Note: With the introduction of WP-Members 2.6, users can now create new fields and delete exiting ones using the plugin’s admin panel.  That feature renders this methodology unnecessary for most users, unless you have a reason to set up custom fields at install.

The single most common question I receive about the WP-Members plugin is how to add custom fields (or change the fields that are installed).  Changing the fields that are installed is a very simple process, as you will see.  [Read more…]

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)!

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.