While it is outside the scope of plugin support to get deep into the use of MySQL to handle the querying of user data, there are some basic concepts that can be presented to help you build the applications that you need to handle users. And the fact…
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Wordfence announces critical vulnerability in Litespeed Cache
Recently, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team announce a critical vulnerability in the Litespeed Cache plugin. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, which means that an attacker who gains access as a low level user can exploit the vulnerability to gain admin rights on an affected site. I am…
WP-Members Advanced Options 2.3.2
A new version of WP-Members Advanced Options has been released. This update is to add a new feature: customize the native WP login. This is an initial rollout of what I expect will be expanded upon later. This provides a way to very easily customize the native WP…
Using a Code Snippets Plugin
For users not comfortable with adding code snippets by other means, a code snippets plugin manager can be a great tool. Actually, it can be a great tool for other users, too. One of the most commonly used code snippets plugins is the aptly named “ Code Snippets“ . The…
WP-Members PayPal Subscriptions 0.9.9
The WP-Members PayPal Subscriptions extension version 0.9.9 has been released. This update contains some important changes from the previous production version. All users should update. IPN Listener Updates Other Key Changes
WP-Members Download Protect version 1.9.8
An update to the WP-Members Download Protect extension was released today as version 1.9.8. This update includes some client library updates, a couple of new API functions, and an improvement to the download error page handling. Improvements The main improvement in this release is the handling of the…
WP-Members 3.4.9.4
WP-Members 3.4.9.4 is a security update. For the majority of users, this will not be a major (nor required) update. But if you use the plugin’ s file upload options in the registration or user profile form, this update will be helpful. NOTE: If your use of WP-Members does…
WP-Members Advanced Options 2.3.1
WP-Members Advanced Options version 2.3.1 was released today with some bug fixes from the 2.3.0 release.
WP-Members Mailchimp Integration 2.3.3
WP-Members Mailchimp Integration version 2.3.3 was released today. This update covers a lot of backend functionality and improvement. New Functionality This update adds “ pull” batch processing to update local merge field data if the user updates their information in Mailchimp. Previous versions of the plugin were limited in…
WP-Members Invite Codes 2.1.1
WP-Members Invite Codes version 2.1.1 was released today. This is a fairly major update from the previous 2.0.5 version. The major jump is between 2.0.5 and 2.1.0 which was technically unreleased. Membership support The new version now supports assigning a membership based on an invite code. This can…
WP-Members Memberships for WooCommerce 0.9.0
WP-Members Memberships for WooCommerce version 0.9.0 was released today. This package includes a bug fix, some code improvements, and notifies WooCommerce that it is compatible with HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage). There is a bug fix in the email reminder templates. If you use a customized email template for…
WP-Members Advanced Options 2.3.0
WP-Members Advanced Options version 2.3.0 was released today. This version includes some updates, some improvements, and a new feature. New Feature This version adds post restriction by user. Now you can restrict posts/pages to specific users the same as you would with roles. The plugin still includes the…
WP-Members 3.4.9.2
WP-Members 3.4.9.2 contains two patches that are included from the upcoming 3.5.0 release and two security patchs. Security It is recommended that all users update to version 3.4.9.2. Patches There were two 3.5.0 bug fix patches included in this update:
WP-Members 3.4.9
The WP-Members 3.4.9 release is mostly a security update, with a couple of additional features and API functions. Security The primary issue addressed in this release is the shortcode, what is available when using it, and how it can be used. For the average user, there is no…
Display an icon with email link in the User List
I chose the basic email icon that is in the WP dashicons, but there are a couple of dashicon alternatives. And certainly, you could modify this code snippet to use any type of image/icon, such as font awesome. I used the WP dashicons because they are already loaded….
WP-Members Advanced Options 2.2.5 Update
Version 2.2.5 of the WP-Members Advanced Options has been released. This package includes a couple of key updates: First, this package addresses a couple of nagging issues with the duplicate emails functionality that allows users to register using an email that is already registered in WP. The functionality…
WP-Members Download Protect 1.9.7
An update to the WP-Members Download Protect extension was released today. This update includes a bug fix for the search table, a bug fix and improvement to the exclusions in the settings array, and some code cleanup and syntax improvements.
WP-Members User Tracking 1.4.5
The User Tracking extension has received an update and this was pushed out to production this morning. The new version is 1.4.5 and it includes a number of updates.
WP-Members Security 1.5.0
The Security extension has been updated to version 1.5.0. This version includes some fixes and updates, and it makes some database changes. Database Changes This version finalizes the transition from “ blacklist” to “ banlist” nomenclature. As such, it changes the option setting that saves the values. Any values you…
Restrict a post or a page to a specific user role
While the core plugin restricts posts to logged in users, and can also create memberships for other types of restriction, sometimes you may wish to restrict content to a user role. This custom code snippet can be copy-pasted to wherever you store custom code and will add a…
