Archives for August 2010

WP-Members 2.3.1 bug fix

A bug was discovered in the WP-Members 2.3.1 code improvement release. In the admin panel, scrolling down to the very bottom, you will see the following error message:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function wpmem_admin_users_table() in /home/license/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-members/wp-members-admin.php on line 364

This is a call to a function that is currently being tested and was not to be included int he 2.3.1 release.

I will correct this bug in the next update. Since it does not effect the functioning of the plugin or of WordPress itself, I will hold off on an immediate release in the (hopefully unlikely) event that some other bugs surface during that time.

In the meantime, if you feel the need, you can correct it by opening the wp-members-admin.php file and removing the following line (364):

<?php wpmem_admin_users_table(); ?>

This can be done from the WP admin panel under Plugins > Editor.

Thanks to the users who pointed this out (since it is in a less than noticeable location)!

WP-Members 2.3.1 Code Improvement Release

By Chad Butler 3 Comments

Tonight I am releasing WP-Members 2.3.1 which is predominately a code improvement release, but it also has a couple of new features.

Code Improvements

The code improvements in WP-Members 2.3.1 include the following:

Update of calls to deprecated WordPress functions: get_usermeta updated to get _user_meta, update_usermeta to update_user_meta.
Completed the update of calls to deprecated WP function get_settings updated to get_option
Removed deprecated WP-Members functions wpmem_register and wpmem_update, both of these are now handled by wpmem_register.
Updated form posts in the admin panel for use with WP Multisite (I still need to do additional testing with Multisite before we delcare WP-Members officially fully compatible).

New Features

This release includes an improvement of the registration moderation process by adding a link in the notification email that takes the admin directly to the user edit page to activate the user.
I added an additional (and optional) page for registration. Some users have requested a single page to direct users to for registration, so the 2.3.1 release includes the ability to add a page called “Register” that contains just the registration functions. It operates in a similar fashion to the Members Area. See the readme file for information on using this feature.

Download the most recent version here.

WP-Members 2.3 coming soon

By Chad Butler 10 Comments

I had finished (or thought I had finished) developing all of the project list for WP-Members 2.3, with the exception of time-based expiration of user accounts. This included items originally on the 2.2 release list that I pushed back. That project was released in beta to a few select supporters of the project.

In the meantime, I continued to debate whether or not I would finish the time-based expiration of accounts, add that to the rest of the project, and include it in the release of 2.3. I really wanted to do that as I believe that is a major feature that is missing right now.

But today I have realized there is much more to do in that process before I can release it. Additionally, there have been some significant changes and enhancements that I have added (or updated) along the way as part of the upgrade process. This has included some code cleanup and the updating of some now deprecated WP API calls.

So I am going to release 2.3 with everything but the time-based expiration of accounts update. The primary enhancements include:

“show excerpts” option
“notify admin” option
“moderate registration” option
“turn off registration” option

Because of the new features, and the need to explain how to use them, I also need to update the documentation for the plugin (the readme file and the quick-start guide, specifically). As soon as I have done that, I will release WP-Members 2.3 publicly via http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-members

If any as yet undiscovered bugs are in the 2.3 release, I’ll certainly release fix(es) as necessary; but the remainder of the work that I have done beyond that will roll into the next release. The major component of that is the expiration process, so it will not be released until that is fully complete (so please don’t ask when I expect to have it done). As to the version, it is beginning to involve some significant changes so this may roll us up to a completely new version.

If you are a financial supporter of the plugin, I thank you! If you are not, I would encourage you to consider it. A great deal of time and effort has gone into this project and I will continue to enhance this plugin in the future.