Title: wp-login.php
Last modified: January 19, 2019

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# wp-login.php

 *  [wpdev123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdev123456/)
 * (@wpdev123456)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-php-4/)
 * what is the best way to modify the following function call in the wp-login.php?
   
   what I would like is to replace `<p class="message reset-pass"> with <p><br>`
 *     ```
       login_header(__('Reset Password'), '<p class="message reset-pass">' . __('Enter your new password below.') . '</p>', $errors );
       ```
   
 * obviously modify wp-login.php is not a good idea as upgrade will always overwrite
   it. I was going to use the following function but not sure if login_header is
   correct? thanks.
 *     ```
       function loginoverrides() {    
       }
       add_action( 'login_header', 'loginoverrides' );
       ```
   
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
      Reason: Fixed formatting

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 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-php-4/#post-11108285)
 * No, there is a filter for the message.
 *     ```
       function my_login_messge( $message ) {   
         //change the $message
         return $message; 
       }
       add_filter( 'login_message', 'my_login_messge', 10, 1 );
       ```
   
 * If this is just for your site, you can put your message straight in there. But
   if it’s for a plugin, consider that the message is already translated, and the
   classes that are on there are probably needed for styling and perhaps for javascript.
   If you change it much, other plugins that style the login or enhance it in other
   ways might not work correctly.
 *  Thread Starter [wpdev123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdev123456/)
 * (@wpdev123456)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-php-4/#post-11108849)
 * Hello Joy,
 * thank you for your suggestion. Your function will replace the message. However,
   I would like to remove the box around the message “Enter the new password below”–
   refer to screenshot -`https://ibb.co/sQLLm4r
 * this class <p class=”message reset-pass”> create the box. I can either change
   <p class=”message reset-pass”> to <p>, which will remove the box or I have to
   modify the css, which I have no idea where the message reset-pass css reside.
 * thanks.
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-php-4/#post-11108894)
 * Altering CSS makes much more sense than trying to change unfiltered HTML. It 
   doesn’t matter where the current CSS is because the strategy is to override the
   current CSS with the same selector, but parsed later by the browser. [See the Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Login_Form#Styling_Your_Login)
   for how to do this.
 * FWIW, you can locate where any CSS rule is for any element on a page by using
   your browser’s developer tools. These tools are indispensable for altering any
   CSS. I urge you to learn to use them, especially the CSS or element inspector.
 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-php-4/#post-11109077)
 * To modify the CSS, you will need to either add_action to the head section or 
   add_action to the enqueue. The standard front end CSS is not loaded on this page,
   so you would have to go to a little more work to override it.
    You might find
   it easier to use a plugin that helps you customize your login page, rather than
   this piecemeal approach.
 *  Thread Starter [wpdev123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdev123456/)
 * (@wpdev123456)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-php-4/#post-11109489)
 * thanks for your great info. I will look into this.

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