[Kevin]

I created a list with order_by and it turned out fine, but it didn’t replace the original alphabetical list. It kept both lists. How do I get rid of the alphabetical list and keep the ordered list?

Thanks in advance,
Kevin

[Steven Zahm]

@ Kevin

Multiple short attributes are added to the same Connections shortcode. You do not add the Connections shortcode to the page multiple times with different attributes.

What you need to do is move all the shortcode option to a single instance of the shortcode. You would only have the shortcode on the page once.

Hope that helps!

[Kevin]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your quick reply. I was looking for your email. I’m not sure I understand. I put the order_by shortcode: [connections id='1,28,3,6,10,21,24,29,26,15,18,13' order_by='id|SPECIFIED'] on the page only once. I thought this would replace the previous alphabetical list, but it places the order_by list on top, then adds the alphabetical list. I would like to remove the alphabetical list.

Thanks again,
Kevin

[Steven Zahm]

@ Kevin

If the list is showing up twice, then you must have the shortcode on the page twice. I visited this page: http://shoreline-eatingdisorders.com/eating-disorder-experts/

I can definitely see that you have the [connections] shortcode on the page twice.

[Kevin]

Hi Steve,

That’s the thing, I only have one shortcode on that page. When I got this project the alphabetical list was already there, but no shortcode. I was asked to rearrange the existing alphabetical list. I did that with an order_by shortcode, but it didn’t replace the existing (alphabetical) list. There’s no short code for me to remove the alphabetical list. I thought order_by rearranged your existing list. That’s what I’m going for. The only shortcode on this page is [connections id='1,28,3,6,10,21,24,29,26,15,18,13' order_by='id|SPECIFIED']. Is that code correct?

Thanks again,
Kevin

[Steven Zahm]

@ Kevin

Ok, so you inherited this project from someone else? You might have to ask that person how they embedded the list. The shortcode is the only method that is supported since Connections does not “auto” insert itself into the page content.

Perhaps the individual created a page template for the WordPress theme (not a Connections template) which calls the shortcode using PHP, something like this: do_shortcode('[connections']);

If they did create a page template, edit the page with the shortcode on it and in the Page Attributes change it to the “Default Template” option.

Does that help?

[Kevin]

Whoever started this list, built each profile at different times, but the profiles were automatically filed in alphabetical order. Thus, the order of the profiles needs to be changed. How can I take an existing list (has no shortcode) and reorder it?

Thanks,
Kevin

[Steven Zahm]

@ Kevin

Ok, I think might be confusing you, apologies.

First, let me reiterate,

There are only two ways to show the list in the page. The first is with the shortcode (the only supported method), the second is the PHP function that WordPress runs when it finds the shortcode on the page. There is no other way. Connections has no method of automatically adding a list to a page.

You said the page only has one shortcode on it. Then thru some other method the shortcode is being used or a custom theme template page was created which calls PHP function to display the list.

That said,

You ask, “How can I take an existing list (has no shortcode) and reorder it?“. I am simply unable able to tell you how to change the existing list because I have no knowledge of how it the list was inserted on the page if the shortcode was not used.

Whom ever initially created the page will have to let you know how they added the list to the page to the list without using the shortcode. After you have that information and let me know, I will be able to give you exact instructions.

Sorry, but until I have that information I can only guess… my guess is that there is another shortcode inserted on that page somewhere. I suggest looking very closely at every setting on that page to find that shortcode and replace it with the one you want.

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