Global Meta & Functions for Points System

These functions are used for managing the points, referral count, user level, and user experience in the Crown Points system. Each function serves a specific purpose and either retrieves or updates user meta data.

These functions can be used across your entire WordPress site

1. crown_get_points_balance();This function retrieves the points balance for a user. If no user ID is provided, it defaults to the current logged-in user’s ID.

   Example usage:

   $points = crown_get_points_balance($user_id);
echo 'User Points Balance: ' . $points;


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2. crown_get_referrals_count();This function retrieves the number of referrals for a user. If no user ID is provided, it defaults to the current logged-in user’s ID.

   Example usage:

   $referrals = crown_get_referrals_count($user_id);
echo 'User Referrals Count: ' . $referrals;


   In this example, crown_get_referrals_count(); returns the number of referrals for the user with the given $user_id

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3. crown_get_user_level();This function retrieves the user level. If no user ID is provided, it defaults to the current logged-in user’s ID.

   Example usage:

   $user_level = crown_get_user_level($user_id);
echo 'User Level: ' . $user_level;


   In this example, crown_get_user_level(); returns the level of the user with the given $user_id

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4. crown_update_points();

   Example usage:

   // To add points
crown_update_points(10, $user_id, 'plus');

   // To subtract points
crown_update_points(5, $user_id, 'minus');


   In these examples, crown_update_points(); updates the points balance of the user with the given $user_id based on the amount and operation plus or minus

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5. crown_update_experience();This function updates a user’s experience. You provide the amount of experience to be added and the user ID.

   Example usage:

   crown_update_experience(20, $user_id);


   In this example, crown_update_experience(); adds 20 experience points to the user with the given $user_id