--- title: Change plugin texts and messages description: Reword the registration, login and profile messages of Ultimate Membership Pro from the admin, and change every other text, such as field labels and buttons, with a translation file. url: "https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-custimize-default-messages/" updated: "2026-10-18" category: "Registration & Login" tags: - custom messages - default messages - login messages - register messages --- # Change plugin texts and messages 10 minBeginnerUltimate Membership Pro 14.2+ In Ultimate Membership Pro, every error, warning and success message the plugin shows can be reworded to match your site's voice. Messages for the [registration form](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/features/registration-login/), the login form and the Member Portal profile each have their own Custom Messages screen, and everything else changes through a translation file. This guide rewords three messages for the Coaching Club site, then shows how to change texts that have no setting, such as the Username label or the Log In button. Before you start - Your forms are set up. See [Set up the registration form](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-registration-form/) and [Set up the login form](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-login-form/). - Messages are short texts. Keep them plain; HTML is not needed. ## Where each message lives Registration form messages Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Registration Form*›*Custom Messages. Errors and the success message of the sign-up form. Login and password reset messages Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Login Form*›*Custom Messages. Errors and the welcome message of the login form, and the lost password messages. Profile update message Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Settings*›*Custom Messages. The message after a member saves their profile. ## Change the registration form messages 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Registration Form and open the **Custom Messages** tab. 2. Type your own text over the message you want to change. 3. Click Save Changes at the bottom. [![Registration Form Custom Messages with Email Address is taken changed to a Coaching Club message](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-custom-messages-01-register-messages.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-custom-messages-01-register-messages.png) The Email Address is taken message, reworded for Coaching Club. ### Error Messages The Username is taken Someone already uses that username. Default: **Username has already been taken** Username is invalid The username has characters WordPress doesn't allow. Default: **Invalid Username** Email Address is taken The email belongs to an existing account. It's also shown for addresses on the Email Address Black List in Settings › Security. Default: **Email address has already been taken** Invalid Email Address The email isn't a valid address, or the field is empty. Default: **You must have a valid email address** Email Addresses did not match The two email fields differ, when you use the Confirm Email field. Default: **Email Addresses do not match** Member not Approved yet For accounts waiting for approval. The text members see when they try to log in is **Default Message for pending members**, on the login form screen. Default: **Your Account has not been approved yet. Please retry later** Empty Required Fields A required field is empty. It appears under that field. Default: **Please fill out all mandatory fields** Required ReCaptcha Google didn't accept the reCAPTCHA. See [Add Google reCAPTCHA](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-enable-recaptha/). Default: **Error with Captcha** Terms of Services checkbox The terms checkbox isn't ticked. Default: **Please agree to our Terms & Conditions** Unique Field - Value already exists Another member already used this value in a custom field set to accept unique values only. Default: **This value is already exist.** ### Password Field Messages Passwords did not match Password and Confirm Password differ. Default: **New passwords do not match** Password Only Characters and Digits Used when **Password Strength Options** on the Register Form Showcase tab is set to **Characters and digits**. Default: **Password must contain both letters and numbers** Password Min Length `{X}` is replaced by the **Minimum Length** set on the Register Form Showcase tab. Keep it in your text. Default: **Password must include minimum {X} characters** Password Characters, Digits and minimum one uppercase letter Used with the strength option **Characters, digits, minimum one uppercase letter**. Default: **Password must include characters, numbers, and at least one uppercase letter** ### Success Message Registration process has Completed A confirmation text for a finished sign-up with no payment. To send new members to a welcome page instead, see [Redirect members after registration](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/register-redirects/). Default: **Successfully Register!** ## Change the login and password reset messages 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Login Form and open the **Custom Messages** tab. 2. Change the messages you want. 3. Click Save Changes. [![Login Form Custom Messages, Login Messages section, with General Error Message changed](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-custom-messages-02-login-messages.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-custom-messages-02-login-messages.png) Login Messages, with a friendlier General Error Message. ### Login Messages Successfully Message Replaces the form after a successful login when no redirect is set. Default: **Welcome to our Website!