The id option allows you to show the details for a single entry or multiple specific entries. To display a single entry, locate its ID on the Connections : Manage page in the admin and add the id attribute with the entry’s ID in single quotes to the Connections shortcode If you would like to display multiple specific entries, list all the entries to be displayed by their ID separated by commas within single quotes. This will list the specified entries in the default sort order. The default sort order can be changed by using the order_by shortcode attribute.
The entry ID can be found in the admin by first clicking on Manage under Connections and then clicking the Show Details link under the entry. It will be labeled Entry ID: and will be found at the top right of the entry field.
Examples:
/* * Example 1 * Display a single entry. */ [connections id='349'] /* * Example 2 * Display a list of specific entries. */ [connections id='2,349,36,46'] |
Is it also possible to have a query for a specific entry? Like the category-link “www.domain.com/connections/?cn-cat=ID” you could point for example to “www.domain.com/connections/?cn-singleentry=ID”?!
@owcv
The query string for the category selection is being done at the template level. For an example, open the functions.php file for your template and look for the method named limitList().
Sorry, but I didn’t get it… I just want to show a certain single entry, for example with the id 23. I tried something like http://www.domain.com/connections/?cn-id=23 but that doesn’t work. Is there a way, to link to a specific entry via URL?
@owcv
This option is only for the shortcode, it will not work with query strings. Right now there is not a built-in method to query a specific entry. This will come in the next release when Connections supports permalinks.
I love connections. I am using it for my client… who I must say is quite non-technical. What I need is a way to get the list of connection bios (listed by name) as some type of drop down menu near or in the WYSIWYG editor that lets the customer insert the appropriate individual bio into posts and pages. Alternatively, it could just be a drop down that inserts the bio after the post content, but not directly in the content block.
There is no posible way he can manage the concept of inserting a short code, let alone follow the process of finding an ID for an individual connection profile.
Do you know of any add-on that could make a drop down list of the names of the connections that would automatically insert the bio into the post? Thanks so much!
@Marc
My intent is to add a tingMCE button as a standard feature. Unfortunately I do not have an ETA. Maybe it’ll make the next release in June.
This method appears to strip the cMap template away? I have also included the shortcode template=’cmap’but no joy? anything I may be doing wrong?
Somehow fixed this error, not sure what the problem was?
I wonder, by chance were you also using the list_type shortcode option?
Hi,
I’m looking for the same solution than owcv, I’d like to link to individual members from another posts, but I didn’t figured out how to link to a single Profile page. Is it possible?
Thanks in advance.
@DanyG
The next version will have the ability to link to a specific entry. You can get a RC release of the next version here: http://connections-pro.com/2012/09/23/0-7-2-12-release-candidate-2/
You can use the new “View” link on the Connections : Manage admin page to link right to an entry.
I’ve tried the ID method and it worked very well, but is it possible to hide the categories menu and search field?
sorry, i forgot the link to my issue: http://omdq.com.br/alisamentobeautycoiffeu.html
thank you in advance.
@Homero
Take a look at these two doc pages for cMap:
http://connections-pro.com/documentation/plugin/template/cmap/option/enable_search/
http://connections-pro.com/documentation/plugin/template/cmap/option/enable_category_select/