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WP-Members 2.8 blank options screen fix

Chad Butler · Jan 6, 2013 ·

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There was a small bug in the initial WP-Members 2.8 release that causes the main option screen for the plugin to be blank. This would be a blank options screen with a php error message “Call to undefined function wpmem_a_rss_box()”.
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Create different styles for “success” and “error” messages

Chad Butler · Jan 4, 2013 ·

This is an idea that has been floated by a few users, which means there is probably a need for it. As is usually the case, I don’t like to make wholesale changes to the codebase that effects users in a way that requires them to make a change to accommodate an update. So I wouldn’t want to change the plugin to put in different classes, since users with a custom stylesheet would need to be paying attention when they update to accommodate the new classes in their stylesheet. But this is something that we can certainly do on the fly using the wpmem_msg_dialog filter. This article will show you how to do just that. Continue Reading →

WP-Members 2.8.0 auto excerpt fix

Chad Butler · Dec 27, 2012 ·

The final production release of WP-Members 2.8.0 went out with a small bug in the auto excerpt feature. This causes the default (more…) link to show on every post, even when the auto excerpt feature is not enabled.

A patch has been applied to the responsitory download already. However, the first 800 or so downloads of the upgrade contain the bug.

Fixing the issue is relatively simple, so you can either apply the fix yourself, download the corrected file from here or the subversion repository, or redownload the plugin and reinstall.

If you want to apply the fix yourself, you need to change line 970 of wp-members-core.php from this:

if( ! $more ) {

to this:

if( ! $more && ( $arr['auto_ex'] == true ) ) {

2.8.0 has been updated in the repository here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-members/developers/

You can download the entire zip, or select svn to go to the subversion responsitory and download just wp-members-core.php.

Simple MailChimp merge field example

Chad Butler · Dec 22, 2012 ·

Note: as of WP-Members MailChimp Integration version 2.0, merge fields can be managed directly in the extension’s admin tab. This filter remains active and supported, but it is only generally needed for customizing the process if necessary rather than defining it.

This is an example of how to utilize the wpmem_mc_merge filter to add additional mail merge fields to sync with MailChimp. Continue Reading →

WP-Members MailChimp Integration Add-on Released

Chad Butler · Dec 18, 2012 ·

The MailChimp Integration Add-on Module has been released in beta. The package can be downloaded from the add-ons page.

It is important to note that this module is only compatible with the new WP-Members 2.8.0 version. 2.8 is presently a beta release, but the current release candidate is pretty close to the final production release. The reason for this is that the module has some settings tied into the plugin’s options and 2.8 introduces a new admin panel, so it could not be integrated with 2.7.7 and earlier.

If you cannot upgrade WP-Members, you can still integrate using the various hooks in the plugin.