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Why do generated passwords start/end with spaces?

When new passwords are generated for new users, some users are reporting that the passwords include spaces at the beginning and end of the passwords. Has anyone ran into this before or have any idea ...
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What should I do to make generated avatars different for anonymous comments?

All the comments on my website are anonymous and without registration. To post a comment you have to fill the fields name (not obligatorily) and the text of your comment (obligatorily). I have the ...
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Insert “New User” and update/set meta data at once

The wordpress function wp_insert_user doesn't seem to set (overwrite) the input I give. (documentation shows you can't) Trying to use: wp_insert_user using the returned userID also doesn't work. ...
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Custom Registration Template/Page

Is there a way to display the WordPress register form on a custom page the way one would use <?php get_search_form( $echo ); ?> for a search form? If not how would one go about creating such a ...
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Can I hook into the invite user process to verify their email address is from a certain domain?

I have a site option where users can enter domains to "whitelist" registrations from. What I'd like to do is hook into the invite/create user flow to verify the new user's domain from their email ...
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Is it possible to remove username field from the registration page? If so, how?

Is it possible to remove the username field from the registration page? I want the users to enter only their email and password. A new user should be created based on these two parameters only. Is ...
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Can I hook into user registration *before* a user is created?

I want to limit registration based on the domain associated with their email address. I was looking at the user_register action hook, but it fires after the user is already inserted, which, although ...
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users table - user_name vs. nicename

Can someone explain the differences or different uses of the user_name and user_nicename fields in the users table? They seem to be, and behave the same. I found a bunch of posts in web searches, ...
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Post-Registration, post-meta hook?

Is there a hook in WP to access meta data of a user JUST after they have registered and meta data has been added to the database? I was reading to use profile_update, but wouldn't that be invoked ...
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Google Apps login in wordpress

I manage a google apps domain with plenty of users; I would like to join Google apps with a Wordpress based intranet app we're creating. Which level of integration could I expect to achieve? Our ...
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Create a Meta Box in the Admin User Screen?

My client wants the New User admin page to be composed of a meta box. add_meta_box( $id, $title, $callback, $post_type, $context, $priority, $callback_args ); But this seems to be for posts only ...
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Buddypress Fake (non-bot) Users

BuddyPress Newbie question: I have a brand new site running WP 3.3.1 and BP 1.5. Even before launch I am plagued with numerous fake users every day. I don't think they are bots, because I have a math ...
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Custom registration form page/template

I am trying to create a registration page on my site to allow visitors to register on the site and have access to special contents. I installed Cimy User Extra Fields to add extra fields to ...
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User registration problem in wordpress

I am trying to do a user registration form in my site's side bar, although users were able to register but instead of getting success message, wordpress usually redirect them to 404 page. below is my ...
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frontend user with custom profile pages

i am building a website where the frontend users can register and they need to have custom profile pages - not the standard WordPress backend pages that the admin sees. There they can see their ...
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How to check username availability with ajax at registration

I'm using buddypress which uses its own template form register.php for registration at http://mysite.com/register. I'm looking for a way to show the user whether or not their entered username is ...
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Email confirmation on registration

I have set up the registration form using this chunk of code: wp_create_user($username, $password, $email); Note that i have did all kinds of validation before use this code. The registration is ...
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Adding fields to the “Add New User” screen in the dashboard

I'd like to add the field "Company Name" to the add new user page in the admin panel. I've done quite a bit of searching and have been unable to find details on how to do this. I can easily add info ...
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Can I prevent “wp_user_level” from getting added to wp_usermeta on registration?

I've heard this meta key is obsolete, but they are still getting created every time a user registers. Can I prevent this? I'm trying to slim down that table.
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How to get user-meta from Social Login registered users?

It looks like social login plugins (such as Wordpress Social Login, OneAll etc.) do not create users in the original wp-database as regular registration from Admin dashboard. Hence it is not possible ...
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How to let user select role upon registration in Facebook-AWD?

I would like to use the plugin Facebook-AWD plugin. My site would provide two ways of registration (normal and register with Facebook). Users must select their role, ie: buyer and seller. With ...
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Is there any good tutorial to write custom login, registration and password recovery forms?

I like to have login and password recovery managed by my own forms and embed them into my theme. I'm using the well written Jeff Farthing's plugin "Theme My Login" on some of my projects. But I would ...
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How to create a front facing user sign up, log in and profile pages like FoodGawker.Com

Title: How to create a front facing user sign up, log in and profile pages like FoodGawker.Com Body: Hey everyone! I'll be as direct and detailed as possible. :) I want to be able to sign up ...
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How to create custom LOGIN and REGISTRATION forms?

