Im using remove_role and then add_role to upgrade a user from one role to another. Here is a function that checks all user within the user role subscriber and upgrade them to editor every hour. /** * Add a cron job that will update * Subscribers to editors. Runs hourly */ add_action(‘check_user_role’, ‘upgrade_user’); function run_check_user_role() … Read more
This isn’t really a WordPress question – but you can add a rewrite rule to prevent access unless the referrer is your own domain. [Update] You’ll need to do 2 things Add a rewrite rule (either directly with .htaccess or by using WP_rewrite (Codex reference). The aim here is to deny requests to your documents … Read more
Either of these 3 will help you: //Before getting the comments, on the WP_Comment_Query object for each comment add_action(‘pre_get_comments’, ‘wpse56652_filt_comm’); //Applied on the comments SQL Query, you can modify the ‘Where’ part of the query add_filter(‘comments_clauses’, ‘wpse56652_filt_comm’); //After the comments are fetched, you can modify the comments array add_filter(‘the_comments’, ‘wpse56652_filt_comm’); function wpse56652_filt_comm($param) { //access the … Read more
What needs to happen is that you need to proxy download requests for the file types you want through WordPress. Let’s assume you’re going to restrict access to “.doc” files. 1. Define a query variable that indicates the requested file function add_get_file_query_var( $vars ) { $vars[] = ‘get_file’; return $vars; } add_filter( ‘query_vars’, ‘add_get_file_query_var’ ); … Read more
Use is_admin(). It checks if you’re viewing an Admin page, means the backend.
I was sure that wp_update_user() should do this. It even gets user_login as param, but it looks like it ignores it, when you set this param. So this code looks OK, but it doesn’t work as you wish it did 🙁 : wp_update_user( [‘ID’ => $user_id, ‘user_login’ => $new_login] ); You have to call custom … Read more
I have gone through the source, and from what I can see, there aren’t any hooks/filters to tap into changing permissions. My understanding is that this was an intentional design decision. While the REST API was built to be extensible, it is not recommended to modify core endpoints in the way you are asking. There … Read more
Diff the post content, title and author As had to do something related some month ago, here’s the easiest and most future proof way (that I could fine) to check if there’s a change made to the content or title or if the author changed: // Update Title ” !== wp_text_diff( $el[‘post_title’], $GLOBALS[‘post’]->post_title ) AND … Read more
Remove what you add First, please make sure that everything you add on activation also gets removed on uninstall. I got a short tutorial including example code for you. Test with a small plugin: I really don’t know much about MU, but as far as I can tell, the roles object is global across all … Read more
Use Justin Tadlock’s plugin “Members“. It gives you the ability to create new roles and edit existing roles, as well as add custom capabilities. All that work that you’d have to do can be taken down to a few clicks. I know you said in your comment on ZaMoose’s answer that you are ‘looking to … Read more