--- title: Set up the login form description: Choose a template for the Ultimate Membership Pro login form, decide which links and boxes it shows, edit its messages, and see where members go after they log in. url: "https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-login-form/" updated: "2026-10-18" category: "Registration & Login" --- # Set up the login form 5 minBeginnerUltimate Membership Pro 14.2+ The Ultimate Membership Pro login form is where your members sign in to reach their content and [their Member Portal](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-member-portal/). The plugin gives you [one form with 13 templates](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/features/registration-login/), a few on/off options and its own messages, and you can place it on any page. This guide sets up the login form for the Coaching Club site: the template, the links under the fields, the messages, and what happens after a member logs in. Before you start - Your Login Page is set. The plugin creates a **Member Login** page with the `[ihc-login-form]` shortcode when you activate it. See [Set up the membership pages](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/step-1-set-default-pages/). - For the **Lost your password?** and **Register** links, the Lost Password Page and Register Page are set in the same place. ## Open the Login Form showcase 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Showcases and open **Login Form**. 2. Stay on the **Login Form Showcase** tab. The **Custom Messages** tab holds the texts (Step 4). The two tabs save separately: each one has its own Save Changes button and saves only its own fields. ## Pick a template In the **Login Form Display** card, click a thumbnail under **Login Form Template**. The **Preview** card on the same screen shows the form with your choice. [![Login Form Display card with 13 template thumbnails, Flat New Style #11 selected](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-01-template.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-01-template.png) Flat New Style (#11) is the default template. Login Form Template The look of the form: Standard, Basic, BlueBox, Simple Green, Labels, Premium, Double Long, Border Pink, Radius Gradient, Simple BootStrap, Flat New Style, MegaBox or Ultimate Member. The same template is used by the Lost Password form. Default: **Flat New Style (#11)** ## Choose what the form shows The **Additional Options** card switches the extra parts of the form on or off. The numbers match the screenshot. [![Additional Options card with five switches: Remember Me, Lost your password, Social Media Login Buttons, Register Link and ReCaptcha](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-02-options.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-02-options.png) The default options: Remember Me, lost password and register links on; social buttons and reCAPTCHA off. 1Display Remember Me Link A Remember Me checkbox. When a member ticks it, they stay logged in for longer on that browser. Default: **On** 2Display Lost your password Link A **Lost your password?** link to the Lost Password Page. See [How password reset works](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/reset-password-works/). Default: **On** 3Display Social Media Login Buttons Buttons for the social networks you set up and switched on in Settings*›*Social Connect. With no network active, nothing shows. See [Let members log in with social accounts](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-set-social-login/). Default: **Off** 4Display Register Link A link to your Register Page for visitors who don't have an account yet. Default: **On** 5Display ReCaptcha Verification box A [Google reCAPTCHA](https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/intro) box. It shows only after you save your keys in Settings*›*reCaptcha Setup. See [Add Google reCAPTCHA](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-enable-recaptha/). Default: **Off** Below these options, the **Custom CSS** card takes CSS rules for the form. They load on every page that shows it. See [Style forms and pages with CSS](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/need-style-customization/). Click Save Changes. ## Edit the messages Open the **Custom Messages** tab. The **Login Messages** section holds the texts members see while they log in. [![Custom Messages tab of the Login Form with the five Login Messages and their default texts](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-03-messages.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-03-messages.png) The login messages with their default texts. Successfully Message Replaces the form after a successful login when no redirect is set (see below). Default: **Welcome to our Website!** Default Message for pending members For members whose account is waiting for your approval. Default: **Your account has not been approved. Please retry later** Default message for error on social login When someone uses a social button that isn't linked to an account on your site. Default: **You are not registered with this social network. Please register first!** General Error Message Wrong username, email address or password. Default: **Invalid email address or password entered** Email Address not Approved For members who haven't clicked their email verification link. See [Verify members' email addresses](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-activate-double-email-verification/). Default: **The email address has not been confirmed yet** Click Save Changes on this tab. The other messages on the screen belong to the Lost Password form. For every other text, see [Change plugin texts and messages](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-custimize-default-messages/). ## Check the form on your site Open your Login Page in a private (incognito) window. This is what visitors see: [![Member Login page with the Flat New Style login form: Username, Password, Remember Me, Lost your password link, Log In button and Register link](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-04-front-form.