WP-Members User Verification (Action Network)

A WordPress plugin that verifies newly registered users against an Action Network subscriber list and automatically populates their profile with membership data.

Features

• Automatically schedules a verification check 10 seconds after user registration (via WP-Cron)
• Matches users by AFSCME ID (preferred) or last-4 SSN against Action Network custom fields
• On successful match: populates name, phone, address, member status, bargaining unit, and other union-specific meta fields
• Auto-patches malformed SSNs in Action Network (e.g. 123 → 0123) before matching
• Manual sync button on each user's admin profile page
• Bulk action on the Users list to queue multiple users for sync
• "Needs Verification" filter view on the Users list
• Sortable "Member Status" column on the Users list

Requirements

• WordPress 5.0+
• PHP 7.4+
• WP-Members plugin
• Action Network API key

Installation

1. Upload the action-network-user-verification folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Go to Settings and add your Action Network API key via the action_network_api_key option (can be set with update_option() or a settings page)

Configuration

The plugin reads one WordPress option:

User Meta Fields Written

On successful verification, the following user meta fields are populated from Action Network (only if currently empty):

first_name, last_name, phone1, billing_address_1, billing_city, billing_state, billing_postcode, birthday, member_status, island, unit_number, job_title, baseyard, jurisdiction, employer, bargaining_unit, afscme_id

Verification status is tracked via:

Changelog

1.8

• Added ABSPATH security guard
• Fixed XSS: escape $note and $fields in admin sync result notice
• Standardized plugin header format
• Added README.md

1.7

• Added AFSCME ID matching as primary verification method
• SSN matching retained as fallback

Earlier

• Initial verification via SSN matching against Action Network