Redirect page to profile details

[mitchcan]

Hey,

I’d like to create a page redirect that goes to the specific – url/members/memberusername/ (and optionally …/profile/ or …/orders/)

I have this working in the menu setup with ##profile_link##/profile/ thank you; but I tried to use the link that I created for the menu and that did not work (maybe I needed to do something else, I tried with and w/o the url).

I looked at the code discussed elsewhere here for the login redirect, but that’s really what I need this for. I just want to have a site ‘page’ utilize the redirect option (like in either ‘Redirection’ or ‘Page Links To’ plugins, or direct w/o the plugin is fine too) to go to the ‘page’ (eg. url/members/memberusername/ ) that is the specific members information.

Is this possible?

Thanks!

[mitchcan]

“for the login redirect, but that’s really what I need this for.”

uh, should read “for the login redirect, but that’s NOT really what I need this for.”

sorry…

[mitchcan]

Hi, this was from a few days ago, does anyone have any guidance here? Thanks.

[Andrei]

Firstly please let me know where you want to create this link and it doesn’t work, it would help me a lot to understand what you’re trying to achieve if you could give me access to your wp-admin, and pointing me directly to the issue.

Sorry for the late reply.
Looking forward.

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[mitchcan]

Hey Andrei,

No worries, thanks for the reply. I am trying to create a link to the (current logged in users) profile page – where they would then be able make XProfile edits. In the menu, the following works in the URL of the tab:

##profile_link##/profile/edit/group/2/ (see screencap) and it takes me directly to that BuddyPress profile page and tab. (screencap 2)

How would I make this same thing happen in a page or post link?

Thanks.

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[Andrei]

Here is a quick shortcode that i’ve made for you, it will do exactly what you need. Paste the follwing code in your functions.php file.

COPY CODE

function bp_user_domain_func( $args, $content = '' ) {
    $args = shortcode_atts( array(
        'path' => '',
    ), $args );
    return '<a href="' . bp_loggedin_user_domain() . $args["path"] . '">' . $content . '</a>';
}
add_shortcode( 'bp_user_domain', 'bp_user_domain_func' );

Then you can use it in your posts/pages in the following way:

COPY CODE

[bp_user_domain path="profile/edit"]edit profile[/bp_user_domain]

Hope this is what you needed.
Cheers

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[mitchcan]

Hello Andrei,

I just wanted to followup and say, yes, this is great, it works to place the shortcode in a post or page (I just changed the path to be ‘profile/edit/group/2’ and it took me straight to that tab). Thanks!

The only thing I would add, is there any way that I can use this as a URL? If I wanted to set up a REDIRECT to go to that tab

how would I do that?

where the URL would be based on the logged in user: //URL/members/THEUSERNAME/profile/edit/group/2/

Thanks.

[Andrei]

You’ll have to use the functions that i’ve used in the above shortcode. Where/when would you like this redirect to happen ?

Looking forward.

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[PeterGould]

Hi there,

I had the same question and added a nice little plugin that allows you to use the shortcode anywhere including URL’s.

Just add this plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-shortcodes/

And then you can use the shorcodes to make custom URL’s

[ansleywilliams]

Hi, I have this same question – I’d like to include in my welcome email to my new members a link for them to edit their profile so they’re taking directly to the page to edit their profile. How do I do this?

[Andrei]

Modifying emails is totally another job, the content of emails usually reside in translations and the layout of the email can only be changed with an additional plugin.

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[ansleywilliams]

I’m sorry I wasn’t clear. I already have a way to modify emails… I’m just looking for the link I would use to take a user directly to their edit profile page for the theme.

[Andrei]

Well, then this page already contains the answer you’re looking for.
You’ll either have to use the custom function I posted above or the recommended User Shortcodes plugin.

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[lovemerge]

redirect user to profile/group/2/ ( about me) so user can complete filling out extended form? when they register.

[Andrei]

After they register they will firstly have to activate their account, so this won’t properly work.

Cheers

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