Do I understand correctly that you changed the string 'login' => 'Log in' in the language/en.php file to the code you mentioned?

Don't do that.

You can create the separated code for title and header.

For example:

$header = ...your-mentioned-code-here...;

$title = elgg_echo('login');

$body = elgg_view_layout('default',  [
      'content' => $content,
      'title' => $header
]);


echo elgg_view_page($title, $body);

You can add your own string to language file instead of the hard coded 'login':

'your_word' => 'Your word',

then use:

elgg_echo('your_word');

Also, look at this awesome plugin.

Learn more on the Elgg docs.

Updates:

Don't forget about customizing CSS instead of HTML into PHP

Nikolai,

You asked:

Do I understand correctly that you changed the string 'login' => 'Log in' in the language/en.php file to the code you mentioned?

No, I placed these directories and files in the custom_index plugin:

views/default/resources/walled_garden.php 

views/default/resources/account/login.php 

I then pasted my html code in place of 'login' in both of these files. If I changed "login" in the language file it also changed it in the login button. I also placed these folders and file in the custom_index plugin:

/views/default/page/walled_garden.php 

And omitted the lines:

$header = elgg_view('page/elements/walled_garden/header', $vars);

$footer = elgg_view('page/elements/walled_garden/footer', $vars);

I didn't change any core files.

I will try the translation plugin, but where would I paste the code you suggested? How can I just change the title (with my css) on the login page without using a header or footer? Thanks for your help!

Sincerely

Kyle Pope

kmpope@att.net

Well, let's say that $header appears on the page and $title appears in the page title on a browser.

Then you should pass $header in the layout:

elgg_view_layout('walled_garden',  [
    'content' => $content,
    'title' => $header // add if it's not there
]);

And $title in the page view:

elgg_view_page($title, $body);

Learn more.

Thank you. I have so much I still need to learn :)

Nikolai, you're right! Translation Editor (https://elgg.org/plugins/385116) is a great plugin!! Thanks and thank you Jerome Bakker.