

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Our plugin includes TCPDF library to generate PDF file for submission. Most likely, some other plugin is also trying to load the same file. You may have to deactivate other plugins one by one to identify the conflict creating plugin.

  7. Andrea Censabella

    Password Recovery says “You will soon receive an email with password recovery link. Thank you!” but no mail is sended.
    The registration email an the “Send A New Email” within the User Manager page works perfectly.

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Please make sure you are using the latest version of RegistrationMagic. Also check the spam folder for the email. You can try configuring SMTP from RegistrationMagic > global settings > email configuration > in outgoing emails handler, choose user external SMTP > fill in the required details and save it.

  8. Jenna

    My registration form shows an email on the back end but I can’t edit or delete it and it’s not showing on the front end. But the form won’t submit on the front end because it’s not filled out.

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Could you please let us know which email template you want to edit. Also, are you using the Standard or the Premium version of RegistrationMagic?

      If you can elaborate the issues you are facing in submitting the form, along with the form URL, we’ll be able to provide you the right solution for it.

  9. Stuart

    In the latest version, it seems that when creating a registration form the ‘Username’ field does note have the ‘Username field accepts’ field.

    I want to create a registration form that only accepts email address and not usernames

    1. RegistrationMagic

      “Username field accepts” option is available for Login form’s username field, and not for registration form field. Goto Login Dashboard->Fields-> Username-> Edit
      Please check this screenshot for reference: https://nimb.ws/eJLoYZ

      Also, please note that “Username field accepts” email is a premium version feature.

      To create a Registration form that only accepts Email Address, go to Form Dashboard-> Accounts-> Email as Username. Enable this option. Please refer to this screenshot: https://nimb.ws/DPz6NF
      This is also premium version feature.

  10. Danielle

    Hi,

    How can i set up a redirection when the logout button is clicked and when the lost password button is clicked?

    I have looked at your help articles online about how to redirect for logout, and it shows that there is a ‘redirections’ button under the configure menu, however, this is not visible on my end.

    Please advise what i can do from here to set up both redirections.

    Kind regards,
    Danielle

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Make sure you are using the latest version of RegistrationMagic. Go to RegistrationMagic > dashboard of RM_Login > redirections > set after logout redirect user to a particular page.

      There is no option to redirect to a particular page when lost password button is clicked. It will redirect to the default WordPress lost password page itself.

  11. Likitha .

    i have enabled Register Button in Login form but its not viewing in the frontend

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Please make sure you have set the default registration page in RegistrationMagic > Global Settings > Default Pages > select default registration page here and save it.

  12. Mark Wonsdrik

    Is gutenberg the future for wordpress?

    1. RegistrationMagic

      Gutenberg is definitely here to stay on WordPress roadmap in future. It enriches the advanced editing experience while staying intuitive with its features.

  13. Lip

    Would like to use email as the login identity and followed the steps mentioned, however unsuccessful. There are 2 issues would like some response.
    1. When hover on the default RM_Login form, neither Dashboard or Fields is shown. Just like the form is disabled.
    2. After removed some forms, say form-id=1 and form-id=2, the new form added afterwards/imported will start from with id=3, say form-id=3 and so on. How could the id be modified? Since the IDs would like to be reused with some existing pages/posts.

    1. RegistrationMagic Staff

      1. When hover on the default RM_Login form, neither Dashboard or Fields is shown. Just like the form is disabled.
      Comment: We would require more information on this issue so kindly raise a support ticket on support@registrationmagic.com

      2. After removing some forms, say form-id=1 and form-id=2, the new form added afterward/imported will start from with id=3, say form-id=3 and so on. How could the id be modified? Since the IDs would like to be reused with some existing pages/posts.
      Comment: Form IDs are auto-generated and cannot be modified. Please replace from shortcode on pages/posts with new ID which is generated after importing the form.

  14. Sharmila

    Hi,
    The Lost Password link on the login form is pointing to the WordPress lost password link, is there a way to change it to a custom form?

    1. RegistrationMagic Staff

      The lost password link on the login form will redirect to the WordPress lost password link itself and unfortunately there is no option to change it. We have noted your requirement and forwarded it to our management team for review and possible inclusion in the future.

      1. Sharmila Thirukonda

        Thanks looking forward for the fix.

      2. Ashwini kiumar

        Wat a blunder of a plugin then. If user is registered and logged off. He decides to login again but doesnot remember the password. How will he reset it. If we use this plugin, there is no way user can reset his password. wat a shame that you guys implement such a blunder

        1. RegistrationMagic

          Hello Ashwini- you may simply click on “Lost your password” link available on login page to reset the password. If you still face any issues with it, do let us know.

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