How to use login_form_action action in WordPress

login_form_action action

The dynamic portion of the hook name, $action, refers to the action that brought the visitor to the login form.

To use login_form_action action, first you have to register it using add_action. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.

We at WePlugins always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

In the below live example, we have defined a function execute_on_login_form_action_event and we registered using add_action. The first parameter login_form_action is the name of the hook, the second parameter execute_on_login_form_action_event is the name of the function which needs to be called, the third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if the same hook is used multiple times, and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.

Sometimes, you have to remove a registered hook, so you can use remove_action to remove login_form_action action.

Parameters

• No parameters

Live Example

Below is an example of how you can use this hook.

        function weplugins_execute_on_login_form_action_event(){
            // You can write code here to be executed when this action occurs in WordPress website according to your requirements.
        }
        // add the action
        add_action( "login_form_action", "weplugins_execute_on_login_form_action_event");
    

Example 1: Adding Custom Functionality on Login Form Action

This example shows how to add custom functionality when the login form action is triggered.

        function weplugins_custom_login_form_action(){
            // Custom code to execute on login form action.
        }
        add_action( "login_form_custom_action", "weplugins_custom_login_form_action");
    

Example 2: Logging Login Attempts

In this example, we log login attempts whenever the login form action is triggered.

        function weplugins_log_login_attempts(){
            // Code to log login attempts.
        }
        add_action( "login_form_log_attempts", "weplugins_log_login_attempts");
    

Example 3: Displaying Custom Messages

This example demonstrates how to display custom messages when the login form action is called.

        function weplugins_display_custom_message(){
            echo "Custom message displayed on login form action.";
        }
        add_action( "login_form_display_message", "weplugins_display_custom_message");
    

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

        remove_action( "login_form_action", "weplugins_execute_on_login_form_action_event");
    

Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

Contact Us

If you’re having any trouble using this hook, please contact our team and we’d be happy to assist you.