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  • 10/13/2016 at 11:22 am #395587
    Mike Raccine
    Participant

    What is the best/safest way to edit the PHP code in the Links plugin?

    I was hoping I could just make edits to the “connections_pro.php” file and place that in my themes folder, but that didn’t work.

    I’ve also tried to place the file in “/my-theme/connections-link/” folder, similar to a template override I used for editing cMap, but that didn’t work either.

    Any suggestions?

    10/13/2016 at 12:19 pm #395647
    Steven Zahm
    Keymaster

    @ Mike

    Sorry, but you can not edit the Link extension as it has not template files like the Templates do. This is not a bug or limitation with Connections … that’s pretty much the way every for WordPress plugin is (unless they provide some type of method for override template files).

    There’s really nothing in Link that should be overridden as it al all fairly critical code that could break the plugin if changed. What are you are trying to override, exactly?

    10/13/2016 at 12:23 pm #395648
    Mike Raccine
    Participant

    My client requires that the form sends an email with the information that has changed, when a member updates their listing.

    10/13/2016 at 12:58 pm #395686
    Steven Zahm
    Keymaster

    @ Mike

    Oh, so this relates to Form and not Link? My answer, unfortunately, remains the same.

    That said…

    I’m guessing that you are modifying the submission() and email() methods, correct? Send me a copy of your code. I’ll do a diff so I can see your changes. Perhaps I can add some actions and/or filters that you can hook into instead of altering the code.

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