Title: wp_register
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wp_register

 *  [Towers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/towers/)
 * (@towers)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register/)
 * I’m having some issues with a blog I’m currently styling.
 * I moved the wp_loginout and wp_register statements into the footer, where each
   little bit of text is separated by a vertical slash, so it looks like
 * > Copyright etc. | Login | Designed by etc.
 * The problem arises when I am logged in. The footer changes to
 * > Copyright etc. | Site Admin Logout | Designed by etc.
 * which is very close to what I want; the only issue is the missing vertical slash
   between Site Admin and Logout.
 * I’ve searched through my WordPress files quite a lot and cannot find where the
   phrase “Site Admin” is being generated or where to add that vertical slash afterwards.
   I tried adding it to footer.html, but then if I am logged out it shows two vertical
   slashes, obviously, which is not what I want at all.
 * Anyone have an idea?

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 *  Thread Starter [Towers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/towers/)
 * (@towers)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register/#post-734069)
 * Anyone?
 *  [pinoyca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pinoyca/)
 * (@pinoyca)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register/#post-734074)
 * Short of editing core files, this isn’t possible. How about hardcoding the `<
   a href="wp-admin/">Site Admin</a>` into your footer?
 * > Copyright etc. | Site Admin | Login | Designed by etc.
 * Does it look that bad?
 *  Thread Starter [Towers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/towers/)
 * (@towers)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register/#post-734094)
 * But I want to edit core files. I want it to be contextual.
 *  [Eric Amundson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sewmyheadon/)
 * (@sewmyheadon)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register/#post-734541)
 * Towers,
 * There are a few easy ways to do this, depending on your theme. And, there’s absolutely
   no need to edit core files.
 * One way would be to edit the wp_register template tag to include the pipe (|)
   character. Maybe something like this:
 *     ```
       <?php wp_register('<li>', '| </li>'); ?>
       ```
   
 * This code example assumes you’re using an unordered list for your footer. If 
   you’re not, you could insert the appropriate before & after tags.
 * Another way might be to assign a class to the list item (or other) tag and use
   CSS to give it a border. Maybe something like this:
 *     ```
       <?php wp_register('<li class="reg_link">', '</li>'); ?>
       ```
   
 * Then in your CSS, you could do something like:
 *     ```
       #credits li {display:inline;padding:0 1em;border-left:1px solid #ccc;}
       #credits li.reg_link {border:none;}
       ```
   
 * This assumes that you have an unordered list with an ID of “credits” or, if you
   prefer, an unordered list wrapped in a containing div with an ID of “credits”.
 * Of the two methods, the latter is, in my opinion, better because you have much
   more control of the outcome.
 *  [Eric Amundson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sewmyheadon/)
 * (@sewmyheadon)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register/#post-734542)
 * Here’s another way too, which I’ve used myself:
 *     ```
       <ul id="credits">
           <li>&copy; <?php bloginfo('name'); ?></li>
           <?php wp_register(); ?>
           <li><?php wp_loginout(); ?></li>
           <li class="last"><a href="http://www.mywordpresssite.com">website by MyCompany</a></li>
       </ul>
       ```
   
 * and in the CSS:
 *     ```
       #credits li {display:inline;padding:0 1em;border-right:1px solid #ccc;}
       #credits li.last {border:none;}
       ```
   

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Eric Amundson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sewmyheadon/)
 * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register/#post-734542)
 * Status: not resolved

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