Content of notification email to admin when member edits their profile

[Davo]

Hello

I currently receive a notification email when a member edits/updates their profile on the website. The content of this email is (I have replaced the numbers with n’s):

Details:\n\nArray
(
[phone] => nnnnn nnnnnn
[member_id] => nn
)

Is it possible for this notification email to show all the fields that the member has edited/updated?

Thanks

[The Assurer]

Yes, this is possible — but not with the default behavior out of the box.
What you are currently seeing:
Details:

Array
(
[phone] => nnnnn nnnnnn
[member_id] => nn
)

means that the email is printing the raw $fields array, and only the fields that were processed in that particular hook are being included (not a full profile snapshot).

Why This Happens

When a member updates their profile, the plugin triggers a notification using the updated fields array. That array typically only contains:

The fields that were submitted
Or sometimes only a subset of processed fields
It does not automatically fetch all profile fields from the database.
So by default, the email only shows what was passed to that function — not the full member record.

Recommended Solution – Modify the Email to Pull Full Member Data

Instead of printing the $fields array directly, you can fetch the full member record from the database using the member ID and include all fields in the email.

Here is an example approach:

add_action(‘swpm_member_profile_updated’, ‘my_custom_profile_update_email’, 10, 2);
function my_custom_profile_update_email($member_id, $fields) {

global $wpdb;
$table_name = $wpdb->prefix . “swpm_members_tbl”;

// Get full member record
$member = $wpdb->get_row(
$wpdb->prepare(“SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE member_id = %d”, $member_id),
ARRAY_A
);

if (!$member) {
return;
}

$body = “Member profile updated.\n\nFull Details:\n\n”;

foreach ($member as $key => $value) {
$body .= $key . ” => ” . $value . “\n”;
}

wp_mail(
get_option(‘admin_email’),
‘Member Profile Updated’,
$body
);
}

This will send the complete member record instead of just the edited fields.

[Davo]

The Assurer… many thanks for your prompt reply.

Could you please remind me on where I would add your recommended code.

KRs
Davo

[The Assurer]

(Recommended): Add It to Your Theme’s functions.php
Steps:

Go to your WordPress Dashboard

Navigate to:
Appearance → Theme File Editor

Open the file:

functions.php

Scroll to the bottom

Paste the custom code there

Click Update File

That’s it.

⚠️ Note:
If you change themes later, you will lose this code.

[Davo]

Hi The Assurer

I added the code to the bottom of the functions.php file of the website child theme, which already had code relating to “allowing SWPM members to access downloads via Download Monitor”, however I got a critical error.

Error Details
=============
An error of type E_PARSE was caused in line 83 of the file /home/*****/public_html/wp-content/themes/themify-ultra-child/functions.php. Error message: syntax error, unexpected variable “$table_name”, expecting “)”

Could there be a conflict?
Thanks

[The Assurer]

A syntax error usually means something wass mistyped.

If you want to check for conflicts, please see:
https://simple-membership-plugin.com/forums/topic/test-for-plugin-and-theme-conflict-before-posting-an-issue-or-a-bug/

[Davo]

I did a cut and paste to avoid typing errors. I’ll have a look at the conflict checks and advise.
Thanks

[Author]

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