shortcodes

Adding shortcodes to other locations

Chad Butler · Aug 27, 2012 ·

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By default, WordPress only parses shortcodes in the main content area. Suppose you want to use shortcodes (WP-Members or otherwise) in locations other than the body text? Here are some snippets you can add to your theme’s functions.php file to allow the use of shortcodes in the sidebar, comments, and excerpts:

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Redirect requests to wp-login to a front end login page

Chad Butler · Aug 8, 2012 ·

Note: If you want an easy way to do this, the Advanced Options extension offers this as a setting. But if you need more control over the process than a simple “on/off” switch, the method described here is a flexible and customizable alternative.

The new version of WP-Members 2.7.6 adds a method of picking up the redirect_to parameter. This allows you to make redirecting from the wp-login more seamless, since the wp-login is designed to redirect the user back to where their login was requests (such as comments or a forum). Continue Reading →

Creating sidebar content with the logged in/out shortcodes

Chad Butler · Jul 8, 2012 ·

A powerful use of the WP-Members logged in/out shortcodes is using them to display “login specific” content in the sidebar. This post will discuss how to set that up. Continue Reading →

Different contact forms based on login status

Chad Butler · Mar 24, 2012 ·

This is an demonstration of how to create different contact forms based on the user’s login status. This is a nice way to offer a specific contact form for users that are logged in and a different for for users (visitors) who are not logged. That also makes it easy to use different subject line prefixes so as to prioritize email responses. This is the same method that I use on this site.

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