wpmem_register_form

Multiple Selection Checkboxes – Add A Section Heading (Basic)

Chad Butler · Jan 7, 2014 ·

This tutorial is an extension of the tutorial on creating Multiple Selection Checkboxes. This tutorial will add a little snippet to one of the functions in that tutorial to show you how to add a section heading to your group of checkboxes.

This is a basic tutorial. There is also a more advanced tutorial that will move the labels to the right of the checkbox. You should understand the concepts in this tutorial before moving to the advanced.

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Add a privacy policy or a terms of service in a textarea field

Chad Butler · Nov 26, 2013 ·

The plugin has a built-in process for adding a Terms of Service popup and that can be used in a number of different ways, or could be changed completely using some different filters. But what about adding a separate Privacy Policy in a textarea field? Or including your Terms of Service in the same way? Here is a quick tutorial with some example code snippets to get you started. Continue Reading →

Add a separator line of text in the registration form

Chad Butler · Oct 21, 2013 ·

This is an example of how to add a line of text in your form, ideal for creating separation for sections of a form, or to add specific instructions. Continue Reading →

Multiple Selection Checkboxes

Chad Butler · Oct 15, 2013 ·

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.

Note that there is now a more flexible example of multiple selection checkboxes here. This example is easier to set up and allows for multiple checkbox groups.

Something that will probably become a full feature in the main plugin is multiple selection checkboxes. However, until that becomes a full feature, here is a code snippet that you can use to set this up in your existing installation.

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Fighting registration spam with a honey pot

Chad Butler · Aug 3, 2013 ·

I’ve had a few requests for help with combating registration spam using the plugin. To be honest, I’m right there with you all – I was getting a great deal of registration spam here on the site. I’ve been working on how to reduce that with a number of approaches.

One approach is the Security extension which has settings to set up black lists. But blocking IP addresses needs to be done with caution. Many spammers are not spamming from their own machines. Some of it comes from innocent victims with compromised systems.

Another possible solution that can work well is to use what is known as a “honey pot.” This is essentially a trap that the spam bot puts its hand into and is trapped. That is the method I will describe here.

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