As much as I try to make the plugin as flexible as possible with a framework that includes lots of hooks for customization, every once in awhile a question pops up that forces me to think outside the box, so to speak. Case in point, I recently received a question in the forum about putting a first name greeting into the body of the welcome email that goes to a user upon new registration. Seemingly intuitive and simple, that particular field is not readily available to the email function. BUT… have no fear, there is a very simple customization that makes it (and other fields) available to the email filter. Continue Reading →
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Working with Genesis: Stylesheet Pack
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Many users of WordPress and WP-Members also use the Genesis framework (including me!). I have started to create stylesheets for the plugin that will work better with the Genesis child themes that are available from StudioPress. I’ve put together a package of the custom stylesheets currently available as well as a script for adding them to them to the dropdown in the plugin’s options.
StudioPress Genesis Child Themes Currently Available
Adding the WP display_name field to the WP-Members user profile update form
Recent versions of the plugin have improved support for some of the WP native fields such as nickname, user_nicename, and display_name. I will be continuing to improve support for these fields. Currently, if you want to add something like the Display Name field to the front end of the plugin, you need a little customization. This post will take you through adding that to the front-end user profile update.
This needs to be done in the user profile update and not at registration because WP bases these fields on data used in registration that is not available on the static form – the nickname, the username, and first/last name. This tutorial focuses on adding it to the user profile update, much like WP’s backend (which doesn’t set this at registration, either). Continue Reading →
Removing line breaks and tabs from generated HTML for easier str_replace
For WP-Members users who want to do heavy customization to the plugin’s default forms, the PHP str_replace function can be both your best friend and your arch nemesis. Continue Reading →
Move form label for checkboxes with a filter
Suppose you want to move the text label for a checkbox the default layout of the registration form. You would like to move it to be to the right of the checkbox. How can that be done?
The WP-Members registration form has a basic default layout. This is necessary for it to be functional in a wide variety of uses, themes, etc. But what if you need something a little different? Well, it is very customizable and flexible with filter hooks that allow you to use a function to filter the form before it is displayed. Continue Reading →