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-04-front-form.png) The login form on the Member Login page. Members can type their username or their email address in the first field. Who sees what on a page with the form: Visitors The login form. Logged-in members Nothing. If they open the Login Page itself, they're sent to the Member Portal (**My Account**), because of the Locker the plugin sets on that page. Administrators A yellow notice instead of the form, so you know it's there. Other users never see this notice. [![Member Login page viewed by a logged-in administrator: an Administrator Info notice is shown instead of the login form](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-05-admin-notice.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-login-form-05-admin-notice.png) Logged in as an administrator, you see this notice instead of the form. ## Add the form to another page Paste the [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/shortcode-block/) into any page, post or widget. The screen shows it at the top with a Copy button. Login form ``` [ihc-login-form] ``` Attributes change one form without touching the saved settings. Use 1 for on and 0 for off: `template` A template by its key, from `ihc-login-template-1` to `ihc-login-template-13`. The number is the one on the thumbnail. `remember` Show the Remember Me checkbox. `lost_pass` Show the Lost your password link. `register` Show the Register link. `social` Show the social login buttons. `captcha` Show the reCAPTCHA box. A compact form for a sidebar, without the register link ``` [ihc-login-form template="ihc-login-template-3" register="0"] ``` Page builders have it too: [the Elementor widget](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/use-the-elementor-widgets/) **UMP - Login Page** and the WPBakery element **Membership Pro - Login Form** add the form with the saved settings. To open the form in a popup instead, see [Login and registration popups](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/login-and-registration-popups/). ## What happens after login The plugin looks for a destination in this order and uses the first one that applies: 1. **Login inside a Locker**: when the member logs in from the form on a restricted page, they stay on that page and now see the content. 2. **Login Redirects+ module**: a page per Membership, when the module is on. See [Redirect members after login](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/login-redirects/). 3. **After Login**: the page set in Settings*›*Pages Setup, card **Redirects Setup**. After install it's **My Account**, the Member Portal. 4. **Do Not Redirect**: when After Login is set to Do Not Redirect, the member stays on the same page and the form is replaced by the Successfully Message. ## Members who can't log in yet Some accounts exist but aren't allowed in yet. The form tells them why, and they stay logged out: Waiting for approval Accounts you approve by hand (pending). They see the **Default Message for pending members**. Approve them with **Approve Member** in the ⋮ menu of the Members list; see [Manage your members](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-change-member-status/). Email not verified When email verification is on and the member hasn't clicked the link yet. They see **Email Address not Approved**. Suspended accounts Members whose account is suspended see “Something went wrong, please try again later!”. Test with a real member account Keep a test member with a known password and log in with it in a private window. As an administrator you only see the notice, not the form. ## Example: the Coaching Club login page **Member Login**Visitors log in on Member Login and land in My Account. **Login Page** : Member Login, with [ihc-login-form] **Login Form Template** : Flat New Style (#11) **Remember Me, Lost your password, Register** : On **Social Media Login Buttons, ReCaptcha** : Off **After Login** : My Account **General Error Message** : Invalid email address or password entered ## Troubleshooting Why does the login form say “Invalid email address or password entered”? Ultimate Membership Pro shows this message when the username, email address or password is wrong, or a field was left empty. Ask the member to reset the password with the Lost your password link. If it happens with the right password, another login or security plugin may block the sign-in: test with other plugins switched off. Why does a member see “Your account has not been approved. Please retry later”? The login form shows this message when the member is waiting for your approval. In Ultimate Membership Pro › Members, open the ⋮ menu of the member and click Approve Member. Why does the login form say “The email address has not been confirmed yet”? The login form shows this message when the member hasn't clicked the link in the verification email. You can also click Approve Email in the member's ⋮ menu in Members. Why does the login form say “Something went wrong, please try again later!”? The login form usually shows this message when the page was served from a cache, or left open for a long time, so the form's security check expired. Reload the page and exclude the Login Page from page caching. Members whose account is suspended also see this text. Why do I only see a yellow “Administrator Info” box instead of the login form? Ultimate Membership Pro shows the yellow “Administrator Info” box because you're logged in as an administrator. Open the page in a private window to see the form. Why don't the social login buttons show on the login form? The social login buttons show on the login form only when at least one network is switched on in Settings › Social Connect and Display Social Media Login Buttons is on in Additional Options. Why does the Lost your password or Register link go nowhere? The Lost your password and Register links go nowhere when no Lost Password Page or Register Page is selected. Pick both pages in Settings › Pages Setup. More fixes: [Login and registration problems](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/register-form-not-work/). ## What's next [**Redirect members after login**Send each Membership to its own page.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/login-redirects/)[**Login and registration popups**Open the form from a menu or a button.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/login-and-registration-popups/)[**How password reset works**The Lost your password flow.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/reset-password-works/)[**Block brute-force login attempts**Lock out repeated failed logins.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/security-login/)