get_users() ORDER BY Not Working
Try putting the args into an array. $args = array( ‘role’ => ‘subscriber’, ‘orderby’ => ‘ID’, ‘order’ => ‘DESC’, ‘fields’ => ‘all_with_meta’, ‘meta_query’ => $meta_query ); $my_users = get_users( $args );
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How can I check if the admin bar is visible to the current user?
Just use is_admin_bar_showing() to check if the currently logged in user is logged in has activated the admin bar in his user settings/preferences
WP_User->add_role producing unexpected results
This would be best as a comment, but no reputation 🙂 In the codex they say “If you are defining a custom role, and adding capabilities to the role using add_role(), be aware that modifying the capabilities array and re-executing add_role() will not necessarily update the role with the new capabilities list. The add_role() function … Read more
Why don’t first_name and last_name appear when you print_r the WP_User object?
first_name and last_name are not the part of _users table it is user metadata. Therefore, user object does not have it. So when you access the property first_name user object has a PHP magic method __get() /** * Magic method for accessing custom fields * * @since 3.3.0 * @param string $key * @return mixed … Read more
Check for user meta data at Login
If you use the filter wp_authenticate_user you get the user object you need to use the user ID to get the user meta function isUserActivated($user){ $userStatus = get_user_meta($user->ID, ‘account_activated’, true); // for testing $userStatus = 1; $login_page = home_url(‘/login/’); if($userStatus == 0){ wp_redirect($login_page . “?login=failed”); exit; } return $user; } add_filter(‘wp_authenticate_user’, ‘isUserActivated’); But I think … Read more
Is it possible to duplicate users on a new WordPress install?
Migrate DB Pro can help with this, make sure to migrate any plugin tables and the WP_Users and WP_Usermeta tables if your users make posts and you want that content to remain assigned an available make sure to keep WP_Posts and WP_Postmeta table as well. https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-migrate-db-pro/ Also keep in mind that WP uses an EAV … Read more
Drop down list in user profile page
thanks for that. Just one minor tweak, as the first bit of code threw up an error. Below is the working code for the first block of code. //hooks add_action( ‘show_user_profile’, ‘Add_user_fields’ ); add_action( ‘edit_user_profile’, ‘Add_user_fields’ ); function Add_user_fields( $user ) { ?> <h3>Extra fields</h3> <table class=”form-table”> <tr> <th><label for=”text”>text</label></th> <td> <?php // get test … Read more
set_role has no effect
You can use wp_update_user to update the role for your newly created user. if ( !username_exists( ‘mytestuser’ ) ) { $user_id = wp_create_user(‘mytestuser’, ‘testpass345′,’[email protected]’); $user_id = wp_update_user( array( ‘ID’ => $user_id, ‘role’ => ‘author’ ) ); } Further reading at WordPress Codex. Or, you can remove the current role and assign a new one: if … Read more
Redirect after login based on user role (custom login page)
Try this. It works for me. add_filter( ‘login_redirect’, ‘redirect_non_admin_to_dashboard’), 10, 3 ); function redirect_non_admin_to_dashboard($redirect_to, $requested_redirect_to, $user ) { global $user; if( ! isset( $user->ID ) ) { return $redirect_to; } if ( ! in_array( ‘author’, (array) $user->roles ) ) { $redirect_to = site_url().’/dashboard-teacher’; }elseif( in_array( ‘subscriber’,(array) $user->roles ) ){ $redirect_to = site_url().’/dashboardwwp-student’; }else{ $redirect_to = … Read more
Update user_login to change username
First: The $wpdb object has the names of tables, with prefixes, pre-defined for you. $wpdb->users == ‘wp_users’ $wpdb->posts == ‘wp_posts’ etc. Second: $wpdb-prepare() is essentially a WordPress aware printf, if you pass it more than one argument, you need to have some string/digit replacements %s %d $sql = “UPDATE {$wpdb->users} SET user_login = %s WHERE … Read more