Customize Reader Login text guide

Use Customize > Default text to change KnowledgeOwl's default wording to better match your organization. Refer to Customize default text overview for more information on using this feature overall; refer to Add and remove customized text strings for instructions on editing text strings.

On this page, we walk through all of the Reader Login Default Text Strings available with accompanying screenshots to show how they're used.

Reader Login text customizations are only necessary if the Reader Login page is being used in your knowledge base. The Reader Login page will be shown if you have Enabled reader logins and:

  • Default Access is set to public and someone clicks the Login link.
  • Default Access is set to Restrict by reader logins and someone navigates to any article or the homepage without being logged in.

Default text string references

Here's a list of all the Default Text strings available in the Reader Login Knowledge Base Section:

Default Text String Description Additional notes/description Screenshot References
Login Login form title The title displayed on the login form Reader login screenshot, #1
Username Username input label The label used to prompt the reader for their username. Reader login screenshot, #2
Password Password input label The label used to prompt the reader for their password. Reader login screenshot, #3
Reset Password Reset password link text The text for the Reset password link displayed on the login. Reader login screenshot, #4
Reset Password Reset password header text When a reader has clicked the link to reset their password, this is the header of the pop-up that opens. Reset password screenshot, #9
Email Address Password reset email address input label When a reader has clicked the link to reset their password, this is label used to prompt the reader for their email address. Reset password screenshot, #10
Cancel Reset password cancel button text When a reader has clicked the link to reset their password, this is the label for the "Cancel" button to back out/not reset the password. Reset password screenshot, #11
Reset Password Reset password confirmation button text When a reader has clicked the link to reset their password, this is the label for the button to confirm the password reset. Reset password screenshot, #12
Submit Login button text The button to submit the login credentials. Reader login screenshot, #5
Continue as Guest Guest login button text This link will only appear if the Default Access is set to Public AND the reader login form has been enabled. Reader login screenshot, #6
Don't have a login? Signup link intro text This text only appears if you have Reader signups enabled. Reader login screenshot, #7
Click here to signup. Signup link text This link only appears if you have Reader signups enabled. Reader login screenshot, #8
Signup Signup header text This header is on a pop-up that only appears if you have Reader signups enabled and someone has clicked the Signup link. Reader signup screenshot, #13
Email Address Signup email address input label This input is in a pop-up that only appears if you have Reader signups enabled and someone has clicked the Signup link. The name entered here will be stored as the reader's email address and is what they'll use to login. Reader signup screenshot, #14
First Name Signup first name input label This input is in a pop-up that only appears if you have Reader signups enabled and someone has clicked the Signup link. The name entered here will be stored as the reader's first name in Readers. Reader signup screenshot, #15
Last Name Signup last name input label This input is in a pop-up that only appears if you have Reader signups enabled and someone has clicked the Signup link. The name entered here will be stored as the reader's last name in Readers. Reader signup screenshot, #16
Signup Signup confirmation button text This button is in a pop-up that only appears if you have Reader signups enabled and someone has clicked the Signup link. Reader signup screenshot, #17
Cancel Signup cancel button text This button is in a pop-up that only appears if you have Reader signups enabled and someone has clicked the Signup link. Reader signup screenshot, #18

If you're using custom fields in the reader signup form, the text for those fields can be changed in Account > Readers > Settings.

Reader login screenshot

The Reader Login page will display if you have Enabled reader logins and:

  • Default Access is set to public and someone clicks the Login link.
  • Default Access is set to Restrict by reader logins and someone navigates to any article or the homepage without being logged in.

The reader login page

Reset password screenshot

The Reset Password pop-up will open once someone selects the Reset Password link on the main Reader Login page:

The Reset Password popup

Reader signup screenshot

The Reader signup text and link will only be displayed in the main Reader Login page if you have enabled Reader signups. If you aren't using Reader signups, you can ignore these text strings.

If you have enabled any custom fields in the reader signup form, the text for those can be edited in Account > Readers > Settings in the Reader Signup Custom Fields section.

The Reader Signup pop-up