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Flexible Frontend Login
Easily place a link to a Login Form Popup at any place of your site. Saves a lot of screen property and looks very nice.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.6★ from 14
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 22 Aug 2013
- Added
- Sep 2012
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 3.6.1
- Downloads
- 44,409
Our analysis
AI-assistedFlexible Frontend Login is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add a login form to your site using shortcodes or template tags. You can place a login link that triggers a modal or simple popup form for users who are not logged in. The plugin is designed to be fully customizable, allowing you to adjust HTML, CSS, and text to fit your site's design.
This plugin is suitable for WordPress users who want to enhance user registration and login experiences on their sites. It supports multiple instances, enabling you to place login links in various locations such as sidebars, headers, and footers.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking for a customizable login solution.
What it does well
- ✓Provides shortcode and template tag for easy integration
- ✓Supports modal form with overlay or simple popup form
- ✓Customizable HTML, CSS, and text lines
- ✓Multiple instances can be placed throughout the site
- ✓Supports translations in multiple languages
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in August 2013, which may affect compatibility with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited user base with only 100 active installs
- •Directory score of 46/100 indicates potential issues
Verdict
Flexible Frontend Login offers a straightforward way to implement a login form on your site, but its age and low active installs may raise concerns about ongoing support.
From the developer
palatino's own description of Flexible Frontend Login, lightly tidied.
Provides shortcode and template tag to place a link to popup a login form at any place you want to.
Features:
- Modal form with overlay or simple popup form
- Shows a login link for not logged in users that pops up a login form on click
- Multiple instances possible: Place login form links to sidebar, header, and footer
- Fully customizable HTML, CSS and text lines ( but works completely out of the box )
- Reads your custom CSS file from your themes folder if existing
- Provides shortcodes for use in posts and widgets
- Template tags for easy use in template files
Languages so far:
- English
- German
- Nederlands by Sjoerd Lohuis
- French by Denis (Boulli)
If you like to provide a translation please drop me a line.
See Other Notes section for further information.
See flexibleplugins.com for usage examples.
See the experimental page for upcoming features.
How to use the Flexible Frontend Login shortcode on your site
On the widget settings page choose the Flexible Frontend Login and adjust the settings to your site.
In a post or page place [flexible-frontend-login]
By default the shortcode uses the settings set on the admin options page
You can override those default values with the following parameters and options:
vertical=top, bottomhorizontal=left, right
So your shortcode might look like this:
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