[John Lutz]

So I’ve had cmap for a while and really like it but I only needed it for a single purpose at the time (doctors), now I need to create a 2nd directory for a whole new category (dispensaries)

Everything seems to add itself to the original directory & I can’t seem where to find to create another one?

Thanks.

[Steven Zahm]

@ John

Here’s a link to a FAQ which explains how to do this with cMap:

https://connections-pro.com/documentation/cmap/#Can_I_use_cMap_on_two_different_pages_showing_different_categories_in_the_drop_down

Hope this helps!

[John Lutz]

Ok so making some progress, yes thank you.

This is my shortcode:

[code][connections category='ohio-dispensaries' enable_category_by_root_parent=true][/code]

It does add a new section on this page:

https://www.ohiocannabis.com/dispensaries

But for some reason it requires me to use the drop down box to get anything to populate & I only have 2 categories that seem to be doubled up in the “Select Category” drop down box?

[Steven Zahm]

@ John

Please use the category shortcode option as shown in the FAQ. Make sure both the dispensary categories are a child of a “Dispensaries” category and that you use the category ID of the “Dispensaries” category for the category shortcode option value.

Hope this helps!

[John Lutz]

Hey thanks for the help Steve, I’ve read the FAQ a few times and have been playing around with the plugin and these additional categories, I’m just a little confused still.

If I use the code: [connections category='ohio-dispensaries' enable_category_by_root_parent=true]

I get double categories showing up in the dropdown box that I have to manually chose from. (which I will leave in place so you can visually see it on my website)

But if I use this code:

[connections category='dispensaries']

I get a normal, single list of the available categories, no doubles. But still have to manually chose a category from the dropdown list.

So why is that extra code doubling the categories in the drop down & What benefit does adding the “enable category by root parent” code actually do if the shorter code works?

Also, is there a way to set this new category & directory to have those connections already loaded up on the page? Right now you have to manually choose it from the drop down and if people aren’t familiar with it, they may not see it and therefore won’t be as useful.

The original directory with just the code [connections] works great and pre-loads all of my doctors profiles on the page, no manual category selection is needed.

http://www.ohiocannabis.com/doctors

How do I do that for this 2nd category/directory on the new page?

http://www.ohiocannabis.com/dispensaries

Thanks Steve!

[Steven Zahm]

@ John

You can not use the category slug with the category shortcode option. You must use the category ID as explained in the FAQ and the doc for the option itself. Here’s another example…

[connections category='4' enable_category_by_root_parent=true]

Change 4 to the actual category ID for the Ohio Dispensaries category.

Hope this helps!

[John Lutz]

Ahh ok, yes that was the problem and things seem to be working properly now.

I’ll let you know if I have any other issues, but I should be gtg now.

As always, really appreciate your super prompt help.

Thanks,

Johnny

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