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How to Change WordPress Login Screen Logo

Do you want to change the WordPress Login screen logo to your own site logo for better branding? Its easy to change the WordPress logo to your logo and will give better branding, especially if you have multiple authors, or require commentors to sign in repeatedly from that page.

Change WordPress Login Logo

1. Modify your logo size to create a new image with following parameters

  • .GIF image
  • Transparent background
  • Size – 310px wide, 70px height
  • Name - logo-login.gif

2. Check your WordPress login screen which would be located on the url http://yoursite.com/wp-admin/ or if you host your WordPress in a folder, then it is at http://yoursite.com/folder/wp-admin/

wordpress login screen

3. Now login via FTP on your server and browse to the wp-admin/images folder

4. Find logo-login.gif image and back it up (rename to logo-login-back.gif or download it)

5. Upload your own logo image logo-login.gif to replace it

6. Check your WordPress login screen and your logo is live

wordpress login screen new logo

if you require people to login to your site, you must change your WordPress login screen logo to bet better brand value.



15 Responses

  1. Few months back i heard about changing FB login page and now WordPress. Cool Tricks!

    RealTimeTricks posted on 13/06/2011
  2. Much better to use the Theme My Login plugin, which uses your current template in it’s entirety.

    Stephen O'Donnell posted on 13/06/2011
  3. Theme My Login looks interesting, since it uses a page template from your theme. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-my-login/

    QuickOnlineTips posted on 13/06/2011
  4. Amazing! Its helps me to be more closer with my reader! I’m implementing this trick. Thank you so much for sharing.

    Digital Bunch posted on 13/06/2011
  5. This is really cool idea. I’ve been looking for something like this

    WebPromo posted on 14/06/2011