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A Memorable Dance With Mr. Bubble Toes
My sister definitely found it quite amusing that I was having a guest of mine over, and my dad seemed to support Alexis' feelings towards that. The next morning, I woke up a little bit earlier than usual. I used to wake up around noon during the weekends, and dad considered it untimely and used to come in my room and literally scream in my ears in order to get me up and out of bed. As it had proven unsuccessful at one point, he'd given up. So when I came bouncing into the kitchen with a smile on my face at around 9 o'clock, I didn't miss the look he gave my sister who responded with a smug grin.
Pausing in my step, my eyes swerved from one face to the other. "What? Why is it that both of you are giving me the look?"
"We're not giving you any look Lynette. We're only just wondering why you're up so early," my dad said, his voice feigning seriousness but greatly failing. I rolled my eyes at both of them for the response and moved towards the kitchen counter, reaching for one of the mugs and pouring the hot chocolate - Alexis usually had prepared – from the kettle.
"I already told both of you yesterday night that Ethan's coming over. So why make a great big deal out of it?"
Alexis exaggerated a sigh and when I turned around to stare at her with irritation, she placed a coy smile on her lips. "Now why might you do that, my baby sister?"
"I'm only just being polite, Alexis. And if both of you don't get off my back, I'll make sure you regret ever having picked on me for the rest of your life."
As far as threats could go, the one I'd just said was definitely not as menacing as I'd meant for it to sound, even coming from me. Judging by the grins on my dad's and sister's face, I knew they'd shut up about it for a little while but there was no guarantee about the humiliation they'd bring onto me when Ethan would be around. I'd forgotten how big of a joker my dad could be during the time we'd been distant, but now that I'm once again aware of that fact, I'll be sure to keep an eye on the two when Ethan visits.
After having my quick breakfast of pancakes with a choice of chocolate or maple syrup, I headed up to my room and took a quick shower, letting the hot water relax me as my thoughts wandered to what Ethan and I could do when he'd arrive. To be honest to myself without feeling the itch of pride, I know I live in a modern palace which if looked at the past would only be meant for the royal families that could afford it. There were so many rooms and halls in the house that as a little girl, I used to have difficulty finding my way to where I actually needed to go as I ended up getting lost plenty times. And even up to this moment, there are still many rooms that were yet to be explored.
Wrapping my body into my cozy purple bathrobe, I walked into my room and opened my wardrobe, eyes going over the possible outfits I could wear. It's not a date, Lyn! Just put on something casual. With that thought in mind, I took out a simple and plain blue long sleeved t-shirt that would hang till my knees when I wore it and white leggings that travel down till my ankles. The t-shirt belonged to Alexis and she'd given me several hand-me downs that were quite big and 'airy' as I'd put it. Well being the girl I am, a tomboyish one at that, I felt perfectly comfortable wearing outfits that made me look more like an outcast of a female specimen than I really am.
Sliding down the banister [a favorite activity of mine], I headed towards the kitchen where I thought Alexis and dad would still be lazing around. And I ended out being right when I found their eyes assessing me once more. My folk are not lively, really.
"Well you're all dressed up aren't you?" Alexis purred teasingly.
"Only someone as blind as you would say that Al," I bit back at her and she laughed, that soft laugh of hers that echoed across the walls and would bring a smile to anyone's face. Looking at her, I couldn't help but wonder if we really were sisters. It always seemed to me that she had much more life in her than I could possibly ever have. She's the backbone of the family, the person who brought life to it after mom died. When attending an event as a family, sometimes I'd just feel to be the odd one out since our personalities ranged greatly.
I always imagined people to say, "Hey, look there's Alexis! Isn't she great and so funny and lively?" The moment they'd see me, their reaction would be, "And here's the sidekick." It's not that I despise her. But it's just that I wish I could be more like her. In a way, Alexis has become my role model.
"So when's he arriving?" Dad's question snapped me out of my thoughts and I answered him with a shrug.
"Any time now I guess. I just hope he's not having a hard time finding out where we live."
Alexis grinned and winked at me. "Anticipating his presence, huh?"
I glared at her and decided to say a few words to caution them. "Look you guys. Ethan is not who you think to me. He's my tutor and my friend. Nothing more. You know I'm having a relationship with Jason and whatever crazy fantasy you have about me and Ethan does not exist in reality, alright?"
