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I have a blog with structure as follow

Meetings Blog (Partent Category)
- cobham
- walton on thames
- woking
- guildford
- weybridge

when the user signs up he can become part of only when of the child categories. I have written conditionals in the php functions as follows and it all works a treat

add_action('template_redirect',"my_custom_capabilities");

function my_custom_capabilities()
{
if(is_category("cobham")&& !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_cobham"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("dorking") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_dorking"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("guildford") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_guildford"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("richmond") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_richmond"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("tunbridge-wells") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_tunbridgewells"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("virginia-water") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_virginiawater"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("walton-on-thames") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_waltononthames"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("weybridge") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_weybridge"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("wimbledon") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_wimbledon"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}
else if(is_category("woking") && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_woking"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}

}

However when the user clicks on the parent category he can see all the latest from all blogs (which is fine) but if he clicks on a post from a blog he should not be able to access, he can. So I thought that if I wrote some more conditional using in_category that should stop it and boot him out. But instead when I write an in_category conditional the user can no longer access any of the child categories.

Any help would be apreciated

Thanks

Thanks for the great question.
I'm updating your rank to "Experienced User".
~ It's great to see developers integrating s2Member in more advanced ways.

OK. So let me clarify how these two functions work:

1. is_category()
This checks to see if the current WP query is an Archive view of a specific Category, and if so, is it the specific Category that you ask it about? i.e. is_category("green-grapes").

2. in_category()
This function is different. Instead of looking at the current WP query, it looks at the current Post, ( or the first Post in an archive view ). So using this function works great, but ONLY if you know that you're on a Singular Post or Page, and NOT in an Archive view of your Blog.

In other words, this is how you should use in_category()

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if(is_singular() && in_category("green-grapes))

Now, how to apply this to your current set of Conditionals ( as seen above ).
Here is a brief example of how you might accomplish what you need:

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if((is_category("cobham") || (is_singular() && in_category("cobham"))) && !current_user_can("access_s2member_ccap_cobham"))
{
header("Location: /you-cannot-view-this-content");
exit();
}

In other words, if the User is attempting to access the Archive for "cobham", OR (||) if they're on a Singular Post that is nested into the "cobham" Category.

Hi Jason

Thanks for that , works a treat!!

Do you also know if there are any conditionals with buddypress. I would have liked to restrict viewing members profiles as well

for example

if member is in ccap_cobham and memberprofile is in ccap_cobham
then let them view page
else
redirect to no access page

Any Ideas

micb11 wrote:Do you also know if there are any conditionals with buddypress. I would have liked to restrict viewing members profiles as well

There are a couple of ways to accomplish this:

1. The Super Easy way:
Go to s2Member -> General Options -> URI Level Restrictions
enter the following word fragment:

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/members/

2. Advanced Conditionals integrated into your theme:

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if(preg_match("/\/members\//", $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"])){
    header("Location: http://example.com/you-cannot-view-this-content");
    exit();
}

If you're running BuddyPress, be sure to use s2Member v3.2.4+
s2Member v3.2.3 had a bug related specifically to BuddyPress, which was corrected in 3.2.4+.
http://www.primothemes.com/post/s2membe ... th-paypal/

Also, be sure to use the full URL in the header redirection call.
Some browsers choke when you put in a relative URL.
So use the full URL, starting with http.

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header("Location: http://example.com/you-cannot-view-this-content");