Connections was built from the ground up for tweaking… I’ve already covered how to create Custom CSS files and Custom Template CSS files. Now, I will go over how to tweak the template card PHP files in an update-safe way. This QuickTip starts very similarly to the other two, so if you have already gone over …
Likely the most popular feature of Connections is its templating support which is extremely flexible … I’ll be posting more on this topic. What I’d like to go over in this QuickTip is if you make a tweak to a core template how to make sure that tweak is update safe. All the core templates …
This QuickTip is very similar to the Custom CSS QuickTip but with one very important distinct difference, this is template specific custom CSS loading. And just like the Custom CSS QuickTip this is update safe so you will not lose this custom CSS when you update either Connections or the template. The first thing you need is the …
In this QuickTip, I’ll explain how to have Connections enqueue a custom CSS file that contains your CSS tweaks in an update-safe way. Here’s how… You have several options on where to upload the file. These options are, in order of priority: First, I need to mention that the connections-templates folder will not be in …
All the template available on this site allow you to easily change many text labels by setting a shortcode option. See this FAQ on how to use this feature. This is a great easy to use feature when you just need to change a label while be displayed in the template. However, sometimes you need change …
micro, format, what, huh? What is it? Do I care and if I should what does it mean for me? Let me explain… For the longest time, several years in fact, Connections output the entries marked up according to the hCard microformat spec. The nitty gritty details can be found here at http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard. But to …
There’s a nifty little feature tucked away, quite literally, on the Connections : Manage admin page that few know about. By default, 50 entries will be shown at a time but this can easily be changed to suit your needs. In the upper right of the admin, right below your username is a tab name “Screen …
Although Connections does not support having a default image, this can easily be accomplished if the theme you’re using has a custom CSS area, which is a very common feature in themes now-a-days. And if your theme does not have a custom CSS area, you can use the Custom CSS Manager plugin. If you use the Custom …