To check if an user is a specific user you have 4 options: check the ‘ID’ check the nicename (slug) check the email check the user login All these 4 fields are unique for every user. So, check the ID is an option, but is the worst: when create that user admin doesn’t know the … Read more
If you know something about databases, and have access to the back end SQL database (most likely through Cpanel/phpMyAdmin, you can see the structure of the database, including the columns (fields) and their attributes. Knowing this, you can export an Access query into an Excel file with the same fields and attributes as the BuddyPress … Read more
I too experience this when I go to the [domain]/wp-admin page to login. The issue seems to be with the redirect which loops back to the login page instead of going to the Dashboard. Instead of going to the [domain]/wp-admin to login, try going to [domain]/wp-login.php instead. The redirect seems to work correctly this way. … Read more
WordPress stuck in deleting user
Avatars are meant to be controlled by the user, not by you. So yes, in a way, you’re being forced to use the Gravatar service. But remember, it gives the user the ability to use the same avatar anywhere, and you can always restrict the display of a gravatar based on content ratings (G, PG, … Read more
Use WordPress Login for a non-wordpress site
It appears that at some point the plugin Simple Local Avatars broke things. Disabling it solved my problem. I now have a user that I need to find another avatar solution for, as he doesn’t have a Gravatar and using his other WordPress blog email address didn’t import his photo.
Limit number of users a role can create
This is something you can achieve with the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. The trick is to use the ACF_LITE mode, which would let you define a dynamic list of user profile fields from functions.php. You could iterate over each post type and display a checkbox for it. Then use the edit_user_profile_update hook to call $user->add_cap(‘edit_[resource]’) … Read more
Have you had a look at is_user_logged_in()? If you can explain how you’re serving the photos I can perhaps suggest a way to authorize some images to be shown and the rest hidden to only logged in users.