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Automatically clone theme menu location to display different menus based on login status

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One of the most common questions that I receive is how to display menu items based on login status.  Because there truly are several answers with multiple options, it an become a little confusing, even to more advanced users.  It really boils down to how to you want to construct your site and how do you want things to work?

I have provided different methods of doing this in the past, but that was often difficult for some users because you really needed to understand how to set up a child theme and do theme customizations appropriately.  That is not easily within reach of all users.

So I have put together a plugin extension to make this process more automatic.  Now you can handle everything through the WP Menus admin panel.  It will automatically clone any menu areas of your theme, thus providing you with the ability to serve different menus for those menu areas based on whether a user is logged in or not.

Read more about this extension here.

Site members can download this and other extensions here.

Add a custom tab to the WP-Members admin panel to send test emails to the administrator

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I had a user request some time ago to allow the plugin to send test emails to the administrator so that so a site owner could test both email functionality and view the content of each email without going through the hassle of doing a test registration each time.  I thought that sounded like a great idea.

This was originally offered to users as a code snippet, but has since grown into an extension package for the plugin.  The extension will add a tab to the WP-Members admin panel where you can ask the plugin to send test emails to you for review.  Continue Reading →

Removing items from the menu based on login status

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Generally, menus are going to be filled with static items. A “set it and forget it” kind of thing.  In those cases, there are some really good methods of setting up various menus to display based on a user’s login status (here and here).

But what if that’s the case?  What if you have a menu that you will dynamically be adding content to and you just want one menu to do it all?  This filter function might suit your needs.

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WP-Members 2.8.7 released

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WP-Members 2.8.7 has been released as a production version.  This release hopefully completes the 2.8 project, pending any need for fixes.  While there were front-facing features included in some of the releases, 2.8 focused primarily on rebuilding the admin side of the plugin with new features, improved functionality, and better integration with WP’s native features and admin panels.

If all goes will with this release, I will be moving on to open the 2.9 project that will focus on improving the front-side forms and form functionality.

Read on for a description of the features and updates in WP-Members 2.8.7. Continue Reading →

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