"Um Lynette, you should probabl-"
"Well I never knew that."
I tore my gaze from my sister and met my father's livid glare. "You did not just say you are dating Jason Crowe are you?"
"Yes I am father. Is there a problem?" I asked, lifting an eyebrow and giving him a daring look as to give me a reason why there should be an issue with my being interested in Jason.
"The Crowes are not exactly good company Lynette. We're done doing business with them."
"But it's not business that I'm doing with Jason, dad! I like him a lot!"
"Well why Jason Crowe? Why not Ethan Marks?" My dad threw that question at me and I couldn't help but feel irritation bubble up inside me.
"Because Ethan is different!"
"Lynette!" Alexis yelled at me.
"What?!" I snapped.
"Ethan rang the bell God knows how long ago! Bring him in!"
"Why didn't you tell me that?"
"Amidst this babbling, how could I?"
Taking a deep breath, I threw a sharp glance at my dad and muttered, "We'll continue this conversation later."
Heading towards the front door, I took another breath or two before opening the door with a wide smile. I found him looking rather nervously at me, dressed in his usual attire.
"Hi," his voice sounded small as his smile and I laughed a little as I greeted him back.
"You drive?" I asked, glancing at the red truck parked on the driveway. He shook his head no in response and muttered, "Riley's."
"Figures. Red trucks are not you."
Lightly taking hold of his arm, I brought him into the house and let him look around a little. I'd grown accustomed to this gesture that many people did. No matter how many times a person might have visited the Brooks' mansion, they'd never fail to be taken aback by the lightest degree when they enter it. I decided not to lead him to the kitchen. Based on the conversation I'd had with my dad, the atmosphere inside would still be a little steamy. Besides, we would have more fun doing anything else that didn't include small talk with my dad.
At first, I didn't even know where I was taking him as my body took the lead when we walked across the several passageways and halls. But I realized that I was leading myself to the ball room section of the mansion. Funny how my body sometimes picked up on things later than my mind.
I entered the room and grinned. This looked perfect. The beams of sunlight flooded into the room from the windows that were located high above, almost appearing to touch the ceiling. Spacious and large yet empty as it lacked the amount of people required to fill it.
"Lyn? What is this place?"
"My dad calls it the ballroom, even though we never really had any balls." I smiled at him but it seemed to fall a little when the sunlight centered on the white piano, almost as if it were a spotlight.
"My mom loved this room. It was her favorite actually," I whispered softly. A thousand emotions must have crossed my face at the moment. The memory of my mother always left me feeling a light pang of hurt, a sweet pain that left me feeling empty.
"Did she...did she play the piano?"
"No, but she loved it. Alexis used to play but now she's forgotten how to."
The silence filled the air and my mind pondered to those days where my mom would bring me here alongside Alexis, and watch her play, all the while holding me close to her and slowly rocking me along with the melodies that succumbed the room. I would do anything to have those days back.
"Would you like me to play? The piano, I mean?"
I turned my face to look at him, my eyes meeting his and I gave a small smile. "Yes. I would like that."
As he moved towards the piano, I followed his shadow. My feet felt like led and somehow, I felt as if my heart was tearing apart, one tear at a time with every step I took. Sitting down beside Ethan, I watched him play, his hands moving gracefully across the piano. I was familiar with the melody he played. Alexis had played this one day. One exceptionally peaceful and beautiful day.
"My mom, she used to make my day. I'd sometimes have a hard time falling asleep because I didn't want the day to end. Every day was like a day in paradise. She'd chase me around the garden, acting like a child herself with gleeful smiles on her face. It was those smiles that drove me along, kept me going everyday.
"As a child, I never took much interest in reading but my mom was the one who tried to place that interest in me. She'd take me to the library and we'd curl up onto one of the large sized bean bags with me on her lap. She'd read and I'd listen. I learned so much during those days with her."
I paused for a second and glanced at Ethan. His eyes met mine and I learnt many things through that one swift gaze we exchanged. For one, he didn't feel like some therapist getting paid to hear my heart out. He was comfortable with it. And second, there was a reassurance in his eyes that made small glimmers of hope to light up in my heart. Things were going to be okay.
It was at that moment that the song came to an end and Ethan's eyes were on the piano. Silence once again filled the air but not an uncomfortable one. It was rather peaceful. But it was the peaceful part of it that made me realize the mistake I was making.
