Yes, if you will be doing that with code. You will have to – add a Role (like free user). Add this code (change code as needed for your work). function update_roles_free_user() { add_role( ‘free_user’, ‘Free User’, array( ‘read’ => true, ‘level_0’ => true ) ); } add_action( ‘init’, ‘update_roles_free_user’ ); You can use the … Read more
Use the HTTP API to send a “ping” on the wp_insert_post action, which is fired whenever a post is created/updated: /** * @param int $post_id The ID of the post. * @param WP_Post $post The post object. * @param bool $update True if the post already exists and is being updated */ function wpse_185340_post_ping( $post_id, … Read more
If you predict many subscribers then going 3rd party is the only way, and by 3rd party I mean companies that specialize in bulk mail sending and have an API to control it. The API should satisfy your need for fine control. WordPress.com and feedburner are not the kind of services I’m thinking of here. … Read more
For admin area you can use admin_notices: https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/admin_notices For public area (front end) you would probably need to output to some hook and insert the proper CSS. You could use wp_footer() for that, which is present in every theme (or at least should be) and is inside the body tag.
Email has been changed notifications
Unless for some reason you need this to be hardcoded into your theme or have full control over your own plugin, you could use the existing Peter’s Collaboration Emails plugin. If installing a plugin is not an option, I’d suggest modifying the above or borrowing some of its code, respectively. It can do all the … Read more
How to send notifications without a plugin when a post is updated in WordPress?
Here’s an updated version of your code that also handles the notification message using the Transients API. /** * If post status is pending, set transient containing error message and * change the redirect location. * Filters slashed post data just before it is inserted into the database. * * @param array $data An array … Read more
this works fine for a specific user login: global $user_login; get_currentuserinfo(); if ($user_login !== “admin”) { // change admin to the username that gets the updates add_action( ‘init’, create_function( ‘$a’, “remove_action( ‘init’, ‘wp_version_check’ );” ), 2 ); add_filter( ‘pre_option_update_core’, create_function( ‘$a’, “return null;” ) ); } and this for a specific user id: global $user_ID; … Read more
Here’s an idea: use the save_post hook to set a session containing the message you want to show the user and then redirect to the home page. In the home page template, check for the presence of that session and show the message to the user. Something like this: functions.php: add_action( ‘save_post’, ‘wpse60249_save_post’ ); function … Read more