How to set up front-end login, registration, and header links

Give your members a clean sign-in experience, with no WordPress admin login in sight. Here’s how to set up front-end Login and Register pages, plus header links that adapt to who’s viewing.

Before you start

Install and activate three companion plugins: YUM Simple Login Form, YUM Simple User Registration Form, and YUM Auth Links. Gate Content handles access; these three handle getting members in the door.

Step 1 — Build the Register page

1. Create a new page (Pages → Add New) titled, e.g. “Register” or “Join.”
2. Add the Registration Form block, or paste the shortcode [yum_registration_form].
3. In the block sidebar, set the default role for new sign-ups, and set “Redirect after registering” to your Login page so people can sign in right away.
4. Publish, then copy the page’s address — you’ll need it in a later step.

Step 2 — Build the Login page

1. Create a new page titled, e.g. “Login” or “Sign in.”
2. Add the Login Form block, or paste the shortcode [yum_login_form].
3. Set “Redirect after login” to somewhere useful, like your members area or homepage.
4. Publish, then copy this page’s address too.

Tip: point the Register page’s redirect at your Login page, and the Login page’s redirect at your members area. That creates a smooth register → log in → enjoy flow.

Step 3 — Add header links that adapt automatically

The Yum Auth Links block shows a Login and Create Account link to logged-out visitors, and a greeting plus Logout link to signed-in members — automatically, with no two menus to maintain.

1. Go to Appearance → Editor → Patterns → Template Parts → Header (or edit any template and click into the header area).
2. Click the + inserter, search for Yum Auth Links, and insert it — typically on the right side of the header, next to the navigation.
3. In the block sidebar, set the Login URL and Register URL to the pages you built in Steps 1 and 2, set a Logout redirect (e.g. your homepage), and customize the labels and greeting prefix if you like.
4. Save. Because it’s in the header template part, the links now appear on every page.

No header template part in your theme? Drop the Yum Auth Links block into a navigation area or any template region instead — it works anywhere in the editor.

With these three pieces in place, the whole membership loop becomes self-service: visitors register, log in, and Gate Content decides what they can see and buy — a polished experience that builds the trust it takes to turn a visitor into a paying member.