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Add a custom tab to the WP-Members admin panel to send test emails to the administrator

Chad Butler · Nov 11, 2013 ·

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I had a user request some time ago to allow the plugin to send test emails to the administrator so that so a site owner could test both email functionality and view the content of each email without going through the hassle of doing a test registration each time. I thought that sounded like a great idea.

This was originally offered to users as a code snippet, but has since grown into an extension package for the plugin. The extension will add a tab to the WP-Members admin panel where you can ask the plugin to send test emails to you for review. Continue Reading →

Add a first name greeting to the new registration email

Chad Butler · Aug 2, 2013 ·

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 →

Email users when a new post is published – opt-in/opt-out version

Chad Butler · Jun 9, 2013 ·

This code snippet is an extension of the email users when a new post is published snippet. Like that snippet, this one comes from user requests.

The difference here is that we will only email users who have requested specifically to be notified of new posts, and we’ll allow them to opt-out of that process at a later date by updating their profile. Continue Reading →

Email users when a new post is published

Chad Butler · Mar 19, 2013 ·

This tip is a request from a user. I like user requests – that makes it easier to deliver the kind of tutorials users are looking for instead of things I just come up with on my own.

This particular tip will address how you can automatically send an email to all users when a post is published or updated. Continue Reading →

Simple MailChimp integration

Chad Butler · Mar 28, 2012 ·

Note: this example predates the introduction of the MailChimp Integration extension. I recommend that you use that extension instead as it is far easier to use and also utilizes the latest MailChimp API (version 3.0).

Here is an example of a simple integrating MailChimp with the WP-Members registration process. This could be modified to suit similar integrations as long as there is an API to hook into. Continue Reading →