Problems with s2member login field

#1

Hello,

I am new to s2member (pro) and I am not really sure if theres just an easy option and I cant find it or if this would need deeper customization.
We have a site running where a protected area is in creation. At top of this area (wordpress page) we tell the user informations about what he can find here, give a preview and tell them they have to register. Afterwards I’ve integrated the login-field using the shortcode s2Member-Login/ .

first: Well the login field displays and works for existing users but if I click on ‘signup’ I get redirected to my /home/ site.

second: If I login using this s2member login-field I get redirected to users welcome page. I think I am able to fix that using this shortcode instead: [s2Member-Login login_redirect=“http://example.com/account/” /] .BUT: after the users login, the whole login field will disappear and that would make the site look bad. It would be great if theres a possibility to add an image or text instead of the empty ‘login-field-are’ so it doesn’t look ‘empty’ there (but not the users summary, I already found a shortcode for this).

third: Registration process:
Is it also possible to redirect users after registering to the page mentioned above? I think they won’t need to use their membership page at anytime or just if they search for it.

Thanks!!

#2

Hi I can amswer a few of these questions
You can configure the login welcome page here
s2member/general options/login welcome page

I created a page and called it member login (you can call what ever you like) and added this short code to display the login
[s2Member-Login /]

Then in WP appearance/menus I added the page to the menu you could also just create a hyperlink with the page url
You can redirect on successfull registration using the pro pluggin payapal registration form but there should be a another way round it if you are using the free version
Paul M

#3

Hello Paul,

first of all thanks for you answer.
I know where to configure the welcome page and I already did but the thing is I dont want users to see their welcome page. When they login they should just be redirected to the page where I provide them content. I am using PRO version but we will provide our customers free access and thats why I cant use the the paypal reg but there must be another way to get this managed?

Would be great if someone could help me with my three questions.
Thanks!

#4

Why can’t you make your content page the Login Welcome Page?

#5

As I mentioned in the first post we want to show some ‘normal’ content to guests which shall trigger them to register here. However I think the redirection is the smallest problem - at a pinch I will just redirect the login welcome page to the content page using htaccess if theres no possibility in s2member.

But there are still some unanswered questions from the first post :smile: :

  • the signup button at the login field doesnt work! It redirects to /home/ on click…

  • after the users login, the whole login field will disappear and that would make the site look bad. It would be great if theres a possibility to add an image or text instead of the empty ‘login-field-area’ so it doesn’t look ‘empty’ there (but not the users summary, I already found a shortcode for this).

#6

I still don’t understand why you can’t use the Login Welcome Page as it is intended. You can customize this page in any way you please. Anything you can do on a “content page” you can do on the LWP.

You’ve already found the solution to the redirection on login.

The Pro Login Widget is meant to be a simple way to display a user login (if logged out) or a mini-profile (if logged in), if you want to display something else take a look at the source code. I personally would never put the login widget in the middle of a content area, but that’s a subjective choice.

#7

@timahe: @JediShark and @KTS915 want to say, that you can use [s2If] at your “login welcome” page, so for any category/level of your users it can be completely different…

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#8

Well ok I understand this now and I think I will use the welcome Page now.
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The only thing left is still the problem with pro login widget redirecting to /home/ when I click on signup. Is there a way to fix this?

#9

I’m not an expert on the Pro Login Widget, but I know that with the widget there is an option to set a redirect on login. Check any settings pages/documentation for the widget to see if there’s documentation on how to do this with a shortcode.