Log in / log out link shortcode

Type [login_link] to show “Log in” for visitors and “Log out” for logged-in users, returning them to the same page afterwards.

Type PHP
Runs Where you put the [login_link] shortcode
Category Shortcodes
Tested with WordPress 7.1

PHP

<?php

// [login_link]
$here = is_singular() ? get_permalink() : home_url( '/' );
if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
	return '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_logout_url( $here ) ) . '">' . esc_html__( 'Log Out' ) . '</a>';
}
return '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_login_url( $here ) ) . '">' . esc_html__( 'Log In' ) . '</a>';

How to use it

Type [login_link] in a post, a page or a Shortcode block.

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Install it in one click

It's already in the Snipfire plugin's library. Enter your site's address and it opens there, ready to install. It arrives switched off, and Snipfire checks the code and test-loads your site before you switch it on.

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Or add it by hand

Click + New and choose PHP.
Paste the code and give it a name.
Where: Where you put the [login_link] shortcode.
Save and switch it on.

Works in any snippet plugin, or a child theme's functions.php. Without the safety net, though.

How to use it

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