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Override default Joomla Login page

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Last updated Last updated: Jul 1, 2013

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Copying The Template

Copy the contents of:

components/com_users/views/login/tmpl

to:

your_template/html/com_users/login

Override The Language Files

To override the language file associated with this component, copy the necessary string ie:

COM_USERS_LOGIN_USERNAME_LABEL="User Name"

from:

language/en-GB/en-GB.com_users.ini

to a file called:

language/overrides/en-GB.override.ini

and:

JGLOBAL_PASSWORD="Password"

JLOGIN="Log in"

JLOGOUT="Log out"

JGLOBAL_YOU_MUST_LOGIN_FIRST="Please login first"

from:

language\en-GB\en-GB.ini

to the same override file as above ie:

language/overrides/en-GB.override.ini

For the login module, copy:

MOD_LOGIN_VALUE_USERNAME="User Name"

MOD_LOGIN_REMEMBER_ME="Remember Me"

MOD_LOGIN_FORGOT_YOUR_PASSWORD="Forgot your password?"

MOD_LOGIN_FORGOT_YOUR_USERNAME="Forgot your username?"

from:

language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini

to the same override fille as above ie:

language/overrides/en-GB.override.ini

Style The Form

This is an 'embedded' method of styling that only effects the login form - if anyone can provide code for how to define this styling as a separate fieldset in the Joomla template css, please do!

In your new copy of templates/your_template/html/com_users/login/deafult_login.php, find:

PHP:



<form action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&task=user.login'); ?>" method="post">

 

<fieldset>

<?php foreach ($this->form->getFieldset('credentials') as $field): ?>

<?php if (!$field->hidden): ?>

<div class="login-fields"><?php echo $field->label; ?>

<?php echo $field->input; ?></div>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php endforeach; ?>

<button type="submit" class="button"><?php echo JText::_('JLOGIN'); ?></button>

<input type="hidden" name="return" value="<?php echo base64_encode($this->params->get('login_redirect_url', $this->form->getValue('return'))); ?>" />

<?php echo JHtml::_('form.token'); ?>

</fieldset>

</form>

and replace with:

PHP:



 

<form action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&task=user.login'); ?>" method="post">

 

<fieldset style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px; margin: 50px auto 0 auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 50px; padding-top: 50px; width: 350px;">

<p style="margin-bottom: 5px;">type a message here if you would like.</p>

<?php foreach ($this->form->getFieldset('credentials') as $field): ?>

<?php if (!$field->hidden): ?>

<div class="login-fields"><?php echo $field->label; ?>

<?php echo $field->input; ?></div>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php endforeach; ?>

<button type="submit" class="button" style="float: right; margin: 10px 87px 0 0;"><?php echo JText::_('JLOGIN'); ?></button>

<input type="hidden" name="return" value="<?php echo base64_encode($this->params->get('login_redirect_url', $this->form->getValue('return'))); ?>" />

<?php echo JHtml::_('form.token'); ?>

</fieldset>

</form>

Override default Joomla Login page

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