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Are you need simple Forgot Password form without plugin for your WordPress website? Yes, Then i have created [cxc_forgot_pwd_form]<\/strong> shortcode with quick simple code. So you can put Forgot Password form anywhere like in Pages, Posts and Widget etc\u2026 Therefore you just need to put [cxc_forgot_pwd_form]<\/strong> shortcode where you need login form. So you need to follow below steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Code for shortcode.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You need to put below code in theme’s functions.php<\/strong> file. If you have created child theme then add this in function file of child theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forgot Password Form | Shortcode: [cxc_forgot_pwd_form]<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<?php\n add_shortcode( 'cxc_forgot_pwd_form', 'cxc_forgot_pwd_form_callback' );\n\nfunction cxc_forgot_pwd_form_callback() {\n\tob_start();\n\n\tif ( !is_user_logged_in() ) {\n\n\t\tglobal $getPasswordError, $getPasswordSuccess;\n\n\t\tif ( !empty( $getPasswordError ) ) {\n\t\t\t?>\n\t\t\t<div class="alert alert-danger">\n\t\t\t\t<?php echo $getPasswordError; ?>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<?php } ?>\n\n\t\t<?php if ( !empty( $getPasswordSuccess ) ) { ?>\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div class="alert alert-success">\n\t\t\t\t<?php echo $getPasswordSuccess; ?>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<?php } ?>\n\n\t\t<form method="post" class="wc-forgot-pwd-form">\n\t\t\t<div class="forgot_pwd_form">\n\t\t\t\t<div class="log_user">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for="user_login">Username or E-mail:<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<?php $user_login = isset($_POST['user_login']) ? $_POST['user_login'] : ''; ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type="text" name="user_login" id="user_login" value="<?php echo $user_login; ?>" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class="log_user">\n\t\t\t\t\t<?php\n\t\t\t\t\tob_start();\n\t\t\t\t\tdo_action( 'lostpassword_form' );\n\t\t\t\t\techo ob_get_clean();\n\t\t\t\t\t?>\n\t\t\t\t\t<?php wp_nonce_field('userGetPassword', 'formType'); ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type="submit" class="get_new_password">Get New Password<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<?php\n\t}\n\n\t$forgot_pwd_form = ob_get_clean();\n\treturn $forgot_pwd_form;\n}\n?><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Code for Forgot Password<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In this code i am validating form and Send mail for Forgot Password on wp<\/strong> action. Add it in functions.php<\/strong> file after above code. If this code will not work then change action wp<\/strong> to init<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<?php\nadd_action( 'wp', 'cxc_user_forgot_pwd_callback' );\n\nfunction cxc_user_forgot_pwd_callback() {\n\tif ( isset( $_POST['formType'] ) && wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['formType'], 'userGetPassword' ) ) {\n\n\t\tglobal $getPasswordError, $getPasswordSuccess;\n\n\t\t$email = trim( $_POST['user_login'] );\n\n\t\tif ( empty( $email ) ) {\n\t\t\t$getPasswordError = '<strong>Error! <\/strong>Enter a e-mail address.';\n\t\t} else if ( !is_email( $email ) ) {\n\t\t\t$getPasswordError = '<strong>Error! <\/strong>Invalid e-mail address.';\n\t\t} else if ( !email_exists( $email ) ) {\n\t\t\t$getPasswordError = '<strong>Error! <\/strong>There is no user registered with that email address.';\n\t\t} else {\n\n              \/\/ lets generate our new password\n\t\t\t$random_password = wp_generate_password( 12, false );\n\n              \/\/ Get user data by field and data, other field are ID, slug, slug and login\n\t\t\t$user = get_user_by( 'email', $email );\n\n\t\t\t$update_user = wp_update_user( array(\n\t\t\t\t'ID' => $user->ID,\n\t\t\t\t'user_pass' => $random_password\n\t\t\t) );\n\n              \/\/ if  update user return true then lets send user an email containing the new password\n\t\t\tif ( $update_user ) {\n\t\t\t\t$to = $email;\n\t\t\t\t$subject = 'Your new password';\n\t\t\t\t$sender = get_bloginfo( 'name' );\n\n\t\t\t\t$message = 'Your new password is: ' . $random_password;\n\n                  \/* $headers[] = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\\r\\n";\n                    $headers[] = 'Content-type: text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\\r\\n";\n                    $headers[] = "X-Mailer: PHP \\r\\n";\n                    $headers[] = 'From: ' . $sender . ' < ' . $email . '>' . "\\r\\n"; *\/\n                    $headers = array( 'Content-Type: text\/html; charset=UTF-8' );\n\n                    $mail = wp_mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers );\n                    if ( $mail ) {\n                    \t$getPasswordSuccess = '<strong>Success! <\/strong>Check your email address for you new password.';\n                    }\n                } else {\n                \t$getPasswordError = '<strong>Error! <\/strong>Oops something went wrong.';\n                }\n            }\n        }\n    }\n?><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n
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