The Login Form module displays a login form for entering a username and password. It also displays links for retrieving a forgotten password or username. A Create an Account link will also be displayed if user registration is enabled in the User Settings section of the Global Configuration file. This module functions in a similar way to the menu item of type Default Login Layout. When you select the Login Form module from the Site modules list in the Module Manager, it will open in edit mode, and the options should appear as shown in Figure 8-21.
The Encrypt Login Form option is set to Yes to encrypt the login form using SSL. It is used when Joomla is accessed using the https:// prefix. Set it to No. The rest of the fields are the same, as discussed earlier.
The Advanced section will display the fields as shown in Figure 8-22. The Caching drop-down list allows you to control the speed of the loading process of a module by keeping the module in server memory. It takes less time to load the module from memory than it does to retrieve it from the disk drive. Caching is usually applied for modules that are frequently used but not frequently updated, such as the Footer module that displays copyright and other static information. In this case, set the Caching option to No Caching because you’re not interested in caching. The Module Class Suffix field is used to apply individual module styling.
The Login Form on the front side of the web site should appear as shown in Figure 8-23.
Source: Harwani B M (2015), Foundations of Joomla!, Apress; 2nd ed edition