A gasp escaped my mouth and Ethan looked startled when he turned his face to stare at me strangely.
"I've totally made this a terrible day, haven't I?" I started to panic. Here I am, having Ethan over and all I'd done was turn it into one of those "oh-my-god, she's killing me with her depression dialogue" days.
Just when he was about to reason with me, being the gentleman that Ethan is, I interrupted him, saying, "No, I asked you to come over to have fun, not week and mourn." Sighing heavily, my mind raced with thoughts on what I could do to lighten the atmosphere and then I grinned to myself.
"I have an idea! Wait here, I'll make this up to you."
I thought I heard him say something but I couldn't catch the words as I raced out the ball room, heading towards the one at the far end of the hall where we usually kept our 'party equipment'. Glancing around the table where we laid our materials out, I took hold of the music player and jogged back.
Entering the room, I placed the music player on top of the piano and clicked on the play button. Bubble Toes by Jack Johnson started playing and I couldn't help but smile. Perfect song for a dance.
"Dance with me."
Ethan just blinked, a blank expression across his face as if he didn't hear what I'd just said. "What?"
Rolling my eyes, I repeated, "Dance. With. Me."
The look that crossed his face was that of uneasiness. I could see that he was probably questioning my sanity as he stood up and walked to me slowly, his posture half-hearted. Since he was moving at the pace of a snail, I sighed and took hold of his hand, pulling him towards the centre of the room. I placed my left hand on his shoulder, the right hand interlacing fingers his left. Looking unsure, he placed his free arm around my waist.
My head fell on his chest and I groaned. "Jeez Ethan. I'm a girl. Dance with me like I'm one. I won't bite you know."
As the song went on, the melody turned into a more playful one as the beats started ringing in. I twirled around, my laughter echoing across the walls. Ethan finally started loosening up and took hold of my free hand. Our steps were in sync and at one beat or another, he'd twirl me around or dip me. My laughter didn't die when I saw the grin on his face. He was enjoying this and so was I.
Ethan's arm around my waist wasn't as stiff anymore and his dance was not tense anymore. The smile on my face didn't diminish for even a second as we danced together, having fun just like I'd wanted to. When the song came to an end, both his arms went around my waist while mine around his shoulders. Smiling up at him, I asked, "Having fun?"
He gave me a grin, the rare genuine one I usually recieved from him, and replied, "Of course I am."
Biting on my lower lip, I decided to suppress the mock tease that was about to slip out. I could use it on him later; this moment was too perfect to ruin. We slow danced together for a few more songs. My head eventually rested against his chest and his arms, loosened around my waist but still held me close. Things just feltright. It felt too good to be true. I never would have imagined dancing with Ethan like this a month ago when all he'd been was a 'pain for my brain'. Suddenly, the uneasiness wasn't being felt by Ethan but by me. When had it come to this?
The same moment that I let go of my hold, he let go of his and we both stepped back. Had the discomfort hit him too? I didn't know the expression that was on my face but I gave a timid smile, and said, "That's enough dancing for now. You want to go?"
Ethan nodded wordlessly and after I turned off the music, we took the same route out that we'd come in at the start. Within a matter of minutes, we'd reached the kitchen and Alexis turned around at the sound of our footsteps.
"Ethan, it's great to have you." She approached him and gave him a hug. He looked a little surprised when she did so but that's Alexis and her ways.
"Great to be here, Ms-"
"Just call me Alexis. I don't like all the formalities."
She stepped back and beamed at the two of us. "So what have you guys been up to the past hour?"
"Dancing," both of us said simultaneously. I grinned at him before settling down into one of the chairs and pulling Ethan to sit down on the one to my left.
"That sounds like fun. You guys want some wine?" Alexis asked.
"Wine? At this time of day?" I asked, glancing at the clock. It was only just two in the afternoon.
"Honey, there's nothing wrong with drinking wine as long as you don't overdo it." She winked at Ethan and poured the same type of wine that had been served yesterday night.
Handing us our glasses, she said, "Let's drink to a good life!" Simple, yet good enough. I took a sip out of the wine and gulped, the familiar burning sensation going down my throat - the one you get when you take the first sip. Then with a grin at my direction, Alexis leaned towards me and whispered in my ear, "And a good love life for you."


