Ok seems like you have a few moving parts here… You want to add a new meta field (unique code) to the user meta for all users You want to modify the default login form by adding an extra field… a unique code field This unique code field should allow the user to login if … Read more
Authentication is the process of verifying who you are. When you log on to a PC with a user name and password you are authenticating. Authorization is the process of verifying that you have access to something. Gaining access to a resource (e.g. directory on a hard disk) because the permissions configured on it allow … Read more
It is indeed not possible to pass the username and password via query parameters in standard HTTP auth. Instead, you use a special URL format, like this: http://username:[email protected]/ — this sends the credentials in the standard HTTP “Authorization” header. It’s possible that whoever you were speaking to was thinking of a custom module or code … Read more
Puuh, after a full day of research in total, I realized the problem.. First of all, the code above is not supposed to work actually. The oauth parameters have to go into the query string apparently. That’s how all WooCommerce client APIs do it: post(endpoint, data_params, params = null) { const method = ‘POST’ const … Read more
If you’re looking to restrict the ability to view pages or posts to those that have a specific role, you can use the method described here: https://wpti.ps/check-if-user-has-specific-role-or-capability-in-wordpress/ You could create a custom role for those that need access and then check for that role using the custom function in the link above. If going that … Read more
As far as the WordPress part is concerned, you’ll need to write a plugin which creates a widget or otherwise inserts a link onto your WordPress site. The following assumes you are familiar with plugin development. Generate the link by using a wp_nonce_url to help ensure the WordPress user is the one who clicked the … Read more
So this depends a bit on what you mean: The browser shares one session over all tabs/windows so you’re either logged in or out everywhere. So when you log out you are actually logged out in all tabs. You just don’t notice until you try to go somewhere else because, well, the open page doesn’t … Read more
How to make WordPress use authentication from Parent Site
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