Overview
Templates for Connections are very much like themes for WordPress. WordPress themes allow you to change the visual appearance of your site as templates allow you to easily change the visual appearance of your directory. Using this admin page you manage the available templates and easily switch between templates as often as you like without having to reenter any of your entries into your directory.
Template Types
By default the [connections] shortcode will show all entry types that were added to the directory. To change the template used when displaying all entry types, click the All link and activate the desired template. When the advanced list_type shortcode option is used to filter the entries based on the entry type, the template for that entry type will be used. To change the template used for a specific entry type, click the appropriate template type link and then activate the desired template. If multiple entry types are specified in the list_type shortcode option, the template for the entry type listed first will be used to display the directory.
The [upcoming_list] shortcode which displays the upcoming anniversaries and birthdays will be displayed with the template that is activated under their respective template type links.
The templates are grouped into the following types:
All
This template type group will display all templates in the Individual, Organization and Family template types. The template activated under this group will be the global default template.
Tip
Individual
If you use the advanced shortcode list_type option set to individual, the activated template under this template type group will be the template used to display the directory unless the template override shortcode option is used to override the activated template.
Organization
If you use the advanced shortcode list_type option set to organization, the activated template under this template type group will be the template used to display the directory unless the template override shortcode option is used to override the activated template.
Family
If you use the advanced shortcode list_type option set to family, the activated template under this template type group will be the template used to display the directory unless the template override shortcode option is used to override the activated template.
Anniversary
The activated template under this group will be the template used for the [upcoming_list] shortcode set as an upcoming anniversary list.
The default is the Anniversary Light template.
You can choose to use any installed template to display the upcoming anniversaries, but it is recommended that you only use Anniversary Light and Anniversary Dark templates because those were designed to work with the [upcoming_list] shortcode and its options.
Birthday
The activated template under this group will be the template used for the [upcoming_list] shortcode set as an upcoming birthday list.
The default is the Birthday Light template.
You can choose to use any installed template to display the upcoming birthdays, but it is recommended that you only use Birthday Light and Birthday Dark templates because those were designed to work with the [upcoming_list] shortcode and its options.
Current Template
Displays the the currently activated template for the current template type.
Available Templates
Displays all the available templates for the selected template type.
Template Actions
Activate
Click this button to activate the template so it will be used to display the directory.
Customize
Click this button to configure the template options using the interactive point and click configuration interface of the Template Customizer.
Shortcode Override
The current active template for each template type can be overridden by using the template shortcode option.