[Sarah]

Can’t get images to save after upload. Error message says :the $img_path variable has not been set.

I assume this is because it is a temp URL we are building on so have added this code to WP-Config:

define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘http://’ . $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’]);
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘http://’ . $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’]);
define(‘WP_CONTENT_URL’, ‘/wp-content’);

This is a huge directory and I cannot envision building it without being able to see my directory entries. When i go to the URL above it is simply blank.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Sarah

My guess is this is because the WP_CONTENT_URL is set incorrectly. According to the WP docs it should be the full URL, not relative. It does not state if there should be a trailing slash or not but WP_PLUGIN_URL is not supposed to have a trailing slash so I would guess that WP_CONTENT_URL should not either.

Hope that helps! Let me know.

[contactbirthingfromwithin-com]

So are you suggesting that the wp-config should instead have:

define(‘WP_CONTENT_URL’, ‘wp-content’);

instead of:

define(‘WP_CONTENT_URL’, ‘/wp-content’);

?? When i try this the site formatting goes wonky – strips away all code. or am i misunderstanding you?

[Steven Zahm]

@ Erika

No, you need use the full URL, not the relative URL that you are trying to use. Example:

define('WP_CONTENT_URL', 'http://domain-name.com/wp-content');

Here is the link to the WP docs about the constants:

https://codex.wordpress.org/Determining_Plugin_and_Content_Directories#Constants

Hope this helps!

[contactbirthingfromwithin-com]

So in this case i would use the full preview URL since it’s not yet live at the final URL?

[Steven Zahm]

@ Erika

Yes, as the WP documentation states, you need to use the full URL when setting the WP_CONTENT_URL constant.

Setting it to /wp-content is wrong will cause issues in WP such as returning the incorrect content URL when plugins such as Connections for it.

[contactbirthingfromwithin-com]

Getting there! That worked for the profile image – thank you. The logo still will not show, however – and no error message that i can see. Yes, i can upload media library files just fine.

Also, when i go to view my sample entry under the dashboard manager, it takes me to this URL but I only see the content for the main directory page which i have set up to go to sub directory pages.
http://birthingfromwithin.com.158-69-37-116.vanilla.websavers.ca/directory/name/erika-primozich/

I can get to the full entry display if i go through the category page:
http://birthingfromwithin.com.158-69-37-116.vanilla.websavers.ca/directory/bfw-colorado/name/erika-primozich/

[Steven Zahm]

@ Erika

RE: The logo still will not show, however – and no error message that i can see. Yes, i can upload media library files just fine.

When you add a logo, and then after you save the entry — can you see the logo when you edit the entry again? I suspect you can if you can upload a photo to an entry.

I see you are using the Circled template — if you are talking about seeing the logo there, the template supports displaying the photo or the logo, not both. If you want more images for the entry, I suggest adding them to the bio.

RE: when i go to view my sample entry under the dashboard manager, it takes me to this URL but I only see the content for the main directory page which i have set up to go to sub directory pages.

That is because you have the Directory Home page set to that page. Since you are going to manually break the directory apart into many pages the admin links are not going to be valid as it simple is not possible to know which page the entry should be linked.

Keep in mind what you are doing is possible, obviously, but there will be some limitations such as this. Also some extension work based off the directory home page settings such as the widgets in the Widget Pack.

You can mitigate some/many of this minor issues by using this installing this addon for Connections:

https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Entry-Homepage

This addon allows you to define the directory home page per entry overriding the global directory home page setting. Even though the usage of this addon is fairly straightforward it is considered an advanced addon, eg, you’ll have to know how to download and install it from Github in order to use it.

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