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1. TheMacFeed
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hello All, I am working on a forum on my website, but I want the edit profile to be with the theme instead of taking the guests to WP-Admin. How can I do this? If that is not possible, how can I block users from accessing certain panels on Wp-Admin. Website located here. Thanks!

2. s_ha_dum (was apljdi)
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   First, ordinary users (subscribers) are blocked from accessing just about everything in wp-admin. Subscribers get a truncated Dashboard and can access their 'Profile' page. That's it.

   You can redirect users on login-- one method is a simple core hack but I've done this with a hook as well, wp_login maybe (can't remember)-- but if you are generating an editable profile form outside the wp-admin directory I'd worry about security even more than I'd worry about it if it were inside wp-admin. The built in profile stuff should be buttoned down decently well, at least.

   You can also reformat your wp-admin to look more like your blog front end, though not exactly like most likely. Look into 'admin themes'.

3. TheMacFeed
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   It still shows Counterize 2 stats, I want that to be saved for only our advertisers. How can I block that?

4. s_ha_dum (was apljdi)
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   The dashboard widget, you mean? That would be in the Counterize 2 plugin. Look for add_action('activity_box_end', 'counterize_dashboard'); in counterize.php about line 1367. You'll need to put a switch around that so that only those users of some certain level or better (whatever your advertisers are) can see it.

5. TheMacFeed
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   what exactly would I insert?

6. TheMacFeed
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   ? Can you help, I am not that great with code?

7. s_ha_dum (was apljdi)
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Replace the line mentioned above with :

   global $userdata;
   if (!in_array('subscriber',array_keys($userdata->wp_capabilities))) {
   add_action('activity_box_end', 'counterize_dashboard');
   }
   }

   This will cause the function to not print the stats for anyone who is 'subscriber' status. Everyone else will see it.

8. TheMacFeed
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hmm, that didnt work. Here is that part of my code what exactly do I replace this all with?

   {
   	# Set it up... - add to Dashboard and options-page.
   	add_action('activity_box_end', 'counterize_dashboard');
   	add_submenu_page('edit.php',__('Counterize II'), __('Counterize II'), 8, __FILE__, 'counterize_manage_page');
   	add_options_page('Counterize II Options', 'Counterize II', 8, basename(__FILE__), 'counterize_options_page');
   }

9. s_ha_dum (was apljdi)
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Looks like I pasted in an extra }.

   {
   	# Set it up... - add to Dashboard and options-page.
   global $userdata;
   if (!in_array('subscriber',array_keys($userdata->wp_capabilities))) {
       add_action('activity_box_end', 'counterize_dashboard');
   }
   	add_submenu_page('edit.php',__('Counterize II'), __('Counterize II'), 8, __FILE__, 'counterize_manage_page');
   	add_options_page('Counterize II Options', 'Counterize II', 8, basename(__FILE__), 'counterize_options_page');
   }

   That is only going to exclude 'subscribers' though. You will have to modify it to exclude other, or different, roles.

10. TheMacFeed
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    It worked. I was also accidently "Updating Links" in Dream Weaver which I guess is not good to do.
    Thanks.

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