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Do not modify plugin files

Chad Butler · May 3, 2015 ·

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This is an important best practice – never, ever modify plugin files directly.

Rule 1: there is never a good reason to do this.

Rule 2: refer to rule 1.

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Add current password confirmation to change password form

Chad Butler · Dec 30, 2014 ·

Recently, a question came up about adding an additional field to the change password form for the user to confirm their current password as a requirement of changing the password.

Adding the extra field is very easy with a filter.  The trickier part is to handle validating the new form input and providing an error message.  But this example will show you a reasonable approach to doing that.  Continue Reading →

Working with Genesis: Stylesheet Pack

Chad Butler · Jul 23, 2013 ·

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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

  • Agency
  • AgentPress
  • Amped
  • Apparition
  • Associate
  • Backcountry
  • Balance
  • Blissful
  • Corporate
  • eleven40
  • News
  • Scribble

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Create a wp-members-pluggable.php file so that it is editable in the plugin editor

Chad Butler · Oct 23, 2012 ·

WP-Members looks for a wp-members-pluggable.php file when it loads.  This is where you can store your plugged versions of the WP-Members pluggable functions.  To create the pluggable file, you need do nothing more than create a file named wp-members-pluggable.php and save it to your WordPress plugins folder.

But what if you would like to be able to edit this file within the WordPress admin panel using the plugin editor?  This is a way for you to accomplish that. Continue Reading →

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