Friendly Message When Registration Is Closed
Replaces the bare "User registration is currently not allowed" screen with a friendly message and a link back to your site or a waiting-list page.
Opens WPIDE on
Code
// Optional page to send people to instead.
$wpide_waitlist_url = '';
add_action( 'login_form_register', function () use ( $wpide_waitlist_url ) {
if ( get_option( 'users_can_register' ) || ! function_exists( 'login_header' ) ) {
return;
}
if ( $wpide_waitlist_url ) {
wp_safe_redirect( $wpide_waitlist_url );
exit;
}
login_header( 'Registration closed' );
echo '<div class="message"><p>We are not taking new sign-ups right now. Please check back soon.</p></div>';
echo '<p id="backtoblog"><a href="' . esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ) . '">← Back to ' . esc_html( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) ) . '</a></p>';
login_footer();
exit;
} );Notes
Set $wpide_waitlist_url to a page where people can leave their email, or leave it empty to link to the homepage.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.