---
title: "Using the Joomla Login Description Text and Login Image settings"
description: "When creating a Joomla Login Form menu item, two of the several options you'll see are Login Description Text and Login Image. The Login Description Text allows you to show a block of text before the..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/login-description-image/
date: 2014-01-10
modified: 2023-06-07
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 3"]
tags: ["Joomla v3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Using the Joomla Login Description Text and Login Image settings

When creating a Joomla *Login Form* [menu item](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/add-menu-item/), two of the several options you’ll see are **Login Description Text** and **Login Image**. The *Login Description Text* allows you to show a block of text before the login form itself, and the *Login Image* setting allows you to show an image before the login form.

## How does the Login Description Text and Login Image appear?

In our testing, we entered the following details:

**Login Description Text**: *Please sign in to access more features*.

**Login Image**: We selected *images/banners/osmbanner2.png*

In the screenshot below, you can see how these changes affected our Login Form.

[![login description and front end screenshot](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/menu-item-types/login-description-and-image.gif)](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/menu-item-types/login-description-and-image.gif)

**Please note!** The Login Description setting must be set to Show in order to see Login Description Text. It does not however affect whether or not the Login Image is displayed.

### How to change the Login Description Text and Login Image

1. [Login to your Joomla Admin Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, Click **Menus** and then click **Menu Manager**
3. Click the name of the menu your *Login Form* belongs to, and when the page refreshes, find and click on your Login Form menu item
4. Click the **Options** tab. From here, enter in a **Login Description Text**, Select a **Login Image**, and click **Save** in the top left of the page.