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WordPress

Posted by Tyler Groskreutz
Tyler Groskreutz
14,793 Points

Wordpress/php login

I'm building a Wordpress theme for a company that sells widgets. They want to have an area where their dealers can login into the website and get information like specifications, price, and ordering info that doesn't require a login to the backend of the wordpress site.

I was thinking of simply making php login form that goes to the one page that they need to be protected by the login.

I need some recommendations or good tutorials on how do to something like this. Thoughts?

1 Answer

Konrad Traczyk
Konrad Traczyk
22,287 Points
Konrad Traczyk
Konrad Traczyk
22,287 Points

Hello Tyler,

To make login form for wordpress you should use wordpress built-in function wp_login_form()

Then restrict the content only for dealers with functions is_user_logged_in() and wp_get_current_user() Like that:

<?php if(is_user_logged_in() && in_array('dealer', wp_get_current_user()->roles)): ?>
  <!-- your code -->
<?php endif; ?>

Have you thought about registration form and restricting wp-admin area for such users like dealers?

Hope it helps, goodluck

Konrad