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The plugin restricts selected WordPress® content to registered site members. WP-Members™ puts the registration process on the site front end so it is inline with your content rather than the native WP login page. WP-Members™ requires no modifications to your theme while remainging scalable for users who want to customize the look and feel, or want to restrict only some content. It is a great tool for sites offering premium content to subscribers, and is adaptable to a variety of applications.
Simple to install and configure – yet customizable and scalable!
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Member control access ?
Thank for this plug-in.
Can we control the members with it ?
For example, once people are registreted, can we control and give them access manually ?
I search a plug-in which could do it, and I didn't manage to find if I can do this with WP Member.
Thank you for the answer.
Powerful and Flexible Plugin, Excellent Support
I spent a lot of time trying to find a suitable membership management plugin, which could be easily customised to fit my specific needs, at a reasonable cost. WP-Members has proved to be a great choice. With a little research and some fantastic support from plugin author Chad, I've managed to achieve everything I wanted in our membership management system, and more. I'm impressed and happy, and can't recommend this highly enough. $59 for premium support is ridiculously cheap for some of the best quality support I've ever received. Great stuff.
Simple amazing. Worth the money for premium
I am always apprehensive about paying for plugins. This is so worth it. The plugin is so customizable. I've needed help fine tuning it, so I went to the support forms, less than a day after posting, Chad not only explained to me how to do it but provided the custom code for it. Support is out of this world.
Solid little membership plugin
If you're looking for something super simple out of the box, this plugin is it. By default it doesn't have complicated member levels and checkouts, which you might not want if you're not creating a paid service. I was extremely pleased with how simple it was to use. Nice work guys!
Great plugin and the support by Rocket Geek is top notch
Your support when I was setting up was exemplary, you didn't make me feel like an idiot and you sorted all the problems I had. I would not hesitate to use your products or your support in future.
very nice
The plug works great. I wanted some additional functionality and support so I purchased a couple of extensions. The support has been EXCELLENT!
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- API updates: added wpmem_is_user_activated().
- API updates: wpmem_is_reg_page() added default of current page ID.
- API updates: wpmem_current_url() added check for query string.
- API updates: Added wpmem_fields filter to wpmem_fields().
- API updates: Added wpmem_current_post_id() and wpmem_form_label() functions.
- API updates: Added new [wpmem_avatar], [wpmem_login_link], and [wpmem_register_link] shortcodes.
- API updates: Added filter option in user export to decode html entities in user fields.
- API updates: Added wpmem_get_action action hook when wpmem_a is loaded.
- All admin dependencies and actions/filters loaded in admin api object.
- Corrected issue in forms function were RS Captcha had empty div wrapper variable.
- Removed deprecated functions wpmem_load_admin_js(), wpmem_test_shortcode(), and wpmem_generatePassword().
- Moved remaining deprecated functions to new inc/deprecated.php.
- Added successful registration message on page if nonce validates (for reg redirects).
- Added User object class, handling login, logout, register.
- Added buffering to login form and widget to allow do_login action results to be displayed (such as 3rd party login captcha).
- Added support for WP's login_redirect filter (loads before wpmem_login_redirect).
- Added a div wrapper for post restricted message.
- Added initial form support for HTML5 number input, & min, max, title, and pattern attributes (placeholder support was added in 3.1.6).
- Updated wpmem_admin_update() to exit if there is no user ID.
- Updated admin notification email to translate field labels.
- Updated login form links and filters to a single process (was one for each).
- Updated WP Registration finalize process.
- Moved form building functions to forms object class.
- Deprecated wpmem_register_fields_arr filter (Use wpmem_fields instead).
- Removing the wpautop() function is now optional rather than default.
- Fixed load fields error checking, install function now correctly returns defaults.
- Changed password reset and password change to use wp_set_password() for improved performance with caching.
- Fixed [wpmem_field] display handling for multiple select and multiple checkbox field types.
- Updates to always load fields from wpmem_fields() API function.
- Updates to begin to utilize new fields settings array. Fields setting is still store in the same array format as before. However, it is loaded into the new settings format. Current object class keeps numeric keys in place for legacy purposes.
- Updates to dropdown handling on main options tab to display proper preselected value when site is using ssl (https://) and no value is selected.
- Added wpmem_loginout() API function, changed [wpmem_loginout] shortcode to use API function.
- Added wpmem_array_insert() API function, allows for inserting array elements at any point in an array.
- Added wp_destroy_current_session() to logout function.
- Added WooCommerce support in native WP registration functions. Began adding WooCommerce classes to registration form elements.
