--- title: Add a logout link to your menu description: "Add a Log Out link to a WordPress menu with the Ultimate Membership Pro logout URL, show it only to logged-in members, and choose where members land after they log out." url: "https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/add-logout-link-menu/" updated: "2026-10-18" category: "Registration & Login" tags: - logout - logout button - menu --- # Add a logout link to your menu 3 minBeginnerUltimate Membership Pro 14.2+ In Ultimate Membership Pro, any link to your site that ends in ?ihcdologout=true logs the member out, so you add a logout link to your menu as a custom link. Members expect it there, next to [My Account](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/features/member-portal/). This guide adds a Log Out link to the Coaching Club menu, shows it only to logged-in members, and sets the page they land on. Before you start - Your theme has a [WordPress menu](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/appearance-menus-screen/) you can edit in Appearance*›*Menus. - The rule that hides the link from visitors works like any menu restriction. See [Show menu items only to some members](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-restrict-menu-links/). ## Add the logout link to the menu 1. Go to Appearance*›*Menus and select your menu. 2. Open **Custom Links** in the left column. 3. In **URL**, enter your site address followed by `/?ihcdologout=true`, for example `https://yoursite.com/?ihcdologout=true`. 4. In **Link Text**, enter `Log Out`, then click Add to Menu. [![Custom Links box in Appearance Menus with the URL https://yoursite.com/?ihcdologout=true and the link text Log Out](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-logout-link-01-custom-link.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-logout-link-01-custom-link.png) The logout link as a custom link. Any page of your site works in front of `?ihcdologout=true`: the plugin sees the parameter, logs the member out and sends them to the After LogOut page (Step 3). ## Show the link only to logged-in members 1. In the menu structure, click the arrow on the new Log Out item to open it. 2. Under **Ultimate Membership Pro - Menu item Restriction**, choose **Show Menu Item Only**. 3. In **...for**, pick **Registered Users**. 4. Click Save Menu. [![Log Out custom link opened in Appearance Menus with the logout URL, and Show Menu Item Only for Registered Users under Ultimate Membership Pro - Menu item Restriction](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-logout-link-02-menu-item.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-logout-link-02-menu-item.png) Log Out is shown only to registered users. Show Menu Item Only Shows the link only to the member types you add in …for. Registered Users Anyone who is logged in. Visitors don't see the link. Do the opposite for your login link: **Show Menu Item Only** for **Unregistered Users**. Administrators always see every link. ## Choose where members land after logging out 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Settings*›*Pages Setup. 2. In the **Redirects Setup** card, pick a page in **After LogOut**. 3. Click Save Changes. After LogOut The page members see after they log out. The plugin sets it to the Login Page when you activate it. **Do Not Redirect** keeps members on the page where they clicked the link. The list also shows your custom Redirect Links; see [Add your own redirect links](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/can-i-use-external-links-for-redirect/). Default: **Member Login** The same setting applies to every way of logging out: your menu link, the shortcode below and the LogOut tab of the [Member Portal](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-member-portal/). ## Other ways to log out Logout link shortcode ``` [ihc-logout-link] ``` Prints a **Log Out** link, only for logged-in users. Its optional `template` attribute, such as `template="ihc-login-template-3"`, adds the CSS class of that login template. In page builders, use the [Elementor widget](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/use-the-elementor-widgets/) **UMP - Logout Link** or the WPBakery element **Membership Pro - Logout Button**. Member LogOut page The plugin creates this page with `[ihc-logout-link]` and selects it as **Logout Page** in Pages Setup. Visitors who open it are sent to the Login Page. Member Portal The Member Portal menu has its own **LogOut** tab. You can rename it in the Member Portal showcase. Login and Register, but no Logout The **Ultimate Membership Pro** box in Appearance*›*Menus adds Login and Register links that open popups. It has no Logout item, so use the custom link above. See [Login and registration popups](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/login-and-registration-popups/). ## Example: the Coaching Club menu **Coaching Club menu**Visitors see Member Login. Logged-in members see My Account and Log Out. **Home** : No rule **Member Login** : Show Menu Item Only for Unregistered Users **My Account** : Show Menu Item Only for Registered Users **Log Out** : https://yoursite.com/?ihcdologout=true, Show Menu Item Only for Registered Users **After LogOut** : Member Login ## Troubleshooting Why do visitors see the Log Out link? If visitors see the Log Out link, open the menu item and check that Show Menu Item Only has the Registered Users tag, then click Save Menu. Test in a private window: administrators see every link. Why is the member still logged in after clicking the logout link? If the logout link reloads the page but the member stays logged in, check that the URL is on your own site and has `?ihcdologout=true` with no typo. If the page comes from a cache, exclude logged-in users from page caching. Why do members land on the wrong page after logging out? The page members land on after logging out is the After LogOut setting in Settings › Pages Setup › Redirects Setup. Do Not Redirect keeps them on the same page. Why can't I find Appearance › Menus? Appearance › Menus is missing when your theme manages menus in the Site Editor. The logout URL still works as a link there. The Ultimate Membership Pro menu rules apply to menus you manage in Appearance › Menus. ## What's next [**Show menu items only to some members**More menu rules per Membership.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-restrict-menu-links/)[**Login and registration popups**Login and Register links in the menu.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/login-and-registration-popups/)[**Redirect members after login**Send members to the right page.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/login-redirects/)[**Set up the login form**Templates, links and messages.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-login-form/)