Title: Login using email address
Last modified: January 28, 2022

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# Login using email address

 *  Resolved [skirridsystems](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skirridsystems/)
 * (@skirridsystems)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-using-email-address/)
 * I’ve set up a forum and it’s looking nice, but I find the login page confusing.
 * The standard WordPress login will accept either username or email address, but
   your custom login screen will only accept username, and a lot of people are accustomed
   to using their email address as their login.
 * Is it possible to get the login form to accept either username or email in the
   same way that the native WP login does?

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 *  [MattGeri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattgeri/)
 * (@mattgeri)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-using-email-address/#post-15315845)
 * Hi there,
 * Thanks for this suggestion. I completely agree. We will get this updated in an
   upcoming version so that it works with both username and email address.
 * Matt
 *  [MattGeri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattgeri/)
 * (@mattgeri)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-using-email-address/#post-15346910)
 * [@skirridsystems](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skirridsystems/) If you
   update to 2.4.4 you will be able to log in with the username or email address.
 * Thanks for the suggestion
 *  Thread Starter [skirridsystems](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skirridsystems/)
 * (@skirridsystems)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-using-email-address/#post-15350161)
 * Brilliant, thanks.
 * One minor point, the label above the box still says ‘Username’. It would be better
   as ‘Username or Email Address’ like the WP login box.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-using-email-address/#post-15350161)
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