Steven Zahm@ AlpineWeb Design
re: is there a way to do an export and change that universally?
Sorry, no, not yet, maybe in a future version.
re: does Connections have a featured listing option of some sort?
Again, sorry, no. Other users create a featured category. What you could do is create a featured category, exclude that category (if you want) from you directory and then use maybe the Default Card template or maybe the Tile template in the sidebar text widget (that way you can use the shortcode). You just need to install a plugin that enables shortcodes in text widgets or, alternatively, install Code Snippets and add a new snippet with the following code:
// Use shortcodes in text widgets.
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');I suggest the Code Snippets method. It’s an insanely useful plugin. Use it any time you come across a tut/tip where they say to add it to the theme’s functions.php file instead.
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