Comments on: How to Use Wordpress as a Membership Directory http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/ Pittsburgh Web Design ยป Cagintranet Web Design - Web Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist and Web 2.0 Guru Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Justin http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-613 Justin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:15:15 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-613 Hi Chris No you haven't read it wrong, it seems I've misunderstood your tutorial. Would there be a way I could enable them to only be able to edit that post. I suppose it beyond what Role Manager offers. I'm looking to create something like described in this post:- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/186060?replies=1#post-793968 If you have time to read that, what approach would you suggest I take to achieve that. Been looking at various plugins and such but very much a wordpress newbie. Thanks Hi Chris

No you haven't read it wrong, it seems I've misunderstood your tutorial. Would there be a way I could enable them to only be able to edit that post. I suppose it beyond what Role Manager offers.

I'm looking to create something like described in this post:-
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/186060?replies=1#post-793968

If you have time to read that, what approach would you suggest I take to achieve that. Been looking at various plugins and such but very much a wordpress newbie.

Thanks

]]> By: Chris Cagle http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-612 Chris Cagle Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:42:24 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-612 @Justin - Forgive me if I am reading your comment wrong, but this seems to be the way I intended it to work. I don't want the user to to be able to edit their post. I use it to generate the RSS feed for "new members" and I don't want the author to be able to change that one post. I would show you an example on the PghDesigners.com site, but it appears to be down - i really should look into that... @Justin - Forgive me if I am reading your comment wrong, but this seems to be the way I intended it to work. I don't want the user to to be able to edit their post. I use it to generate the RSS feed for "new members" and I don't want the author to be able to change that one post.

I would show you an example on the PghDesigners.com site, but it appears to be down - i really should look into that…

]]> By: Justin http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-610 Justin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:22:40 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-610 Hi Chris Thanks for this excellent post, it's just what I've been looking for. I've followed this guide step by step, but I seem to be having a problem with the Role Manager plugin. I thought the problem might be specific to Wordpress install 2.5.1 but I also tried it on another earlier version of WP 3.x and had the same problem. Both plugins (Role Manager and WP UserManager) install fine, and as the guide says I specify the Author role to only have the rights to Publish Posts and Read. I create a test post with admin using 'Author' as the Post Author. But when I log in as the newly created author, all I get is the profile page and access to the Dashboard. I can't edit or view the post created. As a quick test, I then tried to add additional privaliges to the author user, such as 'Edit Posts' and that worked ok (but obviously I don't want them to be able to create posts or view others). Any ideas as to why this is happening? (btw I'm running wordpress locally under MAMP on my macbook pro). Hi Chris

Thanks for this excellent post, it's just what I've been looking for.

I've followed this guide step by step, but I seem to be having a problem with the Role Manager plugin. I thought the problem might be specific to Wordpress install 2.5.1 but I also tried it on another earlier version of WP 3.x and had the same problem.

Both plugins (Role Manager and WP UserManager) install fine, and as the guide says I specify the Author role to only have the rights to Publish Posts and Read. I create a test post with admin using 'Author' as the Post Author. But when I log in as the newly created author, all I get is the profile page and access to the Dashboard. I can't edit or view the post created. As a quick test, I then tried to add additional privaliges to the author user, such as 'Edit Posts' and that worked ok (but obviously I don't want them to be able to create posts or view others).

Any ideas as to why this is happening?

(btw I'm running wordpress locally under MAMP on my macbook pro).

]]> By: Arief Fajar Nursyamsu http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-575 Arief Fajar Nursyamsu Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:47:09 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-575 @Chris Thanks for your answer. It worked ini 2.5. I just want to let them upload picture by themselves. It needs an extra work to add more upload fields. @Chris
Thanks for your answer. It worked ini 2.5. I just want to let them upload picture by themselves. It needs an extra work to add more upload fields.

]]> By: Chris Cagle http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-563 Chris Cagle Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:28:36 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-563 @Arief - You could try <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-photo/" rel="nofollow">UserPhoto</a>. I didn't use it because it didn't work with WP 2.5 when I started this tutorial, but it looks like those issues have been resolved now... @Arief - You could try UserPhoto. I didn't use it because it didn't work with WP 2.5 when I started this tutorial, but it looks like those issues have been resolved now…

]]> By: Arief Fajar Nursyamsu http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-558 Arief Fajar Nursyamsu Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:01:14 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-558 Chris, is there any plugin for members to upoad their portfolio without I have to manually upload the picture? :D Chris, is there any plugin for members to upoad their portfolio without I have to manually upload the picture? :D

]]> By: Chris Cagle http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-557 Chris Cagle Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:19:22 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-557 Christian - You are going to have to give me more than that for me to try and help... Christian - You are going to have to give me more than that for me to try and help…

]]> By: Christian http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-553 Christian Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:25:17 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-553 I am having a problem pulling up a list under 2.5. Whenever I do, i keep getting Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/georgiau/public_html/site/wp-content/themes/gossip-theme/gossip/sponsors.php on line 13 Any idea on whats causing this? Thanks! I am having a problem pulling up a list under 2.5. Whenever I do, i keep getting

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/georgiau/public_html/site/wp-content/themes/gossip-theme/gossip/sponsors.php on line 13

Any idea on whats causing this?
Thanks!

]]> By: Chris Cagle http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-540 Chris Cagle Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:28:47 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-540 Haha, deal! Great find - I had no idea it did that. Of course, I just thought of another solution - which may be better than hacking that <em>user.php</em> file (for when it comes time for the inevitable upgrade...) <?php if ($curauth->user_url != 'http://') { ?> <a href="<?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?>"><?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?></a> <?php }; ?> Haha, deal!

Great find - I had no idea it did that. Of course, I just thought of another solution - which may be better than hacking that user.php file (for when it comes time for the inevitable upgrade…)

<?php if ($curauth->user_url != 'http://') { ?>
<a href="<?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?>"><?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?></a>
<?php }; ?>

]]> By: Greg http://www.cagintranet.com/archive/wp-membership-directory/#comment-538 Greg Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:19:57 +0000 http://www.cagintranet.com/?p=21#comment-538 Chris, FYI. I think I found it in wp-admin/includes/user.php, where it was inserting "http://" if the field was left blank. I deleted it and it seemed to work. Chris, FYI. I think I found it in wp-admin/includes/user.php, where it was inserting "http://" if the field was left blank. I deleted it and it seemed to work.

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