Tips and Tricks

Integrating Really Simple CAPTCHA

Chad Butler · Apr 25, 2014 ·

Really Simple CAPTCHA can be used with the WP-Members plugin in place of the default reCAPTCHA.

Note: This method of adding Really Simple CAPTCHA is no longer necessary as it is now supported directly within the plugin. Install and activate the Really Simple CAPTCHA plugin, enable it in the WP-Members options, and customize using the settings in the CAPTCHA tab. I am leaving this post active, however, as the code may be useful for developers that want more exact control over the Really Simple CAPTCHA display.

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Confirm password at registration and have password meet specific criteria

Chad Butler · Apr 25, 2014 ·

I’ve shown other code snippets for similar things – password validation at registration and having a password meet specific criteria. However, the password requirements example was geared toward a setup that was requiring this when a user changes their password (they were not allowing it to be set at registration).

So here is an example that combines the two of these elements at registration. Continue Reading →

Multiple Selection Checkboxes

Chad Butler · Apr 22, 2014 ·

As of WP-Members 3.1.0, multiple selection checkbox support is an included feature in the plugin. That makes custom implementation such as described here unnecessary for most applications. I am leaving this post here however as there may continue to be users who (1) need a high level of customization that may utilize some or all of this kind of approach, and (2) for users who may not update to 3.1+ who need this support.

With the new wpmem_register_form_rows filter hook introduced in 2.9, the process of dealing with multiple selection checkboxes becomes far less complicated than previously.

The previous method involved adding each checkbox as a field, and then all of the extra code we needed to handle multiple fields as one both for storing the data, handling user updates, and also in emailing admin notifications.

But 2.9 allows us to filter the rows directly in the array of rows and insert the extra html we need for this. That means you only need to create one field in the fields manager which makes handling the data much easier on the backend. I’ve even made the code snippets nearly cut-and-paste. In most cases, you should only need to specify the name for the checkbox group and the labels/checked values. Continue Reading →

Request additional data fields on a specific page

Chad Butler · Apr 20, 2014 ·

This particular example is a generic tutorial for requesting additional data fields in the registration form on a specific page. Since these are fields that do not show up in the regular registration form, we need to also present the data to logged in users to add this data.

While conceptually this is not an overly complicated process, the practical implementation has quite a few steps, so I will try to explain each step in the process while giving that particular code snippet being discussed at that point.Continue Reading →

Add a Date of Birth Field with Dropdown Selections for Month, Day, and Year

Chad Butler · Mar 27, 2014 ·

I have received a lot of requests in the past for how to add a set of dropdown selections for date and store it as a single user meta value. This is a great example of using the new wpmem_register_form_rows filter hook, a new hook in 2.9, because we can use a single field in the WP-Members Fields tab for the date of birth to be stored as a single meta and use the filter to quickly change the placeholder field to a trio of dropdowns for date selection.

Note: this example requires a some php work, but like all of the examples here, I have tried to make it as “cut-and-paste ready” as I can. For many, this will work out of the box. For some, you may want to change the way the date is assembled and displayed (i.e. DD/MM/YYYY). I’ve tried to comment the code snippet as much as possible so you can follow what is going on. Continue Reading →