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Do not modify plugin files

Chad Butler · May 3, 2015 ·

This article is provided free. Find out how you can get full access to premium content, including how-to articles and support forums, as well as priority email support and member exclusive plugin extensions..

 

This is an important best practice – never, ever modify plugin files directly.

Rule 1: there is never a good reason to do this.

Rule 2: refer to rule 1.

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Add a file upload field to attach to admin notification email during registration

Chad Butler · Apr 21, 2015 ·

This tutorial will describe how to add a file upload field to the registration form and have the resulting file be sent with the admin notification email. 

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Creating an optgroup tag in a dropdown list

Chad Butler · Apr 16, 2015 ·

Here is a slightly more advanced example of using the wpmem_register_form_rows filter to modify a form input element. In this case, we will take a regular dropdown select field and add the optgroup label tag to sections of it.

Note: for best results in understanding this customization, it is best to create a test field exactly as described in this example and using the example scripts as they are written.  Once you have it working, then you can move to creating this process for your specific field. Continue Reading →

Make MailChimp subscribe field a hidden field in the WP-Members registration form

Chad Butler · Mar 11, 2015 ·

Suppose you are using the WP-Members registration form essentially as an opt-in to your MailChimp list.  Essentially, you want anyone who fills out the form to be added to the MailChimp opt-in process.

This requires you to have the MailChimp extension installed and a subscribe field set up and configured.  This filter will take that field and make it a hidden field, essentially triggering the MailChimp opt-in process for all users. Continue Reading →

Replace form label tags with input tag placeholders

Chad Butler · Feb 24, 2015 ·

For those that are looking to shape the forms into a specific design that may include using input tag placeholders rather than labels, this set of code snippets will describe how to do that.  Continue Reading →

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