- Added to wpmem_user_has_role() function to check for a single role or if the user has a role that is in an array of roles.
- Added wpmem_shortcodes_loaded, wpmem_hooks_loaded, and wpmem_dropins_loaded to fire after.
- Added text input to set a default 'read more' link for auto excerpt.
- Fixed issue with auto excerpt where an excerpt shorter than the excerpt setting would not display the more link.
- Preliminary updates to include placeholder support in fields (this will be an option in a future release).
- Localization fix of untranslated strings.
- Wrap "Remember Me" checkbox label with label tag in login form.
- Moved remaining initialization functions to class constructor.
- Moved wpmem_load_shortcodes, wpmem_load_hooks, and wpmem_load_dropins to fire before.
- reCAPTCHA version 1 is no longer supported by Google. It is now deprecated in the plugin. If you have reCAPTCHA v1 selected, it will remain so. But once this is changed to a different CAPTCHA setting or if this is a new install, reCAPTCHA version 1 will no longer be available as a selection.
- Custom field term "Option Name" changed to "Meta Key" for clarity.
- Marked required custom field properties as required in Add/Edit Field dialogs.
- Changed redirect_to process to escape the url with esc_url_raw rather than esc_url, otherwise query string variables do not get handled correctly.
- Fixes issue with displaying checkbox state on the admin user profile screen.
- Fixes issue with auto excerpt when excerpts are displayed on single posts/pages.
- Applies style properties for the remember me checkbox label to the default stylesheets. The label tag was added to this text in 3.1.6 (see below).
- Applies some admin strings for translation.
- Addressed some security issues to prevent XSS vulnerabilities.
- Updated [wpmem_show_count] shortcode to include count of total blog users and users by role. See: http://rkt.bz/xC
- Updated [wpmem_field] shortcode to accept [wpmem_field meta_key] instead of [wpmem_field field="meta_key"] (although the latter will still work). See http://rkt.bz/ae
- Updated [wpmem_loginout] shortcode with some improvements to function code and link text attributes. See: http://rkt.bz/29
- Updated auto excerpt for improved functionality, uses wp_trim_words(), deprecated add_ellipsis, strip_tags, close_tags, parse_shortcodes, strip_shortcodes for filter (these were never documented so it is unlikely that anyone uses them).
- Updated hidden field type, now allows adding hidden fields to the registration form.
- Compartmentalized installation of initial settings.
- Field loader now validates settings, if none exist due to install error it will run the default fields install.
- Removed dialog setting downgrade on deactivation. Need to re-evaluate necessity of downgrading.
- Fixed issue with slash handling in Emails tab.
- Updated [wp-members] deprecated shortcode notice to include post/page information on where the shortcode is being used.
- Change to the way the PayPal extension is integrated with the main plugin. This allows for some necessary filename changes in the extension.
- Added checks for PayPal extension function calls within the main plugin to avoid possible errors if it is deactivated.
- New wpmem_is_tab() API function checks the current tab in the plugin's admin panel.
- New wpmem_is_reg_page() API function checks if the page the user registered on is the registration page.
- New wpmem_load_dropins() API function runs dropin load function.
- Documentation updates, cleaned up and addressed several @todo tags.
- Updated [wpmem_field] shortcode to display display values instead of stored values for select (dropdown), multiple select, multiple checkbox, and radio group field types.
- Fixed bug in admin js file introduced when forgot username shortcode was added.
- Updates to reCAPTCHA2. Trims keys on save to avoid possible copy/paste whitespace issues, displays API error code(s) if WP_DEBUG is turned on, change use of file_get_contents() to wp_remote_fopen() for broader acceptable use.
- Fixed issue with display of [wp-members] field tag. Note: although this tag should remain operable, the tag is officially obsolete since 2.9.8 and should be used as [wpmem_field].
- Fixed issue with calling PayPal extension functions if settings are enabled but the extension is disabled.
- Updated some admin-side strings for translation.
- Updated wpmem_redirect_to_login() to not check for wpmem_is_blocked(). Handling that outside the function will expand its usability.
- Updated row_after logic in login form function so that it can be used for adding tags at the end of a row w/o adding a tag at the beginning.
- Updated widget to check for wpmem_do_sidebar() instead of obsolete wpmem() function.
- Updated email shortcodes used in new install.
