Set pages with multiple user access levels

  • cencaldave

    (@cencaldave)


    9 years, 1 month ago

    I am hoping to have a process where there are either 2 or 3 different categories(levels) of users, such as “vendors” “customers” “visitors”. Each of these would have access to different pages, such as sign up form for a vendor with access only to those who have registered as a “vendor” user level.
    Is this possible with the plugin?
    I am guessing it is, but when I went to your “Blog” it appears there is no way to comment on the Blog without paying the premium $59 fee and also there were 2 or 3 blog posts that looked like they might have this solution, but also were restricted to those who kicked down with the $59.
    I hope there is a solution that is part of your standard plugin?
    I did post a review, and was open about feeling you are overpriced on the $59 when compared to the balance of the WP market. But, it is your product, your company and your control
    Thanks for any response.

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/

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  • Plugin Author Chad Butler

    (@cbutlerjr)

    9 years, 1 month ago

    The plugin has a flexible framework of action and filter hooks, just like WordPress. So while what you are asking about is not part of the plugin’s standard features, you can achieve that behavior with some external functions.

    As you already noted, I have written several tutorials and code snippets for this and you are correct, they are available to subscribers of the support site. However, the documentation needed to do this on your own is freely available. Customizing the plugin’s behavior can be done using the dozens of filter and action hooks in the plugin, a full list of which is documented here. These actions and filters follow the same standards as those in WordPress. Also, they are all documented within the plugin’s code using the WP standard for commenting hooks.

    There’s no “secret stuff.” The tutorials, code snippets, and extensions that are part of the subscribers side of the site all use the same framework that is documented in the User Guide. I am not hiding from you any pieces or information that you would need to construct it on your own.

    There are essentially two groups of people that choose to subscribe to the site. First, those who don’t have the skills to do it on their own. There is enough information there for them to be able to customize things without any working knowledge of how the code actually works – they can use the extensions and/or cut-and-paste code snippets. They can seek additional help in the forum and through email support.

    The other type is the developer. These are generally people who have the skills to do it without my help. Some are even plugin developers. They subscribe because their time is worth more than the cost of subscribing and they can use what has already been done for them, saving hours of extra work.

    There are others, too; but those are the primary two groups. But all of them see the value of subscribing. I’m not trying to sell you on subscribing. In fact, based on the fact that you feel it’s overpriced, I doubt it’s a good fit for you.

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