Reset password widget
Overview
You use the Reset password widget to enable users to reset their password, in case they have forgotten it.
You can give this option to the users in the Login form widget, when users enter their credentials.
The widget requires the user to provide a valid email and sends a link to the email for resetting the password.
PREREQUISITES: You must have configure the email notification settings.
For more information, see Configure email settings.
Place the widget on the page
You can place a Reset password widget only inside a Section widget.
To do this, perform the following:
- Inside a column from the Section widget, click Add widget here…
- Select the Login & Users tab.
- Click the RESET PASSWORD widget.
The widget is placed inside the selected column of the Section widget.
RESULT: The widget displays the Email field and the Send button.
You can change these labels in the advanced widget settings.
Widget settings
To open the widget settings, perform the following:
- In the page editor, hover over the widget.
- Click the toggle menu in the widget label.
- Click (Edit).
The Reset password page opens.
In the Select pages section you can do the following:
Display link to the login page
If you want to provide the users the option to go back to the login page, you can display a link to the page.
To do this, under Login page, click (Select page) and select a page from your website.
The page must have the Login form widget.
The Reset password widget displays the Back to login link.
In Display setting section, you can do the following:
Change the template
To change the template that the Reset password widget uses, select the new template in Reset password template the dropdown box.
You must first have created a custom template.
For more information, see ASP.NET Core pages and templates.
Configure the widget margins
In Margins, you can choose the margins between the text and the column where it is placed.
Choose from the predefined values of none, small, medium, or large.
Save your changes
Advanced widget settings
To open the advanced settings, in the upper-right corner of the Reset password widget page, click (Advanced settings).
- In Label, you can enter a specific name for this widget.
This name will be displayed in:
- The page editor as a label for the widget when you hover over it.
- In the treeview with the page structure in the right pane of the page editor.
- In CSS class, you can enter individual CSS class for the Reset password widget.
Save your changes.
Configure the labels of the widget
You can change the following labels:
Label |
Description |
Default value |
Reset password header
|
The label that is displayed when the user is taken to reset the password |
Reset password |
Password field label
|
The label of the field where the user enters the new password
|
New password
|
Repeat password field label
|
The label of the field where the user repeats the new password
|
Repeat new password
|
Security question field label
|
The label of the security question dropdown, if implemented |
Secret question:
|
Save button
|
The label of the button that sends the newly entered password |
Save
|
Success message
|
The message that indicates that the password was successfully changed |
Your password is successfully changed.
|
Error message
|
The message that indicated that the password change failed |
You are unable to reset password. Contact your administrator for assistance.
|
Back link
|
The text of the link to the login page |
Back to login
|
Required fields error message
|
The message that is displayed when a required field is not filled out
|
All fields are required.
|
Passwords mismatch error message
|
The message that is displayed when the new password and its confirmation do not match
|
New password and repeat password don't match.
|
Forgotten password header
|
The label of the widget that is displayed on the frontend page
|
Forgot your password?
|
Forgotten password label
|
The instructional text of the Reset password widget |
Enter your login email address and you will receive an email with a link to reset your password.
|
Email field label
|
The label of the username field |
Email
|
Send button
|
The label of the button that triggers the password reset request |
Send
|
Forgotten password submit message
|
The message displayed after the user sends the request for password change |
You sent a request to reset your password to
|
Forgotten password link message
|
The message that is displayed to instruct the user to follow the link in their email, after they send a request for password change |
Use the link provided in your email to reset the password for your account.
|
Invalid email format message
|
The message that is displayed when an invalid email format is entered
|
Invalid email format.
|
Field is required message
|
The message that is displayed when a required field is not filled out
|
Field is required.
|
Save your changes.