Home of WP-Members, The Original WordPress Membership Plugin
Chad Butler · ·
Using the generic header login HTML as a starting point, I created a header login widget. This can be used in themes that have a header widget area where the sidebar widget might not fit well.
Consider this a framework to start from. The code for the form as well as the CSS for styling for form can be customized to fit your theme’s needs. I’ve added lots of comments in the code snippets so you can follow how it is being done. Continue Reading →
Chad Butler · ·
The WP-Members 2.8.6 release contains a couple of cleanup issues. First, a continuation of the stylesheet updates. Second, some minor code changes to correct some issues brought to light by some astute users. Here is a description of the various updates: Continue Reading →
Chad Butler · ·
If you are an existing user of this site, you probably noticed a major change in the look and feel of the site this week. I have relaunched the site on the Genesis 2.0 Framework.
The old version of the site had been on Twitter Bootstrap and it was time for a little makeover. This change will allow me to write another round of tutorials for the “How I Did It’s category so that users can replicate some of the customizations being showcased here. Continue Reading →
Chad Butler · ·
WP-Members 2.8.5 was released today. This version is a minor update.
For all users, the following updates are part of the 2.8.5 release: Continue Reading →
Chad Butler · ·
I’ve had a few requests for help with combating registration spam using the plugin. To be honest, I’m right there with you all – I was getting a great deal of registration spam here on the site. I’ve been working on how to reduce that with a number of approaches.
One approach is the Security extension which has settings to set up black lists. But blocking IP addresses needs to be done with caution. Many spammers are not spamming from their own machines. Some of it comes from innocent victims with compromised systems.
Another possible solution that can work well is to use what is known as a “honey pot.” This is essentially a trap that the spam bot puts its hand into and is trapped. That is the method I will describe here.
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