Adding new field and retrieving related data

  • Resolved islp

    (@islp)


    3 weeks, 4 days ago

    Hello, I have been using this plugin for years. In the registration screen I only have first name, last name and password. I noticed that it is possible to add another field, e.g. ‘biographical info’ and I can also change the name of the field. I would just like to ask one thing, or rather two things: to add a field in this way, do I have to uninstall and then reinstall the plugin? Another question: where is the value of this field stored in the database (and what name does it have)? I should be able to retrieve it from a custom plugin code. Thanks

    • This topic was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by islp.
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  • Plugin Author Chad Butler

    (@cbutlerjr)

    You can add any fields to the registration from the Fields tab in the plugin’s settings. You can remove fields that are not used/not needed or you can add custom fields (using the “add” button).

    Any field that is selected to display at registration is included in the registration form. Any field in the Fields tab table is in the WP user profile view for the admin even if the field is not used in registration.

    The field’s meta key is what the field is stored under in the wp_usermeta table, with the exception of WP native fields that are part of the the wp_users table (the plugin uses the same schema as core WP).

    Thread Starter islp

    (@islp)

    @cbutlerjr I’ve never seen the Add field button. I stumbled upon this article, even if I don’t remember there was the note I see now: https://butlerblog.com/adding-custom-fields-in-wp-members/

    Thank you very much

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