Can I create a staged user manually? Using rake, I can create an ordinary one, of course. The all-knowing AI told me I can’t, and I believe it, but still… Perhaps I should explain what I am trying to do. I have a WordPress/WooCommerce setup where a customer can book an appointment. The customer will send additional information using a form served by WordPress. That form is sent to (my) group inbox. However, because I’m using Amazon SES, I can’t use the customer’s email as the sender, because then I must approve that sender manually, and that is not an option. So, I receive the email from my WordPress address. Now, I need to connect somehow, automatically, or with very little effort from my side, that PM topic with the customer’s email. And the only solution my limited knowledge came up with was changing ownership — but for that, I need a user. Why don’t I use OAuth and create that user, since they have to create an account on WordPress? Because I just can’t understand how to do it, or I haven’t found the right topic here. Quite often, the suggested SSO is not an option, because it hijacks every other login option.

Try entering the container ./launcher enter app then go into rails console: rails c create a new user: new_user = User.create then … and this will fail initially, try to save it (to instantiate it) new_user.save! follow the instructions on filling in the invalid attributes until it saves. e.g. new_user.username = 'frank' will get past one validation error. Rinse and repeat, eventually the user will save. simply type new_user to see how far you’ve got but know you do not need to complete every field, only those with a validation issue. Do not forget to save it, as new_user will be a temporary object until save works.

I’m just wondering… there is this: staged: false How can I see all of that data from real staged user? Or am I only jumping in the too deep water now and trying to do desperate things, and I should just create those users manually via create accont :joy:

User.where(staged: true).first(10)

Please, could Discard ask simple are you sure :man_facepalming: Again. I don’t know if this works, because I was stupid enough to work with real case, so I can’t test it. But I have brand new staged user. This I did: newuser = User.create newuser.username = 'frank' newuser.staged = true newuser.email = 'frank@example.tld' newuser.save! I think this could work too, but I haven’t tried it. newuser = User.create!(username: "frank", staged: true, email: "frank@example.tld")

Yep, that approach should also work.

Except… I can’t change ownership of PM to a staged user :man_facepalming: So, as long as I don’t start building oauth thing, my only option is send a PM to that user’s email. Same staging will happen, if I’m understanding right. Or I approve that user. That is an option. I prefer not, though, because then I would do it without consent. But now I know basics of how to create/edit a user using rails :winking_face_with_tongue: That is a victory too. Plus I created a staged user I can’t do anything with.

newsuser.destroy (note NOT “delete”)

I don’t follow :thinking: How can I send an email from strange address to create that staged user and how is that different than using a group address?

I have only sought the most simple way to manually create a staged user (for my specific use of creating new Topics on my own private forum by emailing from my watch). I’m sure there are many other methods! (Did you try it?)

No, because I still don’t understand how can I send an email using address that isn’t mine.

Manually created staged user?

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denvergeeks December 18, 2024, 10:31pm 9

Another way I found is:

1) Create a Category… (I named mine Inbox)

2) In the Settings for that category, enable “Accept emails from anonymous users with no accounts”

3) Send an email to that email address

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Manually created staged user?

1) Create a Category… (I named mine Inbox)

2) In the Settings for that category, enable “Accept emails from anonymous users with no accounts”

3) Send an email to that email address

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