Title: Custom Login URL Author: Greg Winiarski Published: February 24, 2014 Last modified: September 15, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/custom-login-url.svg) # Custom Login URL By [Greg Winiarski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gwin/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-login-url.1.0.3.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-login-url/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-login-url/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-login-url/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-login-url/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/) ## Description Custom Login URL (CLU) is a lightweight plugin that allows to customize default WP login, registration and password reminder URLs without modifying any files, simple and swift. Why would anyone would want to use this plugin? Well, after developing some sites it turned out that site owners do not want to reveal to customers that they are using WordPress, hence the plugin that will mask original URLs. What the plugin can do: * change /wp-login.php to for example /user/login/ * change /wp-login.php?action=register to for example /user/register/ * change /wp-login.php?action=lostpassword to for example /user/remind/ * change /wp-login.php?action=logout to for example /user/logout/ * you can define your own custom paths for each URL above * set successfull login and logout redirect URLs In order to make the plugin work you need to have Permalinks enabled in WP Settings. ## Screenshots [⌊Custom URLs configuration page in wp-admin / Settings / Permalinks panel.⌉⌊Custom URLs configuration page in wp-admin / Settings / Permalinks panel.⌉[ Custom URLs configuration page in wp-admin / Settings / Permalinks panel. ## Installation 1. Upload `custom-login-url` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to wp-admin / Settings / Permalinks and configure your custom URLs ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d3462a8239b704c5bd2d76f66f54e820910c550b6aef028307ec75833bfb72cc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-6899/)󠁿 [xszejdi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xszejdi/) February 17, 2020 Perfect! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/95c8c47ddb2583abc2ca77d161842100ed009914befacc315218922d8b2bc513? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-effective-906/)󠁿 [duonghuuthinh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/duonghuuthinh/) August 30, 2018 It works with wordpress 4.9.8 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/448f8de429f311fc1e9012ce822a44cf723a3b7b9ea8b8467e814a3e9a3edb3d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Load of tosh](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/load-of-tosh/)󠁿 [stereoworld](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stereoworld/) September 26, 2016 Installed it, changed the URLs (not very clear I might add) and locked myself out. Entering correct login details just refreshed the page until I went BACK to wp-admin, where I was already logged in. Pile of rubbish. Avoid. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4f614fe1e485ef011a4491f1ad23bf8d11e28070ce4a8096711238987013f53d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as promoted](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-promoted/)󠁿 [idowebwork](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mannweb/) September 22, 2016 Allows for changing the login, registration, lost password, and logout URLs to something custom. Works great under 4.6.1, even though it does not say it’s tested under anything above 4.2.10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40e62062c6f990bd5a7d259bcf30d3ff33ca69f642aa6f8950bb1ffd3bab8c2a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[what's the point?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-point-8/)󠁿 [bostiq](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bostiq/) September 3, 2016 2 replies Not to be rude, but just went to your WPHelpDesk site and just typed https://wphelpdesk. com/wp-admin and it redirected to the login page of that site revealing it’s a WP site. So, again, what is the point? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4690b36b4a663f335208f8e5af5cde2dcfb6e9ac54c0724b73ae53ece97b40ed? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[very nice features but Internal Server Error 500](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-nice-features-but-internal-server-error-500/)󠁿 [Basmati](https://profiles.wordpress.org/basmati/) September 3, 2016 very nice features but i got an internal server error 500. in case of internal server error 500 you have to edit the .htaccess who rewrites the urls and import the latest wp database backup. don’t install without backup and knowledge of phpmyadmin – the only way to import the latest database, because you won’t be able to access /wp- admin/ [ Read all 19 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Custom Login URL” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Greg Winiarski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gwin/) [Translate “Custom Login URL” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-login-url) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-login-url/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/custom-login-url/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/custom-login-url/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/custom-login-url/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * FIXED: Broken Access Control vulnerability * FIXED: Warnings in the wp-admin -> Settings -> Options when no custom links are set. #### 1.0.2 * FIXED: Some ‘notices’ and ‘warnings’ * FIXED: Correct stable tag set. #### 1.0.1 * FIXED: Automatic Login Rewrite Activation #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **10 months ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.6** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-login-url/) * Tag * [custom login url](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-login-url/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-login-url/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 11 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 4 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-login-url/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Greg Winiarski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gwin/) ## Support Got something to say? 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