I am developing a events registration site. My home.php page display upcoming events. I accomplished this by creating a custom post type (i.e. events) and associated meta data. When the home page loads, two meta fields (registration open date and registration close date) are examined. If the current date is within this date range, a "Register" link is displayed.
Here is what I want to do:
1) When the user clicks on register, he needs to be directed to a page where they can either register (i.e. create an account) or login (if previously registered).
2) once the registrant is logged in, they need to be able to register for an event and supply additional event specific registration info if required.
It is very important that a registrant be able to register for multiple events at different times during the year.
Here is what I've done so far:
I've installed the GF user registration add-on, created a test form which requires username, email and first and last name. It works. The new user is successfully added to the database as a "Subscriber". I noticed that I can logon as this user on wp-admin and can update my profile.
At this point I am totally confused!
How do I create pages for a registered user to register for events? Can I have add a login page (not wp-admin) that directs registrants to a members only portion of the site where they could register for events and supply additional info and make payment via paypal info (using GF of course). Do I need a membership plug-in? Which one? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
