WordPress Login Without Using WP-ADMIN

So this snippet is super useful if you do not want your users going to the wp-admin area of your site. First thing is to create the login form and placeholder login page for your users. Place the following code into your theme's functions.php

function custom_login_form() {
$args = array('redirect' => '/manage-account/'); // This is where you redirect your users to where ever you like.
wp_login_form($args);
}

add_shortcode('loginform', 'custom_login_form'); // You place this shortcode [loginform] onto a page in your wp-admin area

Once you have the shortcode, you can place a link in your header that goes to this custom login page that will look like a page.php page with a login form on it. When your users successfully login, they will be redirected to your custom welcome page that is not /wp-admin/. This is helpful as you do not have to restyle the wp-login.php page. In my example above, i have created a plugin that adds pages that replicate some of the backend functionality on the front end, so my users do not EVER need to go to wp-admin and lose the look and feel of my site.