drahkar

A quick process for changing the branding for the wp-admin login screen.

Custom Login Branding

roehler

BasisLogin helps site owners customize and secure the default WordPress login page without touching code. It focuses on clarity, accessibility, and performance while following WordPress coding standards.
Features include:
<ul>
<li>Design customization
<ul>
<li>Custom logo (URL, width/height with auto sizing)</li>
<li>Colors for background, buttons, links, labels</li>
<li>Typography controls (font size, weights)</li>
<li>Presets (WordPress Classic, Minimal, Dark)</li>
<li>Live-friendly autosave and per-group reset</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Security options
<ul>
<li>Limit login attempts with lockout durations</li>
<li>IP/user allowlist and blocklist management</li>
<li>CAPTCHA integration support (reCAPTCHA and similar)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Behavior and admin tools
<ul>
<li>
Optional redirects after login/logout
</li>
<li>
JSON export/import of all settings
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Compatibility and standards:
<ul>
<li>Works with modern WordPress (tested up to the versions listed above)</li>
<li>Internationalization-ready</li>
<li>Uses nonces and sanitization for all form and AJAX requests</li>
<li>GPLv2 or later</li>
</ul>
Project homepage: https://basislogin.com 
Maintained by: https://roehler.nrw
<h3>External Services</h3>
The plugin can optionally load external CAPTCHA libraries on the login page when you enable them in Settings → BasisLogin → CAPTCHA.
<ul>
<li>
Google reCAPTCHA v2
<ul>
<li>Service: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/</li>
<li>Script loaded: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js</li>
<li>Data: Your site key is embedded to render the widget; user interactions are processed by Google to determine validity.</li>
<li>Purpose: Prevent automated login attempts.</li>
<li>Terms / Privacy: https://policies.google.com/terms, https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Cloudflare Turnstile
<ul>
<li>Service: https://www.cloudflare.com/products/turnstile/</li>
<li>Script loaded: https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js</li>
<li>Data: Your site key is embedded to render the widget; user interactions are processed by Cloudflare to determine validity.</li>
<li>Purpose: Prevent automated login attempts.</li>
<li>Terms / Privacy: https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/, https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Notes: 
– No external requests are made unless you explicitly enable a CAPTCHA provider and set a site key. 
– These scripts load only on the wp-login.php screen, not on your site frontend.

BasisLogin

Customize and secure the WordPress login page: logo, colors, typography, presets, login limits, CAPTCHA, export/import.

Custom Login Branding vs BasisLogin