Change in /wp-login.php

  • Hi – can you help with this?

    On the https://www.x.xx/wp-login.php site the classic login site apears

    ‘Username’
    ‘Password’

    Now I am about to make a page for students, and they must be able to log in with their student number. Can we somehow make ‘Username’ to ‘Student Number’ instead? I have searched alot, but the only thing I reach are plugins and methods to change the image on the login page.

    Do you have a method?

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  • Jason King

    (@jasoncharlesstuartking)

    See https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Customizing_the_Login_Form#Make_a_Custom_Login_Page> – it’s possible to create your own form, with whatever wording you prefer.

    Could there be a custom login site, not the usual /wp-login.php where all intended brute force attacks take place, could it be or is there inside the WP core without the need to install the load of an other plugin? I think a lot of us as users of WP would love something like that, so we do not get as many intents daily. Please let us know?

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    @ferglamanta – While your question superficially relates to the OP’s, it’s not really related at all – changing labels vs. changing login location. If you have more questions after my response below, please start your own topic, TIA.

    It is possible to have your own login location, but it is far more difficult to remove wp-login.php. Even if you were to succeed, you’ve gained little because now your server must work to serve 404 pages instead of login pages. If all of your admin users use adequately strong passwords, there is little to fear from brute force attacks.

    Additionally, there are a number of plugins that subvert such attacks without the need to hide the login site. Hiding the login site is security by obscurity. Anyone knowledgeable about security will tell you that obscurity is not real security.

    For real security, checkout the available plugins and Hardening WordPress.

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