How to Change the Login Logo URL in WordPress: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

When you replace the default WordPress logo on your login page with your own custom logo, the logo will still link to the WordPress.org website by default. If you want the logo to link to a different URL, such as your site’s homepage, you can easily change the login logo URL in WordPress. In this tutorial, we will show you how to change the login logo URL using a simple code snippet.

Step 1: Access your theme’s functions.php file

To change the login logo URL, you need to add a new code snippet to your theme’s functions.php file. If you haven’t already changed your login logo in WordPress, you can follow our previous tutorial on how to change the default login logo for WordPress. Once you have replaced the default logo with your own custom logo, you can continue with the steps below to change the logo URL.

You can access the functions.php file by logging into your WordPress dashboard, navigating to Appearance > Theme Editor, and selecting the functions.php file.

Step 2: Add the code to your functions.php file

To change the login logo URL, you need to add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:

function custom_login_url() {
    return home_url();
}
add_filter('login_headerurl', 'custom_login_url');
Code language: PHP (php)

This code adds a new function called “custom_login_url()” which returns your site’s homepage URL using the “home_url()” function. The function is then added to the “login_headerurl” filter hook, which replaces the default WordPress.org URL with your site’s homepage URL.

Step 3: Save the changes

Once you have added the code to your functions.php file, click on the “Update File” button to save the changes.

Step 4: Check your login page

You can now check your login page to see if the logo URL has been updated. Click on the logo to make sure it links to the correct URL.

That’s it! Changing the login logo URL in WordPress is a simple process that can be completed with just a few lines of code. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you can easily replace the default WordPress.org URL with your site’s homepage URL. If you haven’t already changed your login logo in WordPress, you can follow our previous tutorial on how to change the default login logo for WordPress. Once you have replaced the default logo with your own custom logo, you can continue with the steps above to change the logo URL. We hope you found this tutorial helpful!