plugins - Creating a user's own folder on user registration

I need a plugin or some guidence on creating a user's own folder on user registation.

For example...A user clicks on Register and registers ... I need wordpress to create a directory which would be linked with this user.

The reason I want to do this is because I am going to work on building a dashboard where a wordpress template will display the contents of this user's own directory.

Let me explain further step by step: (Note: "Not Req" means I don't need help with this step)

1. User Registers and wordpress creates a directory called the same as the username.
2. User uploads images to that specific directory via ftp or upload - "Not Req"
3. I create a template that would display the content of the directory / sub (images) in some kind of tree format.

Right now, what I need to do is step 1.

Hope this helps.

I need a plugin or some guidence on creating a user's own folder on user registation.

For example...A user clicks on Register and registers ... I need wordpress to create a directory which would be linked with this user.

The reason I want to do this is because I am going to work on building a dashboard where a wordpress template will display the contents of this user's own directory.

Let me explain further step by step: (Note: "Not Req" means I don't need help with this step)

1. User Registers and wordpress creates a directory called the same as the username.
2. User uploads images to that specific directory via ftp or upload - "Not Req"
3. I create a template that would display the content of the directory / sub (images) in some kind of tree format.

Right now, what I need to do is step 1.

Hope this helps.

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Share Improve this question edited May 3, 2012 at 21:12 user159500 asked May 3, 2012 at 20:47 user159500user159500 18122 gold badges33 silver badges88 bronze badges 2

• 1 Do you mean an upload directory? Besides that WordPress works with virtual paths only, there are no dedicated directories for anything. – fuxia ♦ Commented May 3, 2012 at 20:55
• Give us more on your intent & we will suggest you a good implementation – Ashfame Commented May 3, 2012 at 20:58

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You can use the user_register action to hook into the register proces and then create the user directory with wp_mkdir_p.

function create_user_dir($user_id) {
    $user_info = get_userdata( $user_id );

    $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();
    $user_dir = $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/user_dirs/' . $user_info->user_login;

    wp_mkdir_p($user_dir);
}
add_action( 'user_register', 'create_user_dir');

This example makes a directory in uploads/user_dirs.

http://codex.wordpress/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/user_register
http://codex.wordpress/Function_Reference/wp_mkdir_p