Plugin update first_name, last_name in wp_usermeta on activation
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Continuing from this thread: Fresh start with a slightly shifted focus and more descriptive topic title.
I’m trying to come up with a plugin that guarantees that first_name + last_name are stored in wp_usermeta for every user.
At the moment BP only stores these values when users update their profile, so you can never count on them being there for other scripts, like a mailing list or event registration.
The existing profile update synchronize function is an obvious starting point: xprofile_sync_wp_profile()
This function takes the logged-in user’s fullname database field, splits it into first and last name, and stores the result in wp_usermeta.
Instead of taking $fullname from the database I’ve tried to figure out how to take it from the registration form directly and store it on registration. That was a dead end.
Looking for examples in other plugins I see that Paul Gibbs’ Welcome Pack uses the wpmu_activate_user action. That should work for my purposes as well; every user that’s activated gets first and last name in wp_usermeta.
Where do I get the $fullname from? The first function in the Welcome Pack plugin has these “$thingies” between the () – what do you call those?:
function dp_welcomepack_welcomemessage( $user_id, $password, $meta )I know the input for fullname (field_1) is somehow included in that $meta stuff. How? I have no clue…
Here’s what I have so far:
function synchro_wp_usermeta($user_id, $meta) {
global $bp, $wpdb;
$fullname = GET FROM THE REGISTRATION FORM INPUT???
$space = strpos( $fullname, ' ' );
if ( false === $space ) {
$firstname = $fullname;
$lastname = '';
} else {
$firstname = substr( $fullname, 0, $space );
$lastname = trim( substr( $fullname, $space, strlen($fullname) ) );
}
update_usermeta( $bp->loggedin_user->id, 'nickname', $fullname );
update_usermeta( $bp->loggedin_user->id, 'first_name', $firstname );
update_usermeta( $bp->loggedin_user->id, 'last_name', $lastname );
$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "UPDATE {$wpdb->users} SET display_name = %s WHERE ID = %d", $fullname, $bp->loggedin_user->id ) );
$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "UPDATE {$wpdb->users} SET user_url = %s WHERE ID = %d", bp_core_get_user_domain( $bp->loggedin_user->id ), $bp->loggedin_user->id ) );
}
add_action( 'wpmu_activate_user', 'synchro_wp_usermeta' );Getting another coffee now, digging further through the Welcome Pack plugin next. Any pointers very much appreciated!
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When I do this:
$fullname = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT meta FROM $wpdb->signups");
echo $fullname;I get the serialized content of the first meta field in wp_signups:
a:8:{s:7:"field_1";s:13:"Julius Caesar";s:18:"xprofile_field_ids";s:2:"1,";s:20:"avatar_image_resized";s:84:"/serverpath/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/avatars/0/caesar.jpg";s:21:"avatar_image_original";s:84:"/serverpath/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/avatars/0/caesar.jpg";s:6:"public";s:1:"1";s:7:"lang_id";i:1;s:8:"blogname";s:9:"theempire";s:10:"blog_title";s:16:"The Roman Empire";}The function inserted this crap also into the wp_usermeta fields. Success! (Sort of…)
The bit of data I need is the fullname, the second bit, in this case ‘Julius Caesar’. I’d need the second bit of data from the user with the activation key.
How would I add that to the query?
I’ll first try this:
$fullname = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT meta FROM $wpdb->signups WHERE activation_key = %s", $key);
echo $fullname;Nothing…
I probably had to add $key as an argument. Trying again after some food…
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