Title: Basic Front-End Login
Author: Mitchell Bennis
Published: October 16, 2020
Last modified: December 25, 2025
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# Basic Front-End Login
By [Mitchell Bennis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eemitch/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/basic-front-end-login.zip)
* [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/basic-front-end-login/#description)
* [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/basic-front-end-login/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/basic-front-end-login/#installation)
* [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/basic-front-end-login/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/basic-front-end-login/)
## Description
Adds a basic front-end login for to any page, post or widget and redirects to the
page you choose. It also can block access to the back-end and disable the Admin
Bar. This plugin is for when you want your users to be logged-in, but do not want
them to have access to the WordPress Dashboard.
To display the login form, place this shortcode on any page, post, or widget: _[
eeBFEL]_
After the user has logged in, they will be redirected to your home page or the URL
you define in the plugin settings. You can also optionaly display a logout button
at the bottom-right of each page.
### Redirect After Login
To define destinations in additional login forms, use the “redirect” attribute to
over-ride the default. There is no limit to the number of forms you can use.
_[eeBFEL redirect=”https://website.com/your-files-page/”]_
### Deny Dashboard Access
In the plugin settings you can optionally select roles that you want to deny back-
end access to. All built-in and custom roles, except Administrator, can be blocked.
The Admin Bar will not appear and direct back-end access attempts will simply redirect
to your home page. This restriction will be site-wide and is unrelated to the use
of the shortcode.
Even if you don’t need a login form, this can add an extra measure of security to
your website by denying back-end access to all roles except Administrators.
### NEW – Show a Logout Button
Optionally show a small logout button on the bottom-right of each page if the user
is logged in. Logging out returns the user to the home page.
## Screenshots
* [[
* Basic Login Form
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* Plugin Settings
## Installation
Just like most other WordPress plugins…
1. To install, simply use the amazing WordPress plugin installer, or upload the plugin
zip file to your WordPress website, and activate it.
2. A new main menu item will appear: **Settings > Login Form** Click on this.
3. Configure the redirect URL and check the roles you wish to deny back-end access.
4. To add the login form to your website, simply add this shortcode:
**_[eeBFEL redirect
=”https://website.com/your-files-page/”]_**
## FAQ
### What is this plugin for?
I wrote this plugin because I needed a front-end login form, but didn’t want the
users to have any access to the back-end.
### Can’t the users just type in the dashboard address to reach it?
No. Any user with the chosen roles will be prevented from viewing the WordPress
Dashboard.
### How do users log out?
If users return to the login page, a “Log Out” link will appear. You can also add
a Log Out link on your page like this…
```
Log Out
```
## Reviews
### [Absolutely Fake](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/absolutely-fake/)
[mrk197702](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrk197702/) September 27, 2022
Doesn’t work for all!!! :)))))))))))))
### [Worked like a charm](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worked-like-a-charm-229/)
[kimruddock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kimruddock/) July 18, 2022
Super simple to use, super lightweight, does the job perfectly!
### [Minimalistic, simple – love it !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minimalistic-simple-love-it/)
[mschloeg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mschloeg/) February 3, 2022
This man is the MVP. Plugin does exactly what is says. Nothing more nothing less.
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank You!
[ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/basic-front-end-login/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Basic Front-End Login” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Mitchell Bennis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eemitch/)
[Translate “Basic Front-End Login” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/basic-front-end-login)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/basic-front-end-login/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/basic-front-end-login/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/basic-front-end-login/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/basic-front-end-login/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.3.1
* Added global logout button option
* Admin UI improvements
* Improved file structure and many code improvements
* Accessability and security Improvements
* Updated translations
#### 1.2.1
* Added Copy-to-Clipboard function for the shortcode string
* Added Check All / Uncheck All to the Restriction options
* Updated security
* Updated code base
* Renamed back to Basic Front-End Login
#### 1.1.4
* Renamed the Plugin from Basic Front-End Login to Simple Front-End Login
#### 1.1.3
* Moved the menu item into the Users menu
* Completed translations
#### 1.1.1
* Initial Public Release
#### 1.0.2
* Expanded for public distribution.
#### 1.0.1
* Basic build for Simple File List, File Access Manager demo login.
## Meta
* Version **2.1**
* Last updated **3 months ago**
* Active installations **300+**
* WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.9.4**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/basic-front-end-login/)
* Tags
* [login form](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login-form/)[login redirect](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login-redirect/)
[user login](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-login/)
* [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/basic-front-end-login/advanced/)
## Ratings
3.7 out of 5 stars.
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## Contributors
* [ Mitchell Bennis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eemitch/)
## Support
Got something to say? Need help?
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