- Added new utility function wpmem_get() for checking posted variables and query strings with isset() and setting a default value.
- Added a nonce to register redirect by shortcode parameter. This will lead to being able to display a success message on the redirected page.
- Added redirect_to argument in wpmem_redirect_to_login().
- Added generic registration error message.
- Added [wpmem_form forgot_username] shortcode for displaying the forgot username form.
- Minimum WordPress version increased to 3.6.
- Added user counts to user screen links (set as transient).
- Added redirect_to parameter to wpmem_login_url().
- Added action parameter to wpmem_profile_url().
- Added echo argument to wpmem_gettext().
- Added api function wpmem_user_pages() to return an array of the login, register, and profile page urls.
- Added shortcode [wpmem_tos] for Terms of Service page url (replaces [wp-members page=tos url=http://mysite.com/path/to/tos/]).
- Added wpmem_write_log() function for writing notices to the WP error log.
- Added hide registration form parameter to wpmem_profile shortcode: [wpmem_profile register=hide].
- Added $defaults to wpmem_sidebar_status_args. Now can pass $user_login to be used in filters.
- Moved wpmem_login_status() to api.php.
- Deprecated [wp-members] shortcode, all other shortcodes no longer rely on wpmem_shortcode().
- Fixed issue with pre-selected dropdown values to not select empty (separator) rows.
- Fixed field and custom shortcodes in email not being parsed.
- Added downgrade function (currently runs on deactivation) to allow for version rollbacks.
- Added new dialogs functions to admin api, allows for custom dialogs to be added.
- Added $user_id and $row to wpmem_admin_profile_field and wpmem_user_profile_field filters.
- Added new api class and api functions.
- Added [wpmem_loginout] shortcode.
- Added support for new field types to native registration and users > add new (except file/image fields).
- Updated users > add new so that user can be activated when added.
- Updated [wpmem_logged_in] shortcode so that content is not shown on on a user profile page action.
- Updated email settings to only save new from/name if changed.
- Updated admin warning messges.
- Updated multiselect and multicheckbox fields to allow user selected delimiter (defaults to pipe "|").
- Fixes issue with profile update when file/image field is required.
- Fixes image field edit in fields tab to include file type.
- Fixes attribution setting for 3.0 settings array.
- Fixes for PHP7.
This package contains several fixes, some new filters, new field types and other functional improvements.
- Some general code cleanup, reviewing inline documentation and comments.
- Fixed issue for sidebar with redirect_to parameter set in widget settings.
- Fixed issue for custom error messages and email comparison error for profile update (so that errors show in form update state and not on links page).
- Fixed main options tab where checkbox may not display correct setting if unchecked.
- Fixed translation issue for required field error where all of the message except the field name was translated.
- Fixed issue for register shortcode page where if a user has registered, and is logging in but the login fails, display the login error message.
- Fixed register shortcode redirect parameter.
- Fixed confirm_password to bypass sanitize_text_field (which breaks password comparison if certain characters are used).
- Added logic so that user_pages are not blocked (login, register, user_profile).
- Added after_wrapper array value for wpmem_{$page}_links_args filters
- Added a new admin api class, utilities object class, and forms object class.
- Added user facing strings as an array in the main $wpmem object class.
- Added wpmem_default_text_strings filter for user facing text strings.
- Added new wpmem_sidebar_status_args filter hook.
- Added new container in main object for email from and from name settings.
- Added file upload functions.
- Added new field types: multiple checkbox, multiple select, radio, file, image, email, url.
- Added "values" key to the register form rows array to hold possible values (i.e. select, multiple select, multiple checkbox, and radio group) and the actual value to be in the "value" key.
- Added the ability for dropdown/select fields to have a default value other than the first value.
- Added filter wpmem_user_upload_dir for filtering the location of user uploaded files.
- Added wpmem_register_form_rows_admin and wpmem_register_form_rows_profile filter hooks.
- Deprecated use of wpmem_chk_qstr() function, use add_query_arg() instead.
- Deprecated use of get_currentuserinfo() (deprecated in WP 4.5), use wp_get_current_user() instead.
- Email function updates, added 'footer' as an array value in the main wpmem_email_filter filter.
- Changed install to set email/confirm_email and user_url as HTML5 field types "email" and "url" (now supported).
- Changed get_action call from init action to template_redirect action.
- Changed username in register form from log to user_login to match wp native registration form.
