Chad Butler

Integrate WP User Avatar with WP-Members User Profile

Chad Butler · Apr 4, 2016 ·

WP User Avatar is a popular choice for allowing users to upload and use a custom avatar instead of gravatar that is integrated in WordPress. This post describes a nicely integrated process for a user to update their avatar on the WP-Members user profile screen.

This code snippet will add a link to the WP-Members user profile update screen to update the user’s avatar, and will set up a custom screen for avatar update screen.

The snippet can be used “cut-and-paste” but also has some elements that could be customized. Additionally, the features of the WP User Avatar front end process could have some CSS applied for theme integration. The screenshot here is a demo site using Twenty Fourteen, so colors and buttons will look different for you.

Note: you must also have WP User Avatar installed for this to work. Continue Reading →

WP-Members 3.1

Chad Butler · Mar 29, 2016 ·

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WP-Members 3.1 contains some long awaited features, some fixes, and some improvements.

There are no changes to the database with this update so if you are currently at 3.0 or higher, you should be able to roll back without difficulty. (If you are using a version earlier than 3.0, there are changes from 2.x to 3.x that will be implemented in this update that would affect rolling back to 2.x. If that’s the case for you, you should test the update on a development system prior to upgrading.)

This version is currently available on GitHub as version 3.0.10. There will be no official 3.0.10 release on wordpress.org – this is merely a transitional release tag for building and testing leading into the official 3.1.0 release. The 3.0.10 is packaged and available for testing. The full production release of 3.1.0 will be available soon.

Here is a list of new features, improvements, and fixes: Continue Reading →

Add reCAPTCHA to the Login Form

Chad Butler · Jan 18, 2016 ·

This custom script is similar to the process described in “Add Really Simple CAPTCHA to the Login Form” except that it uses reCAPTCHA. Continue Reading →

WP-Members 3.0.9

Chad Butler · Jan 11, 2016 ·

WP-Members 3.0.9 contains a number of small additions and a few fixes. It is primarily a feature release as the fixes are primarily improvements. Continue Reading →

Push user directly to PayPal

Chad Butler · Dec 24, 2015 ·

This article discusses how to push a user to PayPal without the need to click the “Continue to PayPal” button. Since the extension relies on the PayPal IPN system and is intended to avoid the need for setting up payment gateways and the headaches of managing user’s financial transactions, the primary thing you give up is reducing the steps to complete the transaction. Continue Reading →