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  • 06/27/2014 at 2:27 pm #295303
    Xavier Soriano
    Guest

    Hello.

    In a page insert the following code displays information in the correct and expected way:

    [connections category_name = 'speakers' list_type = 'individual' template = 'card-single']

    But on the page to show the individual identity card by clicking on the link does not appear absolutely nothing and have selected the “Bio Entry Card 2.0.1 by Steven A. Zahm” template for the “individual” type.

    If we erase in the first page this code “template = ‘card-single'” then individual entry is viewing correctly, but in the first page appears all the information and this and this is not what we want.

    We are thinking about buying plugin extensions if we work properly, but now we are here locked.

    Waiting your response, best regards.

    Xavier

    06/28/2014 at 10:34 am #295341
    Steven Zahm
    Keymaster

    @ Xavier

    Sorry, I do not exactly follow what the issue is, but I’ll do my best…

    The first thing I see is there are extra spaces in the shortcode, use this:
    [connections category_name='speakers' list_type='individual' template='card-single']

    Read this QuickTip on working with shortcodes.

    Now, with said, using the template shortcode option may not be the best option because that option overrides the settings set in the admin.

    Instead try this…

    Go the Connections : Settings admin page and enable the Single Entry Template option under the Display tab.

    Now go to the Connections : Templates admin page.

    Under the All template type active your desired template when viewing the results list, the list of entries.

    Finally under the Individual and Organization template types activate the desired template you want to be used when displaying a single entry.

    Hope that helps!

    07/16/2014 at 11:26 am #297196
    Linda
    Guest

    I have a similar problem… sort of. My directory page (http://ccl.rutgers.edu/ccl-staff-directory/) has 4 bolded headings and under each heading I placed the shortcode with arguments to pull up only the entries that fit those categories, so the page, in edit mode, is:

    <strong>Faculty</strong>

[connections category='8']

<strong>Technical/Scientific Staff</strong>

[connections category='4']

<strong>Administrative Support Staff</strong>

[connections category='6']

<strong>Research Assistants/Students</strong>

[connections category='7']

    With the 4 short codes, I have a problem… If you click on the name link for any one of the entries, you get that same entry repeated 4 times on the page, once under each bolded heading (so, once for each shortcode). I noticed one of the live examples has the same issue, although I don’t see that one listed now (maybe it was taken down).

    I have a duplicate page that only has the basic shortcode and it works as expected (http://ccl.rutgers.edu/ccl-directory/) but that is not the way I want the page to look. I need to break it up by category. Am I missing an obvious step to make this work as needed?

    Thanks, Linda

    07/16/2014 at 12:13 pm #297199
    Linda
    Guest

    Further to my above problem, I tried to use the category_name argument and it worked a little better, but not good. Instead of showing the individual 4 times, once under each heading, it showed it only under the correct heading, but the other headings returned “no results” – not what I expected.

    So, is there any way, other than having separate pages, to show what I want?

    Thanks,
    Linda

    07/16/2014 at 7:38 pm #297274
    Steven Zahm
    Keymaster

    @ Linda

    What you’re seeing is correct functionality, 4 shortcodes, 4 sets of results… even though when you click thru to a single entry, you’re actually still on the same WordPress page.

    You can do what you want, here’s how:

    You need to create a “results” page. Create a new page named “Result” (or anything you want). Put the [connections] shortcode on it just once with no options. Now go to Connections : Settings admin page and change the directory home page to the “results” page you just created. Now, on the page with your 4 shortcode codes use the force_home shortcode option. So you should end up with:

    <strong>Faculty</strong>

[connections category=8 force_home='TRUE']

<strong>Technical/Scientific Staff</strong>

[connections category=4 force_home='TRUE']

<strong>Administrative Support Staff</strong>

[connections category=6 force_home='TRUE']

<strong>Research Assistants/Students</strong>

[connections category=7 force_home='TRUE']

    Now when you click on the links the for the single entry, it’ll use the “results” page where the shortcode exists only a single time.

    07/24/2014 at 10:29 am #297874
    Linda
    Guest

    Thanks so much my friend! I will try that now and see how it goes.

    Linda

    07/24/2014 at 10:34 am #297875
    Linda
    Guest

    That worked – thanks so much Steven!!

    07/24/2014 at 11:08 am #297877
    Steven Zahm
    Keymaster

    @ Linda

    Great to hear!

    If you have a moment, I would truly appreciate a review as they really do make a difference. Many thanks in advance!
    http://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/connections

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