How to hide the "Forgot Password" Link in Confluence

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In Confluence 9.1, we updated the Confluence login experience and included a second authentication layer for added security. As a result of this change, the login page can no longer be customized.


By default Confluence shows "Forget Your Password?"  in the Confluence login screen:


You can hide it with following steps:

  1. Navigate to: Confluence Admin > Look and Feel > Stylesheet
  2. Click Edit and add the following:

    #forgot-password {
        display:none;
    }
  3. Click Save

  4. After you save, you will see the following in the "Log in" screen:

(info) For more information and details, please see How to Hide Elements in Confluence Using CSS or JavaScript.

(info) For other products please see JiraBitbucket, and Bamboo.

Last modified on Mar 26, 2025

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