[Steven Zahm]

@ jan

Right, it will not work for the category widget because it has no option available to set. That was one the books to get done this month but at this point it doesn’t look like I’ll get to it.

[Steven Zahm]

@ jan

The best documentation is look how the supplied templates are built. This folder:

../wp-content/plugins/connections/templates

I would suggest referencing the Names template as that one uses the new templating system and the other do not yet.

All the documentation to the functions that can be used in a template can be found in the class.output.php file.

I looked at your page it still appears that you’re using the profile template on the main listing page and not the card template.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Chris

The current version of the import does not import years. It has only been somewhat recent that Connections itself supported years. I am currently working on the next version of the import that will bring CSV in parity with Connections.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Amy

Probably editing the template file will be the easiest. Which file will depend on the template but all the supplied templates can be found here:

../wp-comtent/plugins/connections/templates

Just keep in mind any changes to these files will be overwritten during an upgrade.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Mark

Ok, yep. I found the issue. The Fill option is not processing the image correctly. It should be scaling proportionally and then fill in with white as need to result in the specified image size. It was actually just anamorphic scaling the image which would be the None option. This will be fixed in the 0.7.6.2 update being released today.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Rashell

No, Connections does not create posts for entries, it works quite differently from that. Actually the Connections directory exists all on the same page.

The best advice I can give is since Connections is free to download, install and use is to do just that and play with it for a half hour or so. Here’s some settings that get’s you in the ballpark of what you’re looking to do, I think.

Install Connections, add a few test entries.
On the Connections : Settings admin page under the Display tab, check the Single Entry option.
On the Connections : Templates admin page activate the Names template under the All template type.
On the Connections : Templates admin page activate the Bio Entry Card under both the Individual and Organization template types.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Hugh

Take a look at this QuickTip

I believe what you were running into is that you might have copied the shortcode options from the website which mean you were pasting in what is called fancy quotes rather than real quotes. The fancy quotes will not work. The shortcode options must be quoted with real single or double quotes.

[Steven Zahm]

@ ThomasSeay

You can try out this functionality without purchasing anything, except for search but you can still see if the search results will be satisfactory by searching in the admin.

Here’s the setup:

On the Connections : Settings admin page under the Search tab, uncheck all search field options except First Name, Last Name and Department.

On the Connections : Templates admin page under the All template type activate Names and under both the Individual and Organization template types activate the Bio Entry Card.

This should get your in the ballpark. Let me know.

[Steven Zahm]

@ jan

If the categories are truly empty, you could use this option for cMap, show_empty_categories

What I mean by truly empty is that there are no unlisted or entries in the moderation queue assigned to the category.

[Steven Zahm]

@ jan

Sorry, but there is not a template that just shows the name, organization name, title and department. You would actually have to create one. Maybe just use the default card template since it does not show the bio. But After reading thru your comments I don’t think that provide the solution you’re trying. I thought your were trying to do something else. Maybe the following will get you closer…

Put this on the page:

[connections category='86' template='cmap' show_alphaindex='false' repeat_alphaindex='false' show_alphahead='false']

[connections template='card' show_alphaindex='true' repeat_alphaindex='true' show_alphahead='true']

And then on the Connections : Templates admin page under the Individual and Organization template types active the Bio Entry Card.

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