** Default Message for pending members The member's account is waiting for your approval. Default: **Your account has not been approved. Please retry later** Default message for error on social login Someone used a social login button that isn't linked to an account. See [Let members log in with social accounts](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-set-social-login/). Default: **You are not registered with this social network. Please register first!** General Error Message Wrong username, email or password. Default: **Invalid email address or password entered** Email Address not Approved The member hasn't clicked the verification link yet. See [Verify members' email addresses](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-activate-double-email-verification/). Default: **The email address has not been confirmed yet** ### Reset Password Messages Successfully Message The lost password form was sent. Default: **A new password has been sent to your email address** General Error Message No account matches what was typed in the lost password form. Default: **Invalid email address or username entered** ReCaptcha Error Message The reCAPTCHA on the login form wasn't accepted. It sits in this group, but it's a login form message. Default: **Error with Captcha** Ajax Error Message The username or password field of the login form is empty. Default: **Please fill out all mandatory fields** Two messages have no setting: **Something went wrong, please try again later!** (the login page was open too long or served from a cache) and the messages of the Security Login module, which you edit in that module. See [Block brute-force login attempts](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/security-login/). ## Change the profile update message 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Settings*›*Custom Messages. 2. Change **Update Successfully Message** and click Save Changes. [![Settings Custom Messages card with Update Successfully Message set to Your profile is saved.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-custom-messages-03-settings-messages.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-custom-messages-03-settings-messages.png) The only message on this screen. Update Successfully Message Shown at the top of the [Member Portal profile form](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/customize-the-profile-form/) after a member saves their details or changes their password. Default: **Successfully Updated!** ## Change every other text with a translation file Labels, buttons and fixed texts, such as Username, Password or the Log In button, have no message setting. Change them with a [translation file](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-can-i-translate-the-plugin/), even if your site is in English. All plugin texts use the text domain `ihc`. 1. Install a translation plugin such as [Loco Translate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/). 2. Create a translation of Ultimate Membership Pro for your site language, for example English (United States) or Romanian. 3. Search for the text you want to change, type your version and save. If you edit files yourself instead, create them from the plugin's template and save them in this folder, named after your site's locale: Translation file location ``` wp-content/languages/plugins/ihc-.po wp-content/languages/plugins/ihc-.mo # example for a site in US English wp-content/languages/plugins/ihc-en_US.mo ``` Keep translations out of the plugin folder - Files saved inside the plugin's own folder are replaced when you update the plugin. - Use the real WordPress locale in the name, such as `en_US`, `ro_RO` or `de_DE`. The locale must match your site language. Field labels and multilingual sites - You can rename most custom fields in Registration Form*›*Custom Fields. The native WordPress fields (Username, Email, First Name, Last Name, Website, Password, Confirm Password, Biographical Info) can't be edited there; use the translation file. See [Add custom fields to the registration form](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/add-custom-fields/). - Messages you type in the admin are settings, not part of the translation file. On a multilingual site, translate them with WPML String Translation. See [Translate with WPML](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/translate-with-wpml/). ## Example: Coaching Club **Coaching Club messages**Three messages rewritten to sound like the club, the rest kept as they are. **Email Address is taken** : This email already has a Coaching Club account. Please log in. **General Error Message (Login)** : That email or password doesn't match. Try again or reset your password. **Update Successfully Message** : Your profile is saved. ## Troubleshooting Why does the old text still show after I changed a message? When the old text still shows, clear your page cache and open the page in a private window. On a multilingual site, check whether a translation of the message overrides your text. Why does my translation file have no effect? A translation file only works when its name is `ihc-` plus your exact site locale, such as `ihc-en_US.mo`. Names like `ihc-en_EN` don't match any WordPress language. Why does the Password Min Length message show {X}? The plugin swaps `{X}` in the Password Min Length message for the number, so keep `{X}` in your text exactly as written. Why can't I find a text in Custom Messages? Some texts aren't in Custom Messages. Texts on the Member Portal, Checkout Page and Thank You Page screens have their own fields on those screens. Email texts are edited in each notification. Everything else is in the translation file. ## What's next [**Set up the registration form**Templates, fields and sign-up rules.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-registration-form/)[**Set up the login form**Templates and display options.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-login-form/)[**Translate with WPML**Run the plugin in several languages.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/translate-with-wpml/)[**Login and registration problems**What each message means and how to fix it.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/register-form-not-work/)