tbenyon

Hey @rapideyemovement,

Apologies for not understanding first time.

I presume my new feature may solve your problem. It allows you exclude certain users based on a field in the database.

Settings example here:
https://ibb.co/jVNDWKf

I class it as a Beta feature as it’s new but mostly because of how the settings page works for it. It was quite a large re-write.

If you try it and it does work I’d appreciate the feedback so I can use that as evidence to strip out the “Beta” label.

If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to get back in contact.

Thanks,

Tom

You’re right about the default data. WordPress for example expects an e-mail address so if a user tries to update their user in the admin area they are forced to add one (even if the external system doesn’t support them).

There is definitely an issue where different user data is stored in different tables. The plugin doesn’t currently support this and I imagine this could be a hugely complex integration. There is a risk of creating an overly complicated UI when most users will have all user data in one table. I have been asked for this feature before but I just think if at that point users may be better coding their own solution. Criticism welcome on this thought.

I’ve never heard of SRP or other such systems but just had a quick read and it sounds cool. You would need to add the admin verifier to that options section. You’d then need to hide fields that weren’t relevant to that option.

I think the only files to modify would be:

• validate_password.php – to accommodate for your custom SRP system
• Exlog_built_plugin_data – to update the options required. If you need more field control or other field types other files may need updating. PELASE NOTE – I’ve just realised that options_fields.php is no longer used in the plugin and the deactivation hook is not working correctly because of this. Something to add to my backlog! It also looks like BuiltPluginData.php is a duplicate that needs removing.</li
• db.php – for all the querying

Welcome to bring them up issues either here or on Github.

I would love to work with you more closely with this but I just don’t have the time to work on a project of this size at the moment. I am however of course happy to answer questions and discuss options with you. Just want to be upfront about what I can realistically offer. I’m investing my time in learning automated testing for the plugin at the moment.

Hey @kevent,

You ceraintly could do that. All the database logic should be in that file for that very reason. It does need tidying and I want to use a PDO to add better compatibility and less work for me. 😛

I would be really cool to help this work for others by making a pull request when you’ve got it working so others could make use of your work.

No pressure to.

I’m happy to support you with this if you have any more questions.

Thanks,

Tom

Hey @kevent,

Although people have found me before on Facebook or LinkedIn, I am not able to give out my details here as it breaches WordPress’ terms of service.

I apologise for not being able to give you these details, I would like to have been able to help you further.

If you want to do the work yourself and need some advice I am more than happy to answer questions.

In regard to this question though I feel I have answered it so will mark this as resolved.

Please don’t hesitate to re-open this ticket or create a new one if you want more help.

Thanks,

Tom

Hey Pierre (@p1erstef),

Really appreciate the feedback. Not only coming with a problem but a solution! The best kind of user 🙂

I will try and replicate and update this over the next week and get another release out.

Really appreciate you taking the time to share and also for writing a review 🙂

I’ll leave this ticket open until I get the fix in.

Thanks again,

Tom

I haven’t heard from you Daniel so I’m assuming this is now doing what you wanted.

For this reason, I will close the ticket. If you need any support for this, please don’t hesitate to re-open the ticket and I will continue to support you 😊

Thanks,

Tom 😊

No problem 🙂

Let me know if it is something you’d like to go ahead with or you have another idea.

Thanks,

Tom