Editing login form labels

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
The customer wants to modify the labels of the login form so that users can log in with their email only, not their username. They can add the login form via shortcode but need to customize the form labels.
Solution:
We informed the customer that customizing the login form labels requires adding custom code to the theme/child theme's function.php file. We initially provided the following code snippet:

add_filter('gettext', 'user_label_change', 20, 3);
function user_label_change($translated_text, $text, $domain) {
    if ($text === 'Username or Email' && $domain == 'default') {
        $translated_text = 'Email';
    }
    return $translated_text;
}

The customer later managed to achieve their goal with a different function:

add_filter('gettext', 'register_text');
function register_text($translating) {
    $translated = str_ireplace('Username or Email', 'Your Custom Text', $translating);
    return $translated;
}

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Last updated by Mateus Getulio 7 months, 1 week ago.

Assisted by: Mateus Getulio.

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May 13, 2024 at 9:47 am #2697382

JacquesF783

Hello,

I can add the login form via text and fields which adds a shortcode.
But How can I edit the labels of the form itself? (I need users to login with email only not username)

Thanks,

Jacques

May 13, 2024 at 5:39 pm #2697448

Mateus Getulio

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Hello Jacques,

I'm afraid it is only possible to customize it by using some custom code.

Please try to add the following code to your theme/child theme's function.php file:

add_filter( 'gettext', 'user_label_change', 20, 3 );
function user_label_change( $translated_text, $text, $domain )
{
    if ($text === 'Username or Email' &&  $domain == 'default'){
            $translated_text = 'Email';
    }
    return $translated_text;
}

Thank you, please let us know.
Mateus

May 15, 2024 at 8:43 am #2697821

JacquesF783

Thanks,

i managed with adding a function but for some reason your code didnt work in my case but the below did:

add_filter( 'gettext', 'register_text' );
function register_text( $translating ) {
$translated = str_ireplace( 'Username or Email', 'Your Custom Text', $translating );
return $translated;
}