I have developed a theme for Wordpress and I need to customize login and registrations form. At the moment, as usual, the login and the registration URL are: http://www.example.com/wp-login.php ...
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Remind a user about their account if they have not used it for 6 months

I have a website working with a user registration/login system all working also. I wish to automatically send all users an email that have not used their account for 6 months. I have an idea, but ...
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Wordpress to use Drupal users' credentials

I have both Wordpress and Drupal installed on two domains. I want the users that register via Wordpress to be stored in Drupal's user table. Also, any login attempts should be checked against Drupal's ...
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add custom field in user register form

In my WordPress based site, I want to add a custom field (e.g. type of user - employee, investor) in the user registration form in the admin side, without editing the core file. Can anyone please ...
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Is it possible a one click user registration with Facebook or Twitter (or other Social Networks)?

Would it be possible to create a wp user by signin up with Facebook connect? (And through Twitter app, and eventually other major social networks? Facebook is most important, then Twitter, the rest ...
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Data sanitization for user registration and user login

What kinds of data sanitization I have to do if I make a front end login and registration system for wordpress users? For login function wp_signon() should I escape the data for possible sql ...
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Include “registration.php” for custom registration form?

I’m creating a custom registration form for my website. Every tutorial has this call in the form require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/registration.php'); I’ve read that registration.php has been ...
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How to include file upload field in buddypress registration form?

I am using buddypress to make the social network of passed out students of my school.I have used Buddypress Xprofile Custom Fields Type for registration.I want to include "Add file"(Marksheet of ...
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Adding a new user from the front end

I have a front end form that creates a new post from users that are not required to login. However, I need to create a new user based on the information passed in the form. As it is right now I can ...
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SSO system between 2 WordPress installs on different servers

This is essentially a repeat of this question, but it has not been answered. I am trying to create an SSO system between two separate WordPress installs that are on different servers using different ...
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Users are being redirected to main site when trying to register on subsite of my Multisite network

I want to allow my clients on my network to have visitors register on their site. Currently, there is no link or button to allow visitors to access the signup page. This looks like default ...
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Integrating Facebook Registration (and Login) on a Wordpress page

I would like to use the Facebook Registration tool. I've read the documentation on https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/registration/ I've also gave a look at plugins like Simple Facebook ...
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Users managed to register on website with no register button?

Due to recent spam, I wanted to stop registration on my website for a while. But doing so meant the registration page would redirect to the homepage, which was bad for SEO. So I left the ...
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Two different registraton forms for buddypress

I have to different user types on my buddypress site, athletes and coaches. Is their any way to have two different registration forms on buddypress? The ultimate solution would be to have a dropdown ...
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Check for valid email after user inactivity?

I'm looking for a plugin that sends out a confirmation / verification email to confirm that the user still have the same email address as when they registered. If a response is not given within 2 ...
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Passing the page ID to a login php script

I'm trying to create a simple registration process which goes like this, A visitor clicks on a link (which is viewable only after entering some information such as name, email, phone etc.) This ...
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Menu page with list of users

I need a way to create a menu page with a list of all users for administrative purposes. The list will be used by users that don't have permission or acceses to the "Users" menu page. The page need to ...
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What plugin(s) are best for this User registration task?

I have a site with user registration and I have a few specific qualifications that I must fulfill. The login/registration area should be on its own page within the template using a custom page ...
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Custom registration form with different registration process based on what's selected

I'm trying to make a registration form with a registration process like the following. Can it be done? These are the fields for the registration form. Username Email Address First Name Last Name ...
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Custom user profile, registration, login page with theme

WordPress user profile page uses the administration interface, and its user registration / login page is not part of the theme. I would like to change it into the custom theme of my site customize ...
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How to force buddypress users to complete profile after registration?

Seems logical for any other network, not for buddypress though :( We all know the extended user profiles in buddypress - problem is, even though some fields are marked as required, that "required" ...
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Batch users creation

I would like to share a document with about 140 users after password authentication and I want to avoid to create manually all the 140 accounts. Is it possible to create them quickly? UPDATE: ...
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How to get the password and username of the add new user form (admin back end) in wordpress

I am trying to get the username and password that entered by the wordpress admin in the add new user screen to use those into creating a webmail account using cpanel api. How to do that? is there is ...
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Is there a way to direct unregistered user to registration page when click a link?

everyone: this question seems pretty commmon to ask, but I did not find any answer. I was wondering, if there is a php function that I could use to direct a user to the site's registartion page, so ...
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Wordpress Won't Send Email When a User Register

When a user registers on my wordpress site, it does not send them an email containing the password. I do notice that an email was sent when a users email is @mydomain.com, but for others let say ...
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How to get the ID of the currently logged in user?

I want to get the ID of the currently logged in user. I've found the function: get_current_user_id which seems to be working, however I'm not sure what 'current' means in this context. Meaning if the ...
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What's the difference between wp_insert_user() and wp_create_user()

I know the former allows additional parameters, so you can more user info, but other then that, why do both exist? The specific reason I want to know is that wp_insert_user() is happening REALLY ...

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