If you are using Groups plugin by @itthinx to restrict content, and you want your users to enter a code to give them access to groups, this is a possible solution.
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/*
Plugin Name: Groups Codes
Plugin URI: http://www.eggemplo.com
Description: Groups Codes
Author: Antonio Blanco
Version: 1.0
Author URI: http://www.eggemplo.com
*/
class Groups_Codes_Plugin {
/**
* This array contains the pairs: code => group_id
* You need to change it with your own codes and groups id.
*/
public static $codes_table = array(
‘0001’ => 1,
‘0010’ => 2,
‘0011’ => 3
);
public static function init() {
add_action( ‘init’, array( __CLASS__, ‘wp_init’ ) );
}
public static function wp_init() {
add_shortcode( ‘groups_codes’, array( __CLASS__, ‘groups_codes_shortcode’ ) );
add_shortcode( ‘groups-codes’, array( __CLASS__, ‘groups_codes_shortcode’ ) );
}
public static function groups_codes_shortcode( $atts, $content = null ) {
$codes_table = self::$codes_table;
$output = "";
$options = shortcode_atts(
array(
‘redirect_to’ => null
),
$atts
);
if ( $user_id = get_current_user_id() ) {
if ( isset( $_REQUEST[‘submit’] ) ) {
if ( isset( $_REQUEST[‘groups_codes_code’] ) && wp_verify_nonce( $_REQUEST[‘groups_codes_code’], ‘groups_codes_form’ ) ) {
if ( isset( $_REQUEST[‘code’] ) && ( strlen( trim( $_REQUEST[‘code’] ) ) > 0 ) ) {
if ( isset( $codes_table[ trim( $_REQUEST[‘code’] ) ] ) ) {
$group_id = $codes_table[ trim( $_REQUEST[‘code’] ) ];
if ( Groups_User_Group::create( array( "user_id"=>$user_id, "group_id"=>$group_id ) ) ) {
$group = Groups_Group::read( $group_id );
$output .= ‘<p>’ . __( ‘You have been added to the "’ . $group->name . ‘" group.’ ) . ‘</p>’;
} else {
$output .= ‘<p>’ . __( ‘Invalid code.’ ) . ‘</p>’;
}
} else {
$output .= ‘<p>’ . __( ‘Invalid code.’ ) . ‘</p>’;
}
} else {
$output .= ‘<p>’ . __( ‘Invalid code.’ ) . ‘</p>’;
}
}
}
$output .= ‘<div class="groups-codes-container">’;
$output .= ‘<form action="">’;
$output .= ‘<input type="text" name="code" placeholder="’ . __( ‘Enter your code’ ) . ‘" />’;
$output .= ‘<input type="submit" name="submit" value="’ . __( ‘Submit’ ) . ‘" />’;
$output .= wp_nonce_field( ‘groups_codes_form’, ‘groups_codes_code’ );
$output .= ‘</form>’;
$output .= ‘</div>’;
} else {
$output .= __( ‘You need to be logged in before giving us a download code.’ );
}
return $output;
}
}
Groups_Codes_Plugin::init();
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You only need to change the $codes_table array with the codes and groups ids that you want.
You can download the plugin from Github.