Automatically approve, previously approved members. [Paid Memberships Pro]

automatically-approve-previously-approved.php

<?php
/**
 * Automatically approve any previously approved member.
 * Requires the PMPro Approval Process for Membership Add On - https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/approval-process-membership/
 * Add this code to your site following this guide - https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/create-a-plugin-for-pmpro-customizations/
 */

function my_pmpro_automatically_approve_previously_approved( $level_id, $user_id, $cancelled_level ) {

	if ( ! class_exists( 'PMPro_Approvals' ) ) {
		return;
	}

	if ( ! PMPro_Approvals::requiresApproval( $level_id ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$prev_approved = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'pmpro_approval_log', true );

	if ( is_array( $prev_approved) && ! empty( $prev_approved ) ) {

		// Approve member if they have previously been approved.
		foreach( $prev_approved as $approval_string ) {
			if ( strpos( $approval_string, 'approved' ) !== false ) {
				// Let's approve the member
				PMPro_Approvals::approveMember( $user_id, $level_id, true );
				break;
			}
		}

	}	

}
add_action( 'pmpro_after_change_membership_level', 'my_pmpro_automatically_approve_previously_approved', 10, 3 );

Forked from: https://gist.github.com/travislima/bd0879ace049afcf511b6a111a9cc1b0#file-automatically-approve-previously-approved-php

Updated to use the 3rd "force" parameter in the approveMember call to bypass the admin check.

This recipe is included in the blog post on "Automatically Approve Previously Approved Members" at Paid Memberships Pro here: https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/automatically-approve-previously-approved-members/

Here is a new method how to automatically keep an approved member, approved - https://gist.github.com/ideadude/99714ad43279aac85f086fc0c0b703f4