Create a Forgot Password Form (for logged out users)

In this tutorial, we will create a forgotten password flow in Webflow.

Follow the instructions to create 3 fully customizable pages in Webflow or clone a project which already has password reset functionality. Check out this tutorial to customize the actual reset email.

Page 1 - Forgot Password

1. Create a new page called Forgot Password.

2. Add a form element and assign it a data attribute of data-ms-form="forgot-password".

   

3. Add an email field with the attribute data-ms-member="email"

4. Next, set the form redirect to something like /password/reset or /reset-password.

5. Duplicate your Forgot Password page and make sure the slug matches the redirect you set in the previous step. 

   
6. This form with trigger an email with a 6-digit code. Check out this other guide to customize the reset email.

Page 2 - Reset Password

1. On your new page, give the form an attribute of data-ms-form="reset-password".

   

2. Add a text input labeled “Reset code” and give it a data attribute of data-ms-member="token" .

   

3. Add a type password input with a data attribute of data-ms-member="password".

   

4. Set the form redirect to something like /password/success or /password-set.

Page 3 - Success

1. Create new page with the same name/slug you used in the previous step.

2. Add some page content to let the member know their password was reset successfully.

3. Add a button that links back to your login page.

⚠️ Once a member creates a new password they will still need to log in.

Keywords

Forgot password, change password, reset password, new password, etc.