[Roland Stumpp]

hi,
we bought some plugins in your shop. One is the template cmap.
We would like to have a width with 25% and 4 rows.
And we need 3 custom fields with the option to select some features.
For example: Color is the field and we can select 4 different colors…
How we can realize this?
Regards
Roland

[Steven Zahm]

@ Roland

RE: template cmap.
We would like to have a width with 25% and 4 rows.

Sorry, but cMap is not design with being used in a columnar format and is not supported. The sliding content trays for the bio and map fields do not work well in a columnar layout. The expanding size of the entry cards will cause the page to jostle around to fit the new heights. If you would like to give a try anyway, here’s a bit of custom CSS to get your started:

#cn-cmap .cn-list-row,
#cn-cmap .cn-list-row-alternate {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 10px 20px 0;
    max-width: 24%
}

RE: we need 3 custom fields with the option to select some features.
For example: Color is the field and we can select 4 different colors…
How we can realize this?

Custom fields are possible to add, but is developer level feature. Here’s a few links you can refer to to add custom fields:

• Add a Text Field
• Add a Checkbox
• Add a Checkbox Group
• CSV Import a Custom Field

Hope this helps!

[Roland Stumpp]

Hi Steven,
and which theme is the best to be used in a columnar format?
We have to display 650 members.
And it is not important to show a google map.
For us it is important to have categories and to find the member for example within a radius of 100 kilometers of a location or postcode.

Do you have a solution for this?

Regards
Roland

[Steven Zahm]

@ Roland

RE: which theme is the best to be used in a columnar format?

These templates have a columnar layout by design:

• Tile Plus
• Gridder
• Circled

RE: For us it is important to have categories and to find the member for example within a radius of 100 kilometers of a location or postcode.

All of these template have the ability to filter by category. Both Circle and Gridder have that feature off by default, but it can be enabled.

Hope this helps!

[Roland Stumpp]

Hi,
meanwhile we have all the custom fields and boxes inside. Your documentation is very good!
But one question is still open. Inside connections is the the class.geo.php. We would like to use the function “Find the closest locations”
Are we have to buy a additional plugin?
How is the way to use it?

Regards
Roland

[Roland Stumpp]

Hi Steven,
and by the way… we are using connections-tile-plus
our override is in the card.php from the plugin.
Is it possible to have the card.php in the child area?
Regards
Roland

[Steven Zahm]

@ Roland

RE: Inside connections is the the class.geo.php.

Most of what is found in that file is not in use or has been deprecated.

RE: We would like to use the function “Find the closest locations”
Are we have to buy a additional plugin?

There is a beta addon for Connections which I offer, on request, to those who purchased the Pro Pack.

I freely give it as a free addon in the bundled price. The reason it is not officially part of the bundle is because I still consider it a beta product. With the release of WP5, my goal for this year is to build it as a block which can be used and configured in the new editor.

You can see it in action on this third part site:

https://sscit.org/directory/

I consider this beta software, though safe to run on live sites. It can be difficult to configure due to the complicate shortcode structure to configure the multiple category setup. If you are familiar with shortcodes it should not be too difficult. They styling is as is, though I can give you CSS to apply you own color (instead of blue).

RE: we are using connections-tile-plus
our override is in the card.php from the plugin.
Is it possible to have the card.php in the child area?

Ok, I do understand that a template override file has been created and is in use, but I am not sure where you have put it or what you mean as a child. Could you give more specific details? Thanks!

[Roland Stumpp]

Hi Steven,
the template overrides are in the card.php in the plugin connections-tile-plus.
After every update my changes are gone!

Regards
Roland

[Steven Zahm]

@ Roland

RE: the template overrides are in the card.php in the plugin connections-tile-plus.
After every update my changes are gone!

Please see this dev doc on where to save custom template override files in order for them not to be removed by WP during plugin updates:

• https://connections-pro.com/2014/06/04/quicktip-custom-template-override-files/

Hope this helps!

[Roland Stumpp]

No…this helps not!
usually we secure everything in the child theme. But what kind of prayer do you have to say that Connections finds out that the card.php is in a folder named connections-templates in the child theme?
Sorry…

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