You could use AJAX if you don’t want to reload the current page — i.e. upon clicking the “Accept” button, make an AJAX request to update the user metadata, all without leaving the current page. However, the solution I’m proposing is not using AJAX; instead, we simply submit the form (set its action attribute value) … Read more
Just a plugin concept … Add a form with a button to each user profile, post or wherever you want it named Follow or Unfollow. Show the button only if is_user_logged_in(). You may use a widget for the form. On form submit update a user meta named follows for the user who clicked the button … Read more
here is an example //create the user category fields add_action( ‘show_user_profile’, ‘add_user_categories’ ); add_action( ‘edit_user_profile’, ‘add_user_categories’ ); function add_user_categories($user ){ ?> <table class=”form-table”> <tr> <th><label for=”user_categories”><?php _e(“User categories”); ?></label></th> <td> <?php $data = get_the_author_meta( ‘user_categories’, $user->ID ); $args = array( ‘hide_empty’ =>0, ‘taxonomy’=> ‘category’); $categories= get_categories($args); if ($categories){ foreach ( $categories as $category ){ if(in_array($category->term_id,(array)$data)) … Read more
According to the DB schemea, the meta_value column is of type longtext, and that has a maximum size of 4GB, however you’re unlikely to reach that. Eitherway storing large quantities of data in a single field is bad both from a practical point of view, a performance point of view, and data storage. I advise … Read more
The problem with your code is that you want to get current user to early. wp_get_current_user is using global current_user variable. But this variable isn’t set from the beginning. And if you want to use this function straight in the script file, then it’s to early. You should wait for init action to get current … Read more
Try this: $yoursearchquery = ‘This is my search’; $users = new WP_User_Query(array( ‘search’ => $yoursearchquery, ‘meta_query’ => array( ‘relation’ => ‘OR’, array( ‘key’ => ‘shoe_size’, ‘value’ => $yoursearchquery, ‘compare’ => ‘LIKE’ ), array( ‘key’ => ‘shoe_color’, ‘value’ => $search_operation, ‘compare’ => ‘LIKE’ ), array( ‘key’ => ‘shoe_maker’, ‘value’ => $yoursearchquery, ‘compare’ => ‘=’ ) ) … Read more
I know this question is very old, but I wanted to share my experience with working with large databases and storing custom user data. Basically wp_usermeta is the default and easiest option to store user meta and it works really well for smaller databases, where you might want to store a few extra fields for … Read more
There’s the pre_user_query action called in the prepare_query() method of the WP_User_Query class defined in wp-includes/user.php: do_action_ref_array( ‘pre_user_query’, array( &$this ) );
You do not specify a plugin you are using. But if a user login with a OAuth (used by the mosts social plattforms), then he cannot be logged in in WordPress. Why? A user needs a username and password to login. OAuth (and other methods) do not provide a password. They only answers with Yes, … Read more
You’ll want to use the ‘meta_query’ argument of WP_Query ( http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query ) Here’s a snippet that uses two separate meta key comparisons: $query_args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘event’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’, ‘orderby’ => ‘meta_value_num’, ‘meta_key’ => ‘_start_date’, ‘meta_query’ => array ( array( ‘key’ => ‘_start_date’, ‘value’ => $_start_of_month, ‘compare’ => ‘>’, ), array( ‘key’ => … Read more