Tips and Tricks

Add Really Simple CAPTCHA to the Login Form

Chad Butler · Feb 16, 2015 ·

The question about integrating CAPTCHA into the login is coming up more frequently. With the wpmem_login_form_rows filter, the login form is infinitely flexible so you can add additional elements to the form.

I have put together an example of integrating the Really Simple CAPTCHA process into the current login process. The process is relatively simple, since the plugin contains support for Really Simple CAPTCHA already in the registration form. This customization will utilize some of the already available process in native to the plugin.Continue Reading →

How to hide posts completely

Chad Butler · Feb 10, 2015 ·

There are times when a site operator may wish to completely hide certain posts – either all posts that are blocked, posts of a certain category, or other possibilities. While the main process that the plugin operates on is to show titles and excerpts on summary pages to drive users to conversion (registration), that is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

WP-Members 3.0 will begin to introduce certain administrative options to manage this process. But until then, here is a discussion of how to unload posts from display depending on criteria that you establish. Continue Reading →

Creating a login link with redirect back to the original page

Chad Butler · Feb 9, 2015 ·

Often times, the WP-Members plugin may be used in a theme or other situation where there is already a log in link. A lot of these types of default log in links direct to the main WP login. But they often have the nice feature of redirecting back to the referring page. This example will show how to set up a WP-Members login page, create a link to this page, and include a redirect back to the referring page.

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Configure the PayPal extension for multi-unit pricing

Chad Butler · Feb 5, 2015 ·

Similar to configuring the PayPal extension for multi-tiered pricing, this tutorial will cover how to configure the extension for multi-unit (time period) pricing. For example, if you offer 1 month for $10, but want to offer discounts for 6 months and 1 year at $55 and $100 respectively.

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Redirect Blocked Content to a Log In Page

Chad Butler · Feb 3, 2015 ·

By default, the plugin automatically places a login form in place of blocked content if the user is not logged in. But sometimes plugin users prefer to redirect a user to a log in page when they attempt to access a page or post with blocked content.

This can usually be accomplished with a custom function to check for the user’s login state, whether the content is to be blocked, and a redirect process. Continue Reading →