Title: Change error message (wp-login.php)
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Change error message (wp-login.php)

 *  [channelwiki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/channelwiki/)
 * (@channelwiki)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-error-message-wp-loginphp/)
 * I’d like to change the following error message:
 * The e-mail could not be sent.
    Possible reason: your host may have disabled the
   mail() function.
 * The site (channelwiki.org) is using both MediaWiki and WordPress (WordPress is
   now used for signups and to retrieve lost passwords). This error occurs because
   old users which signed up via MediaWiki (not WordPress) didn’t have to enter 
   an email address upon sign up. I’d like to change the error to something more
   user-friendly explaining that this is because no email address is associated 
   with the account and to contact the administrator.
 * Also, is it possible to remove the stylised WordPress wp-login.php buttons to
   create a more unified experience so it will be in-keeping with other parts of
   the site’s design?
 * Thanks in advance.

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 * [error messages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-messages/)
 * [login](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/login/)
 * [message](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/message/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [channelwiki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/channelwiki/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-error-message-wp-loginphp/)
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