# Cannot add user to discourse group
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-user-to-discourse-group/320036
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** wordpress
**Created:** [August 4, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-user-to-discourse-group/320036 "2024-08-04T11:03:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Haseeb\_Ahmed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haseeb_Ahmed)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-user-to-discourse-group/320036/1 "2024-08-04T11:03:24Z")
Hi i am using [wp discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) plugin in order to sync user between wordpress website and discourse community form so here i am using a code in order to add user into the discourse group when user register on the website
```plaintext
function mepr_capture_new_member_signup_completed($event) {
$user = $event->get_data();
$user_id = $user->ID;
// Get user data based on user ID
$user_data = get_userdata($user_id);
// Log debug information about the user data
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "User Data: ", print_r($user_data, true));
// Check if user data exists
if ($user_data) {
// Get the user roles
$roles = $user_data->roles;
// Check if the user does not have the "browns" role or does have it
if (!in_array('browns', $roles) || in_array('browns', $roles)) {
// Remove all existing roles
foreach ($roles as $role) {
$user_data->remove_role($role);
}
// Add the "browns" role
$user_data->add_role('browns');
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "Assigned Browns Role: ", print_r($user_data, true));
if ( class_exists( '\WPDiscourse\Discourse\Discourse' ) ) {
// Add user to the Discourse group for "browns"
$s2member_level_1_groups = get_option('s2member_level_1_groups', '');
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "s2member level 1 groups: ", print_r($s2member_level_1_groups, true));
// Ensure $s2member_level_1_groups is not empty
if (!empty($s2member_level_1_groups)) {
$groups = explode(',', $s2member_level_1_groups);
foreach ($groups as $group) {
$group = trim($group); // Trim whitespace from group names
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "Attempting to add user to Discourse group: ", $group);
$result = DiscourseUtilities::add_user_to_discourse_group($user_id, $group);
if (is_wp_error($result)) {
$error_message = $result->get_error_message();
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "Failed to add to Discourse Group: ", $error_message);
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "Error Data: ", print_r($result->get_error_data(), true));
} else {
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "Successfully added to Discourse Group: ", $group);
}
}
} else {
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "No Discourse groups found in settings.", "");
}
}
// Additional SSO parameters if needed
$sso_params = array();
$sso_params = apply_filters('wpdc_sso_params', $sso_params, $user_data);
} else {
// Collect all level groups
$s2member_level_1_groups = get_option('s2member_level_1_groups', '');
$s2member_level_2_groups = get_option('s2member_level_2_groups', '');
$s2member_level_3_groups = get_option('s2member_level_3_groups', '');
$s2member_level_4_groups = get_option('s2member_level_4_groups', '');
// Combine all groups into one array
$s2member_level_groups = array_merge(
explode(',', $s2member_level_1_groups),
explode(',', $s2member_level_2_groups),
explode(',', $s2member_level_3_groups),
explode(',', $s2member_level_4_groups)
);
// Remove duplicates
$s2member_level_groups = array_unique($s2member_level_groups);
// Remove user from all collected groups
foreach ($s2member_level_groups as $group) {
$group = trim($group); // Trim whitespace from group names
$result = DiscourseUtilities::remove_user_from_discourse_group($user_id, $group);
if (is_wp_error($result)) {
$error_message = $result->get_error_message();
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "Failed to remove from Discourse Group: ", $error_message);
} else {
log_debug_info("debug_log.txt", "Successfully removed from Discourse Group: ", $group);
}
}
}
} else {
// Handle cases where $user_id or $role is not provided
// This could be logged or handled differently based on your requirements
// For now, let's log a message
error_log("User ID or role not provided in user_registered_callback.");
}
}
add_action('mepr-event-member-signup-completed', 'mepr_capture_new_member_signup_completed');
```
and here is the response i am getting
```plaintext
=== User Data: ===
WP_User Object
(
[data] => stdClass Object
(
[ID] => 463
[user_login] => sibahmed
[user_pass] => $P$BqaZsm5xZuNLEt2oWmypNGQ1QRyoUU0
[user_nicename] => sibahmed
[user_email] => sibahmed82@gmail.com
[user_url] =>
[user_registered] => 2024-08-04 09:42:50
[user_activation_key] =>
[user_status] => 0
[display_name] => sib ahmed
)
[ID] => 463
[caps] => Array
(
[subscriber] => 1
[browns] => 1
)
[cap_key] => wp_capabilities
[roles] => Array
(
[0] => subscriber
[1] => browns
)
[allcaps] => Array
(
[read] => 1
[level_0] => 1
[upload_files] => 1
[access_s2member_level0] => 1
[subscriber] => 1
[browns] => 1
)
[filter] =>
[site_id:WP_User:private] => 1
)
=== Assigned Browns Role: ===
WP_User Object
(
[data] => stdClass Object
(
[ID] => 463
[user_login] => sibahmed
[user_pass] => $P$BqaZsm5xZuNLEt2oWmypNGQ1QRyoUU0
[user_nicename] => sibahmed
[user_email] => sibahmed82@gmail.com
[user_url] =>
[user_registered] => 2024-08-04 09:42:50
[user_activation_key] =>
[user_status] => 0
[display_name] => sib ahmed
[user_level] => 0
)
[ID] => 463
[caps] => Array
(
[browns] => 1
)
[cap_key] => wp_capabilities
[roles] => Array
(
[0] => browns
)
[allcaps] => Array
(
[read] => 1
[browns] => 1
)
[filter] =>
[site_id:WP_User:private] => 1
)
=== s2member level 1 groups: ===
Member,staff
=== Attempting to add user to Discourse group: ===
Member
=== Failed to add to Discourse Group: ===
An invalid response was returned from Discourse
=== Error Data: ===
Array
(
[http_code] => 404
[http_body] => {"errors":["The requested URL or resource could not be found."],"error_type":"not_found"}
)
=== Attempting to add user to Discourse group: ===
staff
=== Failed to add to Discourse Group: ===
An invalid response was returned from Discourse
=== Error Data: ===
Array
(
[http_code] => 404
[http_body] => {"errors":["The requested URL or resource could not be found."],"error_type":"not_found"}
)
```
even i am using this class on the top of functions.php file
```plaintext
use WPDiscourse\Utilities\Utilities as DiscourseUtilities;
```
please help in this case
Thank You
---
### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-user-to-discourse-group/320036/2 "2024-08-04T22:00:44Z")
Hey, can you check if the _API Key_ is correct and that the _Publishing Username_ is an admin user? 🤔
---
### Author:  [@Haseeb\_Ahmed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haseeb_Ahmed)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-user-to-discourse-group/320036/3 "2024-08-05T11:58:46Z")
can you please tell me about publishing username in wordpress in the discourse settings or where this setting located? and also i am not publishing posts from wordpress to discourse
---
### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-user-to-discourse-group/320036/4 "2024-08-08T13:43:27Z")
Sorry for the late answer.
Your [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) utility function relies on the API key and username.
The options are located in the general settings:
You must provide a valid API key and username here; the username must be an admin.
Can you check if that’s the case?