Picture this. You spend days making your WordPress site look stunning and professional. But the moment someone hits “Log In,” they land on the plain old WordPress default login page.
It’s like decorating a beautiful café and asking guests to enter through the back alley. Not ideal, right?
A polished WordPress Custom Login Page keeps your users inside your brand, makes logging in feel seamless, and gives you full control over the experience.
In this beginner-friendly guide, we’ll show you how to create a Custom Login page in WordPress step by step using SureForms. No coding needed!!!
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- Why a Custom Login Page Matters
- Let’s Build a Custom Login Page Together
- Step 1: Launch a New Form with SureForms
- Step 2: Choose How You Want To Build the Form
- Step 3: Add the Login Block
- Step 4: Publish Your Custom Login Form
- Step 5: Embed Your Login Form on a Page
- Step 6: Redirect Users After Login (Optional)
- Step 7: Add Anti Spam Protection (Optional)
- Step 8: Replace the Default Login and Registration Pages
- You’re All Set!
- Level Up Your Website
Why a Custom Login Page Matters
Your login page is often the first thing users see after buying something, signing up, or becoming a member.
If you’re using the standard WordPress login page, you’re missing a chance to strengthen your brand and make users feel secure.
- A Custom Login Page makes your site look more polished and professional
- It helps to build trust with users by keeping your brand style consistent throughout the website
- Allows you to provide enhanced protection such as reCAPTCHA and customize the user interaction
Now, let’s dive into how to build one for yourself.
Let’s Build a Custom Login Page Together
Building a Custom Login Page using SureForms is quick, easy, and should take just a few minutes!
Step 1: Launch a New Form with SureForms
We’ll be using SureForms to build the login form, so if you haven’t installed and activated the plugin yet, go ahead and do that first. Just search for ‘SureForms’ from your WordPress dashboard, or download it directly from here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/sureforms/
A quick note: Some of the settings and blocks we’ll cover in this tutorial (like the login block) are part of the SureForms Business plan. If you don’t have the version yet, you can explore and get access to SureForms Business from here.
Now, let’s start!
From your WordPress dashboard, open SureForms and select Create New Form.
Step 2: Choose How You Want To Build the Form
On the next page, you’ll find two options for building your form: Build With AI or Build From Scratch.
For a custom user login form, we’ll choose the Build From Scratch option.
Step 3: Add the Login Block
After selecting Build From Scratch, you should now see the form editor.
Now, click the plus (+) icon in the top left of the editor to add a block.
Search for the Login block and drag and drop it into the form editor.
Everything you need in a login page will be there. It’s really that simple!
Step 4: Publish Your Custom Login Form
Once you’re happy, hit Publish.
Your WordPress Custom Login Form is ready to use. You can turn on the ‘Instant Form‘ option available in SureForms, from the top-right on your form editor and test the login form yourself.
While the basic login form looks great, it may not look exactly how you want. Let’s tackle that next.
Let’s try some customization in terms of functionality and styling and get it ready for your users!
Step 5: Embed Your Login Form on a Page
As you know, you can make your form live instantly by enabling the Instant Form option in SureForms.
From Instant Form option, you can also add a background image, tweak the colors and fonts, and adjust the layout to match your site’s vibe.
But, if you choose to embed the form in a page on you website, that’s easy too.
You can place the form anywhere on your site. Just go to the page where you want to add it and select the Form block.
Click on it and select your login form from the dropdown menu.
Click Choose, and your form will appear on the page.
Customize the page style as you like, then hit Publish. Your custom WordPress login page is now live!
Step 6: Redirect Users After Login (Optional)
Want users to land on a specific page after they log in? Easy!
In the form editor’s right sidebar, click Form Confirmation.
Switch the confirmation type to Redirect, then choose a page or add a custom URL.
Now your visitors go exactly where you want them after logging in.
Close the settings window and save the form to make the changes live.
Step 7: Add Anti Spam Protection (Optional)
If you want to protect your login form from spam and bots, you can take an extra step by adding reCAPTCHA or other human verification tools with SureForms.
Enabling reCAPTCHA adds an extra layer of security by ensuring that only real people can log in to your site. This helps prevent fake accounts, brute force attacks, and spam logins that could slow down your site or compromise your data.
To add reCAPTCHA to your login form, open your form editor.
From the right sidebar, go to Advanced, then find the Anti-Spam Settings section.
Under Anti-Spam Settings, choose your preferred Security Type. Here, we’ll select Google reCAPTCHA.
By the way, to use any anti-spam protection, you first need to configure the API keys in the plugin’s global settings.
If you need help setting this up from scratch, check out our full guide on Anti-Spam Settings.
Once done, save your form, and it’s done! Your login form is now better protected from fake accounts and spam bots.
Step 8: Replace the Default Login and Registration Pages
Here’s the power move. WordPress usually uses its plain default login and registration pages. With SureForms, you can replace them in seconds with the form you just created.
Go to your form’s Dashboard, click Settings, then open the Login/Registration tab.
Turn on Enable Custom Login Page and choose the page with your new login form.
Do the same for your registration page. When users register, you want them to see your branded signup form, not the generic default one.
Need help making a Custom Registration Form? Check out our guide on How to Create a Custom User Registration Form in WordPress (The Easy Way).
You’re All Set!
In just a few clicks, you turned a boring default login screen into a sleek, branded Custom Login Page that feels like part of your site.
With SureForms, creating a Custom Login Page in WordPress is quick, beginner-friendly, and doesn’t require any coding skills.
It’s a fast, simple way to make your site look more professional and your users feel more part of something special!
Give your users an experience that feels welcoming, professional, and totally yours.
Level Up Your Website
Give your visitors a smooth, branded signup and login experience with SureForms. Try out the Register and Login blocks today and see how easy it is to build beautiful, functional login and registration forms with WordPress.
Consider upgrading to SureForms Premium, which unlocks features like Custom Apps, Calculator, Register & Login blocks, and lots of other powerful features, all designed to redefine what forms can do on your website.
