Custom Registration fields – database wp_usermeta and wp_postmeta

Hi!

Are you trying to add UM meta data to a seperate dB table?

Yes (wp_postmeta and wp_usermeta) only for the customfields created for user registration form. If its possible?

As now, you only see the “extra” data under users, and by hitting the “info” link (the extra created fileds). For me I can use the custom fields created in UM registration form for the birchpress plugin (my customers books appointments there) but birchpress GET the data only from wp_postmeta table and UM INSERT’s the custom created meta data fields (forms) into wp_usermeta.

It’s possible but with custom coding, we didn’t do it before as we do not really recommend or like to modify database manually. Basically you need to use the WPDB class to insert data in a specific table.

Basically you need to use the WPDB class to insert data in a specific table.

Yes i do understand that but how can i do it in the plugin?
Don’t know wich file i need to edit in UM plugin (for the custom fields / text field with meta data for the database as i created in UM register form). Maybe you can help me in someway? ??

Regards,
Eriikoo

Hi Erikoo,

Do you want to listen to UM custom fields only?

Thanks!

Hi Erikoo,

Do you want to listen to UM custom fields only?

Thanks!

Yes but, could listen to both predefined and custom. Most importent is the custom created fields because you have control over the meta_key at the field. ??

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,
Eriikoo

Ok, basically you need to hook into this action

do_action(‘um_user_after_updating_profile’, $to_update );

$to_update is pair array key/value of meta keys by hooking into this action you can save DB cols as you want, however this process of saving to DB should be careful. The above action allow you to get what fields updated during a profile edit.

Ok thanks, but will that also hook when they register at the register form?
Meta id is not important. The value that is matter is meta_key itself.
What i want here is just when user update profile or signup the value (meta_key) is inserted to table wp_postmeta. Should be easy if i know where in the code it insert the values into wp_usermeta.. Is it possible and in what file do i need to edit? Ofcourse you need to mach the e-mail on wp_usermeta and wp_postmeta to get this to find the correct postid in wp_postmeta.

That can show you the meta key (above hook) for registration there are several hooks, if you understand some php please open core/um-actions-register.php to see a list of hooks you can use.

Thanks

Thank you for the reply. Yes i do know some PHP programing. The point is that it’s take time to understand how the code is build. I want to match the user e-mail in the wp_usermeta and the email in wp_postmeta and insert the custom fileds into the wp_postmeta when they register an new account. Yes i have looked into the file and found the line but cannot figure out the custom_fields because they are stored into wp_postmeta.

Regards,
Eriikoo

You can hook in um_after_new_user_register and get email with $args[‘user_email’] and other custom fields. That’s after someone registers. The syncing part needs to be coded now by you.

Regards

Thank you, i will not success on this one ?? I think..

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