Title: wp_register(); Problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wp_register(); Problem

 *  [djpanic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djpanic/)
 * (@djpanic)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register-problem/)
 * On the blog i’m working on, i wanted to make the login/register links in a staight
   line. I moved the
    `<?php wp_loginout(); ?>` and it showed exactly as i wanted
   it. Then i got to `<?php wp_register(); ?>` and it had a huge `<li>` dot before
   it and it was on a line underneath the login link.
 * How can i fix this?

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 *  [shinji](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinji/)
 * (@shinji)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register-problem/#post-682486)
 * You can’t just “fix” it. wp_register contains the
    `<li>` bit you are referring
   to. I couldn’t actually find the function to modify it so I wrote my own. This
   should do it for you. I had to create a custom one to insert a <span> section
   right around the text.
 *     ```
       function custom_regadmin() {
       	global $user_ID;
       	get_currentuserinfo();
   
       	if ('' == $user_ID) :
       	   $link = '<a href="' . get_option('siteurl') . '/wp-register.php">' . __('Register') . '</a>';
       	else :
       	   $link = '<a href="' . get_option('siteurl') . '/wp-admin">' . __('Site Admin') . '</a>';
             endif;
       	echo apply_filters('regadmin', $link);
       }
       ```
   
 * Call custom_regadmin() instead of wp_register() to use this one. If you need 
   a place to put the code then put it in your theme’s function.php file. It will
   work fine from there. 😉
 *  [LVRuss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lvruss/)
 * (@lvruss)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register-problem/#post-682573)
 * Not sure how these relate but here’s where registration and login code is located.
 * These 2 functions are located at wp-includes/general-template.php
 *     ```
       function wp_loginout()
       	if ( ! is_user_logged_in() )
       		$link = '<a href="' . site_url('wp-login.php', 'login') . '">' . __('Log in') . '</a>';
       	else
       		$link = '<a href="' . site_url('wp-login.php?action=logout', 'login') . '">' . __('Log out') . '</a>';
   
       	echo apply_filters('loginout', $link);
       }
   
       function wp_register( $before = '
       <li>', $after = '</li>
       ' ) {
   
       	if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
       		if ( get_option('users_can_register') )
       			$link = $before . '<a href="' . site_url('wp-login.php?action=register', 'login') . '">' . __('Register') . '</a>' . $after;
       		else
       			$link = '';
       	} else {
       		$link = $before . '<a href="' . admin_url() . '">' . __('Site Admin') . '</a>' . $after;
       	}
       ```
   
 * and this one is located in /wp-login.php
 *     ```
       /**
        * register_new_user() - Handles registering a new user
        *
        * {@internal Missing Long Description}}
        *
        * @param string $user_login User's username for logging in
        * @param string $user_email User's email address to send password and add
        * @return int|WP_Error Either user's ID or error on failure.
        */
       function register_new_user($user_login, $user_email) {
       	$errors = new WP_Error();
   
       	$user_login = sanitize_user( $user_login );
       	$user_email = apply_filters( 'user_registration_email', $user_email );
   
       	// Check the username
       	if ( $user_login == '' )
       		$errors->add('empty_username', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Please enter a username.'));
       	elseif ( !validate_username( $user_login ) ) {
       		$errors->add('invalid_username', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: This username is invalid.  Please enter a valid username.'));
       		$user_login = '';
       	} elseif ( username_exists( $user_login ) )
       		$errors->add('username_exists', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: This username is already registered, please choose another one.'));
   
       	// Check the e-mail address
       	if ($user_email == '') {
       		$errors->add('empty_email', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Please type your e-mail address.'));
       	} elseif ( !is_email( $user_email ) ) {
       		$errors->add('invalid_email', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: The email address isn’t correct.'));
       		$user_email = '';
       	} elseif ( email_exists( $user_email ) )
       		$errors->add('email_exists', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: This email is already registered, please choose another one.'));
   
       	do_action('register_post', $user_login, $user_email, $errors);
   
       	$errors = apply_filters( 'registration_errors', $errors );
   
       	if ( $errors->get_error_code() )
       		return $errors;
   
       	$user_pass = wp_generate_password();
       	$user_id = wp_create_user( $user_login, $user_pass, $user_email );
       	if ( !$user_id ) {
       		$errors->add('registerfail', sprintf(__('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Couldn’t register you... please contact the <a href="mailto:%s">webmaster</a> !'), get_option('admin_email')));
       		return $errors;
       	}
   
       	wp_new_user_notification($user_id, $user_pass);
   
       	return $user_id;
       }
       ```
   

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 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [LVRuss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lvruss/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_register-problem/#post-682573)
 * Status: not resolved

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