[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43037: Login error message "Invalid username. Lost your password?" is confusing

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#43037: Login error message "Invalid username. Lost your password?" is confusing
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 Reporter:  afercia                    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Login and Registration     |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Changes (by subrataemfluence):

 * keywords:  has-screenshots => has-screenshots has-patch


Comment:

 Since self hosted WordPress does not really provide any inbuilt
 functionality for retrieving username/email address, "Lost your password"
 link is not feasible as @afercia has mentioned already. Hence, we might
 take out that Forgot Password link completely when WordPress checks for
 wrong username or email address. The issue still persists in current
 stable version (4.9.1) as well.

 I have uploaded a diff. Let me know if that makes any sense.

 Thank you!

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