(New to this) Do I need a certain template to have members able to join?

  • solidarityscl

    (@solidarityscl)


    15 years ago

    I want people to be able to join my website, will I need a certain template that’s formatted for it or does it come standard with self hosted wordpress sites? Also, does anyone know of any free templates with a forum page or who can I pay to build one on my site?

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  • transpersonal

    (@transpersonal)

    Paste the following code somewhere on your index.php file using the theme editor:

    <?php global $user_ID, $user_identity, $user_level ?>
<?php if ( !$user_ID ) : ?>
<a href="https://www.YourSite.com/wp-login.php">Log in</a> | <a href="https://www.YourSite.com/wp-login.php?action=register">Register</a>
<?php else : ?>
Welcome <strong><?php echo $user_identity ?></strong> |
<a href='<a href='<?php echo wp_logout_url(); ?>&redirect_to=/'>Logout</a>
<?php endif; ?>

    The above code will show two text links:

    Log In | Register

    After logging in the page will show this message:

    Welcome NAMEOFUSER | Log Out

    As for a forum, you can use a forum plugin or something more advance like PHBB forum. If you don’t know how to do this or the above, then just pay a freelancer to do it. [email moderated]

    MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    You can use the Meta Widget to give users a link to login or register.

    Look at https://simplepressforum.com/ for forum software.

    Free themes:
    https://www.ads-software.com/extend/themes/
    Free plugins:
    https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/

    Thread Starter solidarityscl

    (@solidarityscl)

    I sent you an email

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