Feature Request: Modification Form for Free Memberships

[KTS915]

I am building a site that will have three levels of members (i.e. subsciber, s2member_level1, and s2member_level2), all of which will be free. There’s no problem with creating the necessary free registration forms, but there is no form for modifying a free membership.

Obviously, s2Member was created with the idea that members would go from free to paid, but this additional option would be very nice to have. Thanks for considering!

[jaswrks]

@KTS915 Thanks for the feature request.

but there is no form for modifying a free membership

So for instance, let's say that I sign up for a free membership and later I want to make a change. Can you give me an example of what modification would be needed? i.e., one that it not already covered by the [s2Member-Profile /] shortocode or an upgrade to paid status.

I'd love to hear about any example use cases for this. Thanks!

[KTS915]

@jaswsinc,

Yes, what I'm looking for is a way to modify a role. That can't be done with the [s2Member-Profile /] shortcode. And, since none of the roles on this site will involve payment, a billing modification form won't do the trick either.

The different roles will simply allow the member to choose different types and frequency of notifications.

[jaswrks]

Copy that. Thank you! :-)

While you're waiting on this, you might find this KBA helpful. https://s2member.com/kb-article/rolescapabilities-via-php/

[KTS915]

Yes, I'd seen that. But that means doing it programmatically, rather than by specific member input.

Thanks!

[KTS915]

After some Googling and trial and error, this is what I have come up with:

<?php
// Change Role Form
function kts_change_role_form() {
    if( is_user_logged_in() && is_page('change-membership-preferences') ) {
        $current_user = wp_get_current_user();
        $user_id = $current_user->id;
        $old_role = $current_user->roles[0];
        if( $_POST['role']){
            if( $_POST['role'] == $old_role ) {
                $label = S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_ACCESS_LABEL;
                echo "<red>No change has been made because you have already chosen to " . $label . ".</red><br>";
            } else {
                $new_role = $_POST['role'];
                $userdata = array();
                $userdata['ID'] = $user_id;
                $userdata['role'] = $new_role;
                wp_update_user($userdata);
                if ( $new_role == "subscriber" ) {
                    echo "<green>Your membership has been changed so that you will now just be able to leave comments.</green><br>";
                } else if ( $new_role == "s2member_level1" ) {
                    echo "<green>Your membership has been changed so that you will now be notified of new posts, but not of members’ comments.</green><br>";
                } else if ( $new_role == "s2member_level2" ) {
                    echo "<green>Your membership has been changed so that you will now be notified of both new posts and members’ comments.</green><br>";
                }
            }
        }
    ?>

        <form method="post" action="">
            <strong>Choose which type of membership you would prefer:</strong><br/>
            <select name="role">
                <option value="subscriber" selected="I just want to be able to leave comments.">I just want to be able to leave comments.</option>
                <option value="s2member_level1">Please notify me of new posts.</option>
                <option value="s2member_level2">Please notify me of both new posts and members’ comments.</option>
            </select>
            <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
        </form>

    <?php
    }
}

// change form shortcode
function kts_shortcode(){
    ob_start();
    tsk_change_role_form();
    return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode( 'kts_contact_form', 'kts_shortcode' );

Then I can just add the shortcode [kts_contact_form] to a page called Change Membership Preferences. Just to make sure I don't lock myself out, I have also placed this shortcode between conditionals, so that it now looks like this:

[s2If !current_user_is(administrator)] [kts_contact_form] [/s2If]