Create a form, process with php script, find who’s logged in ?

[AlamSyed]

I am really liking this wordpress theme, I should say this is my very first theme.

I am trying to do something very simple. I am trying to figure it out some setting I need for my custom page on my website, hopefully one of you seasoned professionals can shed some light on this work.

1. I create a html form for entering information from a user about a project. I  add this page to menu-my accounts, how do I make it appear only for logged in registered users ? Some attribute tag setting I guess ?

2. There is a processMyForm.php script file that does the processing of that form with post type, but I want to know who the logged in user is ? I mean who has entered in this form,  and how do I find  what is the username and password of the user in my php script file ?

Can you guys/ gals guide me where/ what to look to achieve the above features, please ?

I  am still dabbling with web technologies, so if possible be more descriptive in your answer.

[sharmstr]

1 – You need a plugin that will conditionally show a menu item. There a few out there. Here is one of them https://wordpress.org/plugins/nav-menu-roles/

2 – There are several ways to find the user.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_current_user_id
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_currentuserinfo

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[AlamSyed]

About the nav menu roles plugin, is there a way to do it with Kleo theme code, as the nav menu options Login/Logout links have this functionality in-built ?

Another question, are these solutions designed for wordpress users ? I am only looking for subscribers (my website’s users) level settings. How can one distinguish ?

[sharmstr]

No. The approved way is to use a plugin.

I dont understand your question. All users are wordpress users. Plugins like Woocommerce, Buddypress, bbpress and Paid Membership Pro all use the built in wordpress user accounts.

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[AlamSyed]

Ok. Thanks.

If all users are wordpress users then that answers my question. Sorry, I don’t know much about this, that’s why there was confusion.

Thanks for the prompt reply shamstr.

[sharmstr]

No problem.

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