- Changed [wp-members page="user-profile"] shortcode to [wpmem_profile] (old shortcode will still work).
- Removed redirect parameter from register shortcode in shortcode menu.
- Removed kubrick stylesheet from selector (still packaged with download, shows as custom url if used).
- Changed all update functions in install package to upgrade.
- Fixes an issue with PayPal extension where users may be set to pending if moderated registration is enabled after the user already has an expiration date.
- Update wpmem_do_sidebar to use use add_query_arg() if on a search query.
- Added Custom Post Type support.
- Added wpmem_member_links_args and wpmem_register_links_args filters.
- Added $link parameter to wpmem_forgot_link_str and wpmem_reg_link_str filters (gives just the link as an available parameter).
- Added new wpmem_sb_reg_link_str and wpmem_sb_forgot_link_str filters (same format as above).
- Added [email] and [user-profile] shortcodes to the new user registration email.
- Added label_text key to wpmem_register_form_rows filter.
- Added new auto excerpt settings, can now be set by post type.
- Added new auto excerpt features including new wpmem_auto_excerpt_args filter.
- Added forgot username retrieveal link (included on forgot password reset form).
- Added wpmem_username_link and wpmem_username_link_str for filtering forgot username retrieval link.
- Added new upgrade process to WP_Members object class.
- Fixed handling of post bulk actions to keep current screen (if one is used).
- Fixed handling of updates to the user pages in the options tab.
- Fixed handling of empty post object in is_blocked() function.
- Improved email functions to eliminate get_user_meta() calls when not needed.
- Added process for forgotten username retrieval.
- Removed last remaining instances of extract function.
- Updated settings for special pages (login|register|user-profile) to store only the numeric primary key ID. This will eliminate the need to update these settings if the site is moved (from a dev to live site, for example). Legacy full URL settings will still be compatible without needing to be updated, but will be automatically updated when main options are saved.
- Fix for use of display_name on profile update.
- Fix for newer installs (post WP 4.0) where WPLANG is not defined and reCAPTCHA is used.
- Fix in wpmem_form shortcode to skp if no additional tag exists.
- Fix to plugin_basename.
- Changes in core to use fields from WP_Members class (preparing for new form field process).
- Reviews and updates to code standards and inline documentation.
- Fix for password reset (typo in object name checking for moderated registration)
- Fix for PayPal extension (http://rkt.bz/r3); added logic to avoid errors if the PayPal extension is disabled but the main option setting remained turned on.
- Updates to localization function – documented plugin_locale filter, wpmem_localization_file filter, and improved load_textdomain logic.
- Added /lang domain path to plugin header.
- Fixed a bug in the user export function that broke CSV columns when moderated registration was turned on.
- Improved current page retrieval in wpmem_redirect_to_login() function.
- Fixed admin enqueued scripts (post/page screen hook did not load from new location).
- Updated wpmem_pwd_change and wpmem_pwd_reset action hooks to include password as a parameter.
- Stylesheet updates for 2015, 2014, and generic (both float and no float).
- Fix to TinyMCE shortcode button, should now load button on new post/page editor.
- Added [WP-Members] to the TinyMCE shortcode button for clarity as to what it is.
- Moved admin js and css files to /admin/js/ and /admin/css/
- Moved admin class files to /admin/includes/
- Updated and verified all directories contain an index.php file to prevent directory browsing.
- Reintroduced the global action variable $wpmem_a for backward compatibility with certain add-ons, most notably the WP-Members MailChimp extension ( see http://rkt.bz/3b ). Users of this extension should upgrade. This variable had been replaced with the new WP-Members object class introduced in 3.0. However, users of older extensions and those that may have customziations with logic may be using this variable, so rather than force updating and upgrading, it is being added back in.
- Change to the priority of functions hooked to the the_content filter. Lowering the priority should better integrate the plugin with various builder plugins and other processes that currently filter the_content after WP-Members since the content will now be filtered later in the process. This also should improve situations where in the past the on-the-fly texturization shortcode for the WP-Members forms might remain unparsed.
- Bug fix recaptcha v2 decode json response on validation.
- Bug fix typo in $wpmem object name in admin/user-profile.php.
- Bug fix message string variable in wpmem_msg_dialog_arr filter.
- Fix register form shortcode redirect_to parameter.
- Admin forms now use submit_button() function to generate submit button.
