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Chad Butler · Jun 6, 2016 ·

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Anyone following the development of WP-Members lately knows that there have been some significant updates this year. I feel really good about where we are pushing the plugin and am striving to continue to support and produce a top-notch product that is both easy to install and set up but remains infinitely flexible for customization. Continue Reading →

Use the Admin API to add a decline activation email

Chad Butler · Jun 6, 2016 ·

When using moderated registration, users are sent an email when they are activated. This tutorial describes how to create an email when the user is deleted instead of activated.

This example uses the Admin API function wpmem_add_custom_email() to add a custom email that is sent to users when they are deleted.Continue Reading →

Word-based Passwords

Chad Butler · May 28, 2016 ·

I receive a lot of requests regarding password generation. These range from simplifying generated passwords to not allowing special characters (or so many), shorter or easier to use passwords, etc.

Password strength and security are a touchy subject because on one hand you want a good user experience but on the other you want security. Default random passwords can be difficult to for users to use (and remember – if they don’t change it). Too simple a password and any dictionary cracker can hack it. Continue Reading →

WP-Members User List 1.8 Release Notes

Chad Butler · May 22, 2016 ·

Today I released an update for the WP-Members User List with some needed updates. Continue Reading →

Create a plugin file for custom functions

Chad Butler · May 19, 2016 ·

Often it is recommended to put custom functions into your theme’s functions.php file; and while that can work quite well, what if you change themes? Or what if you are on a multi-site installation and have a number of custom functions you want to use across sites that use different themes?

This article will discuss how to create a custom function file and load it as a plugin. This way your custom functions stay intact no matter what you do with your theme.

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