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1. tangletail
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Most people find it hard to make a theme that actualy checks if the visiter is a member or visiter. Most people thinks it's is_user_logged_in but it's not.

   Instead add this code to your functions.php

   <?php function user_regvis_message() {
   get_currentuserinfo() ;
   global $user_level;
   if ($user_level > 0) {
    echo "Wellcome visiter"
   } else {
    echo "Wellcome Member"
   }
   }; ?>

   then add this in any location of your theme
   <?php user_regvis_message(); ?>
   Quick note; if your including tags do not use echo instead just place the code the fuction dose if for you

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Most people thinks it's is_user_logged_in but it's not.

   Are you sure about that? For instance, the WordPress core uses is_user_logged_in to decide if a user is prompted with "Log in" or "Log out" prompt when a template uses the wp_loginout() tag.

3. Edde
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   This is not correct: first of all the Visitor and Member greeting are mixed up. Secondly: a subscriber has user level 0.
   

   get_currentuserinfo() ;
     global $user_level;
     if ($user_level > 0) {
       echo "Welcome Contributor (or higher)"
     } else {
       echo "Welcome Visitor or Subscriber"
     }

   I agree with MichaelH: stick to is_user_logged_in

   The above described function could be useful to see if someone is more then just an anonymous subscriber (aka a contributor of higher). I use this to allow people to disable ads when they contribute by writing articles (posts).
   

   global $userdata;
       get_currentuserinfo();
       if ($userdata->user_level > 0) {
         if(function_exists('get_cimyFieldValue')) {
           $value = get_cimyFieldValue($userdata->ID, 'FIELDNAME');
           if ($value == 'YES') { $ads = 'off'; }
         }
       }

4. gazouteast
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I've tried playing with these and can't get them to do what I want

   In essence, what I'm trying to do is with the top of the sidebar, I want (plain language coding) -

   if (is_home()) OR if not a user
   ~ do this ~
   then
   ~ this ~ (if user or not)

   I can get it to work with the is_home command() on it's own, and I can get it to work with the !is_user_logged_in() on its own, but when I try to run the || (or) php in the middle of them I get a T_syntax (OR) php error and the sidebar fails to load.

   It's starting to drive me nuts because I want the condition to simply be -
   If it's the home page or it's not a logged-in user (on any page or post), then show the sign up form

   Why is this so difficult?

   Can anyone help this grump old geezer?

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