- Changed localization to load on init action which will allow for more flexibility with filtering custom language files.
- Added wpmem_localization_file and wpmem_localization_dir filters.
- Localization checks for file in /wp-content/ language directory first, then loads plugin default.
- Added reCAPTCHA version 2 as an option. v1 will remain available for now, to be fully deprecated later.
- Fixed widget to use __construct for WP 4.3 compatibility.
- Added error checking for WP reserved names when adding new custom fields.
- Added wpmem_wp_reserved_terms filter for overriding reserved terms list.
- Added trim whitespace to password reset and password change form validation.
- Fixed use of wp_signon() for ssl.
- Fixed [wpmem_msurl] email shortcode.
- Fixed admin js and css load (removed unnecessary slash).
- Fixed autoexcerpt to use setting from object and not wpmemembers_autoex option.
- Added filter to remove comments array if content is blocked.
This release makes significant changes to the plugin's main options in the way they are stored. While care has been taken to make sure that you can roll back to a previous version, you may need to resave settings in the plugin's main options tab when attempting to roll back. It is advised that you test this update prior upgrading an existing install on a production site.
If you have any custom functions hooked to filters and actions that call any file includes directly from the plugin, please note that several file names have changed.
- New settings and new plugin class WP_Members.
- New settings now natively support Custom Post Types, both setting defaults and individual post blocking.
- Settings constants removed in favor of using the $wpmem object class.
- Added new|edit toggle to wpmem-register_data filter hook.
- wpmem_settings_loaded action added.
- Securify comments changed to use comments_open instead of comments_template (with a blank template).
- New wpmem_securify_comments filter hook to customize whether comments load or not.
- Registration clear form button defaults to false.
- Removed wp_set_auth_cookie from login function; it is already done as part of wp_signon.
- Post meta box title filter is now for all post types wpmem_admin_{post type}_meta_title.
- New filter for Really Simple Captcha folder location: wpmem_rs_captcha_folder.
- New shortcodes [wpmem_form] added.
- Shortcode dropdown selector added to tinymce toolbar in Post/Page editor.
- Added redirect_to as a function argument if calling wpmem_logout() directly.


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The Good
- Pricing
- Health checks
- Services
- Credits
Amazon Route 53 does not have any minimum fees and charges only for usage without any pre-paid packages, creating some of the most competitive pricing in the industry. Each hosted zone is $0.50/month for the first 25 zones and $0.10/month for each additional hosted zone. There are several types of queries with varying features that can be selected, with the prices listed below. For each type of query, the price is per million queries for the first 1 billion queries and per million for over 1 billion queries.
- Standard queries: $0.40/month and $0.20/month
- Latency-based routing queries: $0.60/month and $0.30/month
- Geo DNS queries: $0.70/month and $0.35/month
Amazon Route 53 offers health checks for AWS endpoints, meaning a resource running within AWS that is part of the account, up to 50 endpoints without charge. Beyond that, it is $0.50/health check/month for AWS endpoints and $0.75 for non-AWS endpoints. Because the pricing is so flexible and there are several considerations to account for, AWS provides a free calculator set up to help clients estimate what their monthly bill will be based on their needs and the services they sign up for.
Clients of Route 53 can configure DNS health checks and failover configurations to independently monitor their applications or to reroute traffic as needed. As part of the DNS failover configuration services, Route 53 provides several arrangements using the following resources:
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- geolocation DNS routing
- weighted round robin
- Amazon Route 53 alias records
Amazon Route 53 provides an official 100% Service Level Agreement (SLA) to their customers, along with a Service Credit program if at any time Route 53 is unavailable or fails to respond to a client's DNS queries. The Service Credits are equal to the client's average daily query charges for the preceding month and are applied to future payments to Amazon Route 53. They are calculated as follows:
- 5 to 30 minutes of unavailability equals 1 day of Service Credits
- 31 minutes to 4 hours of unavailability equals 7 days of Service Credits
- More than 4 hours of unavailability equals 30 days of Service Credits
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- Missing features
- Response time
- Additional costs
Amazon Route 53 has very low pricing and their monthly use payment system holds a lot of appeal, especially for smaller businesses. However, it means that they many standard features included with other companies' packages have to be selected and paid for separately, and some advanced features are missing altogether. There are no security measures specifically included to protect the DNS network, although all of the securities for Amazon Web Services in general apply to the DNS as well.
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