PluginSift
PluginsThemesCompare
Directory
  • Plugins
  • Themes
  • Compare Plugins
Plugin Comparisons
  • SEO
  • Security
  • Ecommerce
  • Page Builders
  • Caching
  • Backup
  • Forms
  • Analytics
Resources
  • About
  • Contact
  • llms.txt

© 2026 PluginSift. Data sourced from WordPress.org. · [email protected]

  1. Home
  2. Plugins
  3. Link
  4. Log Out Shortcode
Log Out Shortcode icon

Log Out Shortcode

Easily add a log out link or button to a post or page using a simple shortcode.

By Tectalic·Link·Free
5(12 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year ago
DownloadVisit HomepageCompare

As of April 2026, Log Out Shortcode is a WordPress link plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 51K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 11% this week. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.

5/512 reviews
3.0K+active installs
51K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

There are 3 shortcodes that can be used:

[logout] - A standard Log Out link, where the user stays on the login screen after being logged out.
[logout_to_home] - A link that logs the user out, and redirects them to your home page.
[logout_to_current] - A link that logs the user out, and redirects them back to the current page/URL.

Advanced Usage:

All 3 shortcodes all support 3 attributes/parameters:

[logout text="" class="" redirect=""]

The 3 supported attributes/parameters are:

text=""

– The text to use for the link anchor text.
– Default: Log Out
class=””
– The HTML class(es) to use for the link. Multiple classes should be separated by a space.
– Default: logout
redirect=””
– The path/URL to redirect the user to after they…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

512 reviews
5 ★
12
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Recent Reviews

Great!
by firosyd·2 years ago

It works finelly, thank you!

Simple yet brilliant
by DJF3·7 years ago

Working great

Thank You Plugin Author
by steve-t·7 years ago

Worked first time, does exactly what it says it will.

Simple, works great.
by Pedro Magnifico·8 years ago·1 reply

Using in conjunction with Registration Magic and Hide This. Works great to give me complete control of displaying login/logout links.

Many Thanks
by queeneve·8 years ago·1 reply

Cannot find the words to thanks you for this plugin, I spend almost 5 hours looking for a way to customize and redirect the logout URL, all other plugins care only about registration and they dont consider the logout button

Thanks alot

Download Trends

Today: 6Yesterday: 5This week: 41Period total: 3K

Compatibility

WordPress6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.1
72.6%
v1.0
27.4%

Top Alternatives to Log Out Shortcode

Custom Post Type Permalinks icon
Custom Post Type Permalinks
4.8200K+ installsUpdated 3 days ago
ViewCompare
Page Links To icon
Page Links To
4.9100K+ installsUpdated 4 days ago
ViewCompare
Custom Permalinks icon
Custom Permalinks
4.1100K+ installsUpdated 5 months ago
ViewCompare
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) icon
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic…
4.530K+ installsUpdated 3 years ago
ViewCompare
VK Link Target Controller icon
VK Link Target Controller
530K+ installsUpdated 4 days ago
ViewCompare
View all link plugins →

Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.2

  • Mark compatibility with WordPress version 6.6.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

James CollinsJames Collins
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.1
Last Updated
Jul 17, 2024
WP Requires
6.0+
Tested Up To
6.6.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
3.0K+
Downloads
51K+
Added
Aug 3, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

linklogoutlog outshortcode

Developer

T
Tectalic
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
View all plugins →

Quick Compare

Log Out Shortcode vs Custom Post Type Permalinks→Log Out Shortcode vs Page Links To→Log Out Shortcode vs Custom Permalinks→

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.