[Steven Zahm]

@ Dani

This does not appear to be a Connections issue. Looking at your site, something is altering the image source paths. My best guess is that it is the BJ Lazy Load plugin. Please try deactivating it, or, if possible, configure it to not process the Connections related images.

Hope that helps, let me know.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Paul

Yes it is possible. Here’s the docs page on the doc page for the cn_address_options filter.

The method is exactly the same, but you would use the cn_date_options instead of cn_address_options.

For now, this is the only way. Later this year, you will be able to easily add custom date types on the Connections : Setting admin page under the Fieldset Configuration tab.

Hope this helps!

[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.

[Steven Zahm]

In order to debug this I will need both a WP admin login and a FTP login to your site. The details can be posted here as a private reply.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Mark

Sorry, no Connections does not accept payments for listings. I do not plan on adding such features. I recommend you use a membership plugin like Restrict Content Pro to manage membership payments and renewals. This greatly increases your ability to monetize your site where a directory is just one benefit of the user’s membership. There are other directory plugins which do integrate payments, but then you lock yourself into only being able to monetize your directory making it very difficult to expand member benefits.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Robert

Please see this FAQ on why nothing is being imported.

Alternatively…

Enable beta support for CSV Import by navigating to the Connections : Settings admin page and clicking the Beta Versions tab. Add a check next to CSV Import and save.

Next navigate to the WordPress Updates admin page. Nothing to do here. This should simply force WP to do an update check for plugins.

Now navigate to the WordPress plugins admin page and click the Update Now link for the CSV Import extension.

One of the big changes in the beta is the way it handles an entry which is not found for updating. It will no be added instead of skipped.

Hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Richard

RE: Is there any way of doing a bulk delete from the database after downloading a csv file then reloading the file with some details amended. The problem with this is that if entries are uploaded without deletion they will appear twice. Also if a file is downloaded then reinstalled is it possible to keep the same ID number in the database for SEO as this is what is indexed by GOOGLE. It may be rare for this to be necessary but it may happen.

Export the directory using the CSV Export All tool on the Connections : Tools admin page. Make your changes and import the updated file. The entries will be updated vs duplicated.

I recommend enabling beta support for the CSV Import extension on the Connections : Settings admin page under the Beta Version tab. After you do you’ll be able to install the beta version of CSV Import which has improved import performance for large CSV files and greatly improved user feedback of the import process.

RE: I have followed the tutorial and installed the Google Maps API keys apparently successfully but with the maps do not appear in my listings although set to be shown.The “Show Map” text is there and opens the window but no content, same in both views.

I suspect there is still an issue with your Google Maps API key. Open the page in Chrome, hit the F12 key and then click the Console tab. Google will show you error messages related to their API which can help you figure out the issue.

Hope this helps, let me know what you learn!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Global Cultura

RE: What can i say? :-)

Uhm… because ;)

No really… I have no good answer for you! Nearly a decade ago when I forked another plugin to start Connections, the process was add an entry, refresh to the manage page. I kept that process and it has not changed since.

In all this time since, to the best of my recollection, this is the only time any one has ever asked me. So, here’s my thoughts…

RE: Why can’t get a Preview when is editing an Entry.

Honestly, not sure what value there would be … if you have added one entry and looked at it, then all the other are going to look the same but with detail details.

RE: Why not Save and reload (same as a page or post)

Well, adding an entry is not like writing a post or page… generally you add the details and save. I would guess it is very rare that someone would make only small changes and save an entry multiple time in a row.

Not sure if any of this helps, but I hope it does.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Linda

Great to hear! I’ve added this to my feature request list in the issue tracker. This option seems like a natural fit.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Marion

I did just a few test searches and it seems to work fine. here are a couple links which I did a search on your site:

• https://siriuswebtest.com/aaamsite/directory/?cn-s=complex&cn-cat=
• https://siriuswebtest.com/aaamsite/directory/?cn-s=museum&cn-cat=

The one issue I do see is that the theme is messing up the styles for the select drop down. The bets option is to look thru the theme settings and see if it has any options which are meant to “enhance” the select drop downs. If you find one, I would recommend disabling that option because the theme is applying it globally — even to plugins selects drop downs.

If you find no option, I would recommend asking their support if there is a way to turn that off.

Lastly, you could try adding the following to the theme’s custom CSS area:

#cn-list .select_box {
    display: inline-block;
}
#cn-list .select_box:before {
    content:none;
    display:none;
}

Hope that helps!

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