WordPress: How do I customize "Lost your password" text on login page?

Question

I realize this is probably simple, but I can't figure out how to change the "Lost your password" text on the WordPress login page.

On the login page, there is a link that says, "Lost your password," and I want to change that text to read something like, "Get a new password." I'm just not sure what function to use to overwrite that text in the child theme.

Answer 1

Change wordpress text "Lost your password?"

function change_lost_your_password ($text) {

             if ($text == 'Lost your password?'){
                 $text = 'Forgot Password?';

             }
                    return $text;
             }
    add_filter( 'gettext', 'change_lost_your_password' );

Answer 2

To change this text or any text for that matter you can use the following function, it's almost the same Super Model's answer but documented and code standards validated.

/**
 * Change some text.
 *
 * @param String $text WordPress Text Stream.
 * @return String
 */
function acme_change_some_text( $text ) {
    if ( 'Lost your password?' === $text ) {
        $text = 'Forgot Your Password?';
    }

    // Important to return the text stream.
    return $text;
}

// Hook this function up.
add_action( 'gettext','acme_change_some_text' );

Here's a handy gif to explain what's happening.

Answer 3

The function has several parameters to change the default settings. For instance, you can specify: the ID names of the form and its elements (for CSS styling), whether to print the "Remember Me" checkbox, and the URL a user is redirected to after a successful login (default is to stay on the same Page):

<?php
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) { // Display WordPress login form:
    $args = array(
        'redirect' => admin_url(), 
        'form_id' => 'loginform-custom',
        'label_username' => __( 'Username custom text' ),
        'label_password' => __( 'Password custom text' ),
        'label_remember' => __( 'Remember Me custom text' ),
        'label_log_in' => __( 'Log In custom text' ), //you can change here
        'remember' => true
    );
    wp_login_form( $args );
} else { // If logged in:
    wp_loginout( home_url() ); // Display "Log Out" link.
    echo " | ";
    wp_register('', ''); // Display "Site Admin" link.
}
?>

The form itself is generated by code in the WordPress wp-includes/general-template.php file. Because your custom login Page is different than the built-in WordPress login page (wp-login.php)