Wrong password redirects to original WP login page - how to fix?

By: Asher Jacobsberg | Asked: 08/23/2023
ForumsCategory: General questionsWrong password redirects to original WP login page - how to fix?
Asher Jacobsberg asked 2 years ago

I've set up a custom login page, which works fine for a registered user with the right password, but if you enter the wrong username or password, you get taken to the normal WP login page. I don't imagine this is the default behaviour. Any suggestions for how I can troubleshoot this?
You can try here to see what I mean:
https://staging.epas.org.uk/login/

1 Answers
Asher Jacobsberg answered 2 years ago

Aha! I have answered my own question. I hadn't set up the login pages in the plugin yet.
In case anyone else has the same issue (i.e. didn't follow the instructions carefully enough, like me!): go into wp-admin and set the correct pages in Formidable > Global Settings > Registration.

Keith FowlkesKeith Fowlkes replied 4 months ago

Asher, I'm still getting this same issue. When my users try to recover their passwords, the email link takes them to the standard recovery page and then takes them to the standard login page. Any ideas? - Keith

Asher Jacobsberg replied 4 months ago

For me, selecting the correct pages in the back-end 'Formidable > Global Settings > Registration' sorted the issue.

In the link sent to users it still uses 'wp-login' in the URL, which WordPress/Formidable should redirect to whatever the login page is that you have set up. Is there something else in your WordPress set up that is acting on redirects? That could be causing an issue.

Keith FowlkesKeith Fowlkes replied 4 months ago

Thanks so much for answer my question. The problem is that I have a WordPress network setup and it default back to the root site and not to the site I need. Very strange. Thanks much for the information!

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