Restrict access based on custom field and BuddyPress extended profile field

Question

Im using Buddypress to create an easy user management system in Wordpress. I added an extra extended field to this to assign them to a group. I can get the current logged in user's group by using this: $usergroup = bp_get_profile_field_data( 'field=usergroup' );.

Ok next thing, I have a Custom Post Type called News, this News post type exists out out custom fields only and one of them is the target group. Lets say I can select 3 target groups in the publish post section, A (A group users), B (b group users) & C (C group users).

Now I need to restrict access for user group A & B to view a News post with target group C, and A to view B & C, you get it right? the solution that comes to my mind is some kind of an if statement. How would you guys approach this? Thanks!

Answer 1 · 2014-09-29T20:13:59Z

September 29, 2014 8:13pm

Boris, I would check the profile field against the custom field. I would create a custom post type archive template for displaying all the News items. Look [here])(http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Type_Templates) for more info on custom post type templates. Inside the loop of the template, I would create a custom WP_Query and preform a meta_query to limit the query's returned post to those posts who's custom field does not equal the profile field of the current user. You can look here for more information on meta queries.

This code should give you a good starting point for creating the custom query I'm talking about. If you need more help just let me know.

<?php 
    $usergroup = bp_get_profile_field_data( 'field=usergroup' );
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'news',  // or whatever the slug is for your custom post type.
        'meta_query' => array(
            array(
                'key'     => 'CUSTOM FIELD SLUG',
                'value'   => $usergroup,
                'compare' => 'NOT LIKE',
            ),
        ),

    );
    $query = new WP_Query( $args );
?>
<?php if ( $query->have_posts() ) : ?>

  <!-- the loop -->
  <?php while ( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post(); ?>
    <h1> PUT YOUR CUSTOM DISPLAY CODE FOR YOUR CUSTOM POST TYPE</h1>
  <?php endwhile; ?>
  <!-- end of the loop -->

  <?php //wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

<?php else:  ?>

<?php endif; ?>

I've never used BuddyPress, so I'm not sure if you'll nee to pass the bp_get_profile_field_data() function the user's ID if your not on the profile page.

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