Are you looking to enhance your WordPress website’s user experience? A well-placed and user-friendly login form can make a world of difference. With WordPress and Ninja Forms, adding a login form to your WordPress sidebar using Full Site Editing is a breeze.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process step-by-step.
What is Full Site Editing (FSE)?
Full Site Editing ( Gutenberg ) is the new block editor introduced in WordPress 5.0. It allows you to create content using a variety of blocks instead of code making it easier to build and design your website. One of the blocks you can use is the Ninja Forms block, which allows you to add any form created with Ninja Forms to your posts and pages.
How to add a login form to your WordPress sidebar
To start, you’ll need to install and activate the User Management add-on. After User Management is installed and activated, the next step is to customize your login form. After that, you’ll add the new login form to your site’s sidebar template using Full Site editing.
Step 1: Customize your Login Form
From your WordPress Dashboard, navigate to Ninja Forms > Add New to access the form templates. Choose the ‘Login Form.’ This template comes pre-loaded with all the necessary fields for a login form, saving you time and effort.
Now that you’ve generated your basic form, it’s time to customize it to suit your needs. With Ninja Forms, you can easily add, remove, or modify fields.
Step 2: Add the login form to a sidebar with FSE
- Go to Appearance → Site Editor.
- Click your site icon in the top left corner and choose Templates from the menu.
- Select the Blank template.
- Click on the + block inserter button and insert a Columns block.
- Set a two-column layout and select 70/30.
To add a new block, click on the plus icon. In the block library, search for Ninja Forms and select it. In the dropdown menu, select your login form. You can then position this block in the sidebar area of your template.
Once you’ve added the form to your template, click Update to save your changes. Now, your login form will appear in the sidebar of any page that uses this template.
Level up Your Website’s User Experience: Adding a Login Form to Your WordPress Sidebar
And there you have it! You’ve successfully created a user-friendly login form and added it to the WordPress sidebar using Full Site Editing. This simple addition will significantly enhance your website’s user experience, encouraging users to log in and engage with your content.
Did you know you can do more with the User Management add-on than just create login forms? You can register users, update user profiles and allow users to view and edit their own WordPress form submission too! Want to find out how? Read these articles to learn more:
- Allow Users to Edit WordPress Form Submissions
- How to Enable User Registration on Your WordPress Site
- Seven Creative Ways to Make Your Custom Login Form Stand Out
