# Example template customization

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Last updated: 2019-09-02

Now that you've learned how to customize the templates and where to find them, let's make a small test modification. In this example we will add some custom text above the registration form.

Remember this is just a very simple example, custom text can obviously be added through the WordPress page editor.

1 Navigate to the wp-content/plugins/wp-user-manager/templates/ folder on your server. ( You should connect via FTP or any other way you use to access your files ) 2 You will notice files and sub folders. The registration form template file can be found into the subfolder "**forms**". 3 Open the subfolder "**forms**" and copy the file **registration-form.php** 4 Now navigate to your theme's folder - for example **wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen**  5 Create a new folder called "**wpum**" if it does not exist. 6 Because the **registration-form.php** file was into a subfolder called "**forms**" - you must create a new folder called "**forms**" into your "**wpum**" folder. 7 Now paste the registration-form.php file that you have previously copied. Your structure should now look like this![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/5d6cea4404286350aeeb5235/images/5d6cf2c92c7d3a7a4d77f528/5d6cf2c319c49.png)

8 Open up the file with your favorite code editor and add or modify the content of the file. In this example i've simply added a custom phrase at the top of the form:![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/5d6cea4404286350aeeb5235/images/5d6cf2ca2c7d3a7a4d77f529/5d6cf2c353ed9.png)

Save the file and visit your registration page ( remember the registration form is visible only when NOT logged in ) and if you've done everything correctly, you will see your custom phrase on top of the form.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/5d6cea4404286350aeeb5235/images/5d6cf2ca2c7d3a7a4d77f52a/5d6cf2c399361.png)