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by Eric 4 (33 reviews)

SimpleModal Login

SimpleModal Login provides a modal Ajax login, registration, and password reset feature for WordPress which utilizes jQuery and the SimpleModal jQuery

SimpleModal Login ranks #7,823 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #222 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 4/5 rating from 33 reviews, and was last updated Dec 15, 2014. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.1 Current Version v1.1
Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 15 Dec, 2014
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#222 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 10% by installs No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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Downloads
187.9K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
80%
Review 4 out of 5
4 (33 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0
33 reviews
Overall 80%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for SimpleModal Login. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

SimpleModal Login is for WordPress site owners who want a modal-based login experience for their users. It solves the problem of needing separate pages for login, registration, and password reset by providing them all as an Ajax-powered modal popup.

  • Modal Ajax login
  • User registration
  • Password reset
  • Custom theme support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about SimpleModal Login

The WordPress wp_loginout() function allows for an optional $redirect parameter which is the URL where the user will be sent after a logging in our logging out. To have the user return to the page they were on, update the code to look like: <?php wp_loginout($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); ?> If you are using the Meta Widget (Appearance > Widgets), to use this feature, you may need to delete the Meta Widget and add the code to your sidebar.php file manually. For example, after you delete the Meta Widget, open sidebar.php (in your theme) and add[1] the following code: <ul> <?php wp_register(); ?> <li><?php wp_loginout(); ?></li> </ul> [1] Place it wherever you'd like to display and modify the code to fit your needs. Lastly, if you've manually added a log in link, you can change it to: <a href="/wp-login.php?redirect_to=<?php echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; ?>" class="simplemodal-login">Log In</a>
This is for users familiar with CSS and JavaScript, namely jQuery and SimpleModal. To create a new theme you'll need to add two files under the simplemodal-login plugin directory: css/THEME.css and js/THEME.js. Replace THEME with the name you would like to use. I suggest copying one of the existing themes as a template to start with.
This is an advanced option for users familiar with HTML, PHP and WordPress. Starting with SimpleModal Login 1.0, each form (login, register, password reset) has a filter available that allows you to modify the HTML. The 3 available filters are: simplemodal_login_form simplemodal_registration_form simplemodal_reset_form To use the filter, you'll need to add code to your theme's functions.php file. For example: add_filter('simplemodal_login_form', 'mytheme_login_form'); function mytheme_login_form($form) { // $form contains the SimpleModal Login login HTML // do stuff here // you have to return the code that you want displayed return $form; } You'd probably want to start by copying the form HTML from the appropriate function in the main plugin file and then modifying to fit your requirements. Things you'll need to change: Change $this->users_can_register (for login and reset forms only) Create a $users_can_register variable in your function: $users_can_register = get_option('users_can_register') ? true : false; Replace $this->users_can_register with $users_can_register Change $this->options['registration'] and $this->options['reset'] Create an $options variables in your function: $options = get_option('simplemodal_login_options'); Replace $this->options['registration'] with $options['registration'] Replace $this->options['reset'] with $options['reset'] Here are complete working examples for each of the three filters: simplemodal_login_form: http://pastebin.com/rm3WWWRS simplemodal_registration_form: http://pastebin.com/bVzZBKZf simplemodal_reset_form: http://pastebin.com/jpd1RiP9 Have a question, comments or feature requests? Be sure to let me know.

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