Visitor Documentation

Forgot Password / Reset Password

{exp:visitor:forgot_password}

The forgot password form can be used inside any template. As from EE v2.6.0 the forgot password email will contain a link o the reset password form. This form can also be used inside any template (see example code below)

Forgot password tag parameters

error_handling

Default off, set to “inline” to enable inline error handling.

error_delimiters

Error delimiters of errors when selecting inline error_handling. Each error will be wrapped in this piped parameter

error_delimiters='<span class="error">|<span>'

secure_action

Forces the form to use https as its action. Values yes/no, defaults to “no”.

reset_url (available from EE2.6.0)

Link to the reset password form page which will be included in the forgot password email

Forgot password form

{exp:visitor:forgot_password error_handling="inline" reset_url="/visitor_example/reset_password" parse="inward"}
        {if password_sent}
                <h3>A password reset mail has been sent to the provided email.</h3>
        {if:else}
                <fieldset>
                        <p>
                                <label for="email" class="form-label">Your email:</label>
                                <input type="text" name="email" id="email" class="form-text" value="" />
                        </p>
                        {error:email}
                </fieldset>
                <p>
                                <input type="submit" value="Retrieve password" class="button" />
                </p>
        {/if}
{/exp:visitor:forgot_password}

Reset password form (available from EE2.6.0)

{exp:visitor:reset_password error_handling="inline"}
        {if password_reset}
                <h3>Your password has been reset. You can now login with your new password</h3>
        {if:else}
                <fieldset>
                        <p>
                        <label for="email" class="form-label">Password :</label>
                                <input type="password" name="password" id="password" class="form-text" value="" />
                        </p>

                        <p>
                        <label for="email" class="form-label">Confirm Password  :</label>
                        <input type="password" name="password_confirm" id="password_confirm" class="form-text" value="" />
                        </p>

                        {error:password}
                </fieldset>
                <p>
                        <input type="submit" value="Reset your password" class="button" />
                </p>
        {/if}
{/exp:visitor:reset_password}

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