WordPress MU

I did this to the ones who want some public stuff.

Open wpdir/wp-content/general-template.php

go to line 39

You may find:

function wp_register( $before = '<li>', $after = '</li>' ) {
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
if ( get_settings('users_can_register') )
$link = $before . '<a href="' . get_settings('siteurl') . '/wp-register.php">' . __('Register') . '</a>' . $after;
else
$link = '';
} else {
$link = $before . '<a href="' . get_settings('siteurl') . '/wp-admin/">' . __('Site Admin') . '</a>' . $after;
}

echo apply_filters('register', $link);
}

add '//' in the lines 42, 44 and 45

looking like this

function wp_register( $before = '<li>', $after = '</li>' ) {
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
// if ( get_settings('users_can_register') )
$link = $before . '<a href="' . get_settings('siteurl') . '/wp-register.php">' . __('Register') . '</a>' . $after;
// else
// $link = '';
} else {
$link = $before . '<a href="' . get_settings('siteurl') . '/wp-admin/">' . __('Site Admin') . '</a>' . $after;
}

echo apply_filters('register', $link);
}


then add in your template 'wp_register()'

What is this register for? I thought everyone can register as a user without a blog already?

this is a tag that add a link that is used for REGISTER or GO TO ADMIN PANEL. In WPMU it only show the ADMIN link.

I was thinking of another way to do this
which was adding a checkbox on the signup form which says "Allow User Registration:" and simply sets teh user option in the database... more info soon :-D

Done the Above Hack, Here's how!

(Note that you CANNOT use this with the original hack)

OPEN:

wp-admin/options-general.php

FIND:


<tr valign="top">
<th scope="row"><?php _e('Membership:') ?></th>
<td> <label for="comment_registration">
<input name="comment_registration" type="checkbox" id="comment_registration" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_settings('comment_registration')); ?> />
<?php _e('Users must be registered and logged in to comment') ?></label>


AFTER ADD:


<label for="users_can_register">
<input name="users_can_register" type="checkbox" id="users_can_register" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_settings('users_can_register')); ?> />
<?php _e('Allow User Registration') ?>
</label>


Then in each blog under:

Options > General

You will find:

http://bloggi.org/images/bloggi-userscanregister.png

(See ScreenShot)

Enjoy!

way better than mine

note: add a <br /> before the hack label

Did this make it into the codebase?

Bummer. I added this hack and when I logout and try to register, I get send back to the front page of the blog. Not at all useful.

This is characteristic of most unintegrated hacks or patches, regardless of the software package: they rot. Even if they don't rot they can be tricky to install and even if not tricky to install they fragment the install base as some installs have patch X installed, others patch Y, yet others patch Z. This is trouble enough without consideration for combinations X&Z, Y&Z, Y & half-of X, etc.

How can we make at least some of these troubles would go away? Would integration and enabling by configuration switch an option? How can we ensure we fit the WPMU Development Methodology?