User Controlled Optional WordPress Login Redirect

Do you want to add a dropdown menu on the login screen for your users to select the page they want to redirect after login? While there’s probably a plugin for this, we have created a quick code snippet that you can use to user controlled option WordPress login redirect.

Instructions:

All you have to do is add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or in a site-specific plugin:

<?php
// Fields for redirect
function custom_login_fields() {
?>
	<p>
		<label>
			<strong>Choose your location: </strong>
			<select name="login_location">
				<option value="">Select &hellip;</option>
				<option value="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>#banking">Banking</option>
				<option value="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>#insurance">Insurance</option>
				<option value="<?php echo get_permalink(2); ?>">Securities</option>
			</select>
		</label>
	</p><br/>
<?php
}
 
// Redirect function
function location_redirect() {
	$location = $_POST['login_location'];
	wp_safe_redirect($location);
	exit();
}
 
// Add fields to the login form
add_action('login_form','custom_login_fields');
 
// Make sure the redirect happens only if your fields are submitted
if ( (isset($_GET['action']) && $_GET['action'] != 'logout') || (isset($_POST['login_location']) && !empty($_POST['login_location'])) ) 
	add_filter('login_redirect', 'location_redirect', 10, 3);
?>

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly copy / paste code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.

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