Updates
Well, it is good to be finally getting everything moved over to the new site. It is a long process. The blog has developed some good search engine traffic that I do not want to lose, so I am using Angsuman’s Permanent Redirect plugin to set up permanent redirects for each post from the old domain. In order to speed things up, rather than use the WordPress admin to set the redirects, I am adding these to the postmeta table in the database directly via Navicat.
Also, I have email newsletter plugin in development. I know there are already email plugins for WordPress, so who needs another one, right? Well, once again, there are a number of plugins that have some features I am looking for, but not ALL the features I’m looking for. Also, this plugin will need to integrate with the WP-Members plugin, so I am starting from scratch. Once it is stable, I’ll release it as a stand-alone. Then I’ll work on integrating into the WP-Members 2.0 release.
Not to leave the Verse-O-Matic out in the cold, I’ll be working on some upgrades there as well.
Thanks for the support!
WP-Members Plugin version 1.6
Well, there was an issue with the previous releases that I didn’t catch until now because my sites run buffered output in php. So, for sites not buffering output, all headers (including cookies) must be done before the get_header() function in the theme. I made an adjustment to the plugin to accommodate this and it is included in release 1.6.
Two WP-Member Plugin Releases
I’ve done quite a bit of cleanup since the public release of version 1.0. The current state of the plugin is a stable 1.4 and a beta 1.5. Get more information, including download links and a link to a working demo here.
WP-Members Plugin version 1.0 release
Well, I finally reached a point with this plugin that we can relsease a full version. From the beta, I fixed quite a few quirks and I also worked to complete the customization features that I wanted included. I have not completed all of the customization features, but the bulk of it is in place so I can add it later.
This plugin allows you to block the WordPress “loop” (or anything you desire to block) from non-registered site members. Registrants are required to sign up through a registration form and can create their own username and password. This data is stored in a db table seperate from the the WordPress users table.
The plugin has its own admin area within the WP admin. You can list members, sort the list, search by various fields, and add new members manually. Also, in the settings panel, you can set a number of customizations allowing you to turn on or off the following features:
- use a single field for name or first name/last name
- add a second address line
- add an additional (evening) phone field
- confirm passwords match
- confirm emails match
In the future, we will add 5 user customizable fields that can be used as well as allowing further customization of the registration process.
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