Chad Butler

Remove an unparsed wpmem_txt shortcode

Chad Butler · Apr 11, 2013 ·

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The wpmem_txt shortcode is something that WP-Members puts in on the fly and its purpose is to prevent WordPress from putting line breaks (<p> and <br /> via the wpautop and wptexturize functions) into the form, thus throwing off the layout. This is one of those magic things that runs in the background that no one really knows about unless something breaks it.

Here is the problem: WordPress runs the shortcode parser on the content only once. By itself, that’s not a problem. However, if a plugin or theme developer includes a shortcode in their code and they do not use the function do_shortcode() on the $content variable before returning it, any shortcodes that are executed after theirs will be unparsed. For WP-Members, a bad practice like that will result in leaving wpmem_txt unparsed in your form.

So… how do you fix this? Continue Reading →

Working with Templates: Block a Category Archive Loop

Chad Butler · Apr 7, 2013 ·

In this example of integrating WP-Members features into WordPress Templates we will focus on the category template category.php.

With the default way of using WP-Members, your loop of a category would display titles and post excerpts, leading readers to the individual posts to either login or register. But suppose you want to limit all of that, including titles and excerpts on the category.

We will take the default (Twenty Twelve) category.php template and add a condition to it, and if the user is not logged it, we will direct the user to the login page (created with the WP-Members page=”login” shortcode), which will redirect the user back to the category page upon successful login. Continue Reading →

Simple registration invite code example

Chad Butler · Apr 7, 2013 ·

This article pre-dates the Invite Codes plugin extension. I am leaving it up because it is a nice, light-weight method of setting up a simple invite code process. However, if you just want something easy, check out the Invite Codes extension.

This is an example of adding a very simple invitation code to your registration process. In this example, we will add an invitation code field to the form and set up a function to validate that code. To keep it simple, the invitation code will be static (there will be only one code). Later I will be publishing a more advanced example where you can read user specific codes from a database table, validate, and also mark the code as claimed. Continue Reading →

Add a helpful dialog above the password reset form

Chad Butler · Apr 5, 2013 ·

Suppose you want to add a little text above the password reset form that will help the user know what to do – in this case, put in your username and email and you’ll receive an email with a new password. Here is an easy way to do that with the wpmem_login_form filter. Continue Reading →

Working with Templates: a Basic Example

Chad Butler · Apr 1, 2013 ·

This will be the first in what I hope to be a series of posts on adding WP-Members elements directly to your theme templates (or custom templates). Being able to customize you theme at the template level will give you an additional layer of customization that will allow you to do almost anything with the plugin in terms of registration and post/page restriction.

This first example is just a basic look at the single post template. Continue Reading →