Adding a login/logout link to your WordPress Genesis theme may be necessary when you are managing a membership site or a site that displays proprietary information. Recently, a Trinity client wanted to hide price lists to the general public, while making them available to their wholesale clients.
Creating the login/logout links is not difficult to accomplish once the business logic and site site architecture is developed. Once thought through, the actual implementation is quite easy.
How To Add a Login/Logout Link To Your WordPress Genesis Theme
Add the above code to the bottom of your child theme’s functions.php file and login/logout will appear in your primary nav menu.
Take The Experience To The Next Level
Adding the above code to the functions.php file will direct you to the WordPress logon screen, but is that the best user experience? Probably not. We wanted to enhance the user experience in two ways: create a custom branded WordPress login screen and then take the user to the page we believe that want to go.
Trinity Web Media’s New Jersey WordPress Development team did this in two steps:
We installed the LogIn Press free plugin and customized both the login in screen and the login redirection.
Creating a great user experience is essential for your visitors. With the above instructions you can create an experience that will direct your users to what they need and where they need to be.
While I’ve known Greg for years from our time together in the marketing scene, I’ve only recently had the chance to work with Trinity Web Media on a client project. Not only was the team professional and their work spot on, they were amazingly quick to respond and required very little hand-holding along the way. I chalk that up to their past experience and a deep understanding of best-in-class services.
I have hired Greg and the Trinity team multiple times for work on my own websites, and have also hired them to work on behalf of multiple clients. He is simply a pleasure to work with, in every respect. Smart but without the giant ego of some developers, Trinity Web Media works with his clients to achieve their vision in the best way possible — with careful attention to their interests, and thoughtful recommendations based on his expertise. • Susan Baier – Founding Marketing Strategist – Audience Audit
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