[Steven Zahm]

@ Travis

Opps, I did point you to the wrong file. Apologies, it is these files you want to edit.

• connections-cmap/card.php
• connections-cmap/card-single.php

It’ll probably make more sense on what you need to edit now. Again sorry about that.

Also, you should take a look at this tutorial on custom template override files so your changes are not lost during a plugin update. I’d only worry about this after you’ve successfully made the change.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Eric

I know you’ve figured this out, but I thought I’d still take the time to answer the questions just incase someone else comes here seeking the same info.

RE: I noticed that in my other site that Connections > Settings has a Licenses section, while on the newer site it does not.

The License tab will only display when there is an add on which requires one. All the current releases of all the add ons sold on this site have required them for about 4 years.

RE: in the plugins section it shows the advisory message “License is valid and you are receiving updates. Your support license key will expire on January 24th 2019.” but only for Connections Form and not for the main Connections Business Directory

The core “Connections Business Directory” is free and does not require a license. This has always been. I work in the freemium model where the core product is free and the addons to extend core functionality come as commercial/premium add on.

RE: nor for any of the other plugins or templates.

The add ons are likely just old enough where they did not originally have a license key.

RE: how can I verify if I have the latest version of each of these plugins and templates? I can see a version number in the WordPress Plugins page (for example, Slim Plus shows version 1.0.2) but I don’t see anywhere on your site (or in the download links or files) that shows what is actually the latest version of each file. … One small suggestion: note the current/latest version number of all of your plugins somewhere on your site or in the license section of the user profile, so that one can see if a site is up to date.

This can be found in two locations:

1. On each individual product page. For example, on the Slim Plus page, in the sidebar under Template Info it displays the current version which is 2.0.1.
2. If you navigate to your purchase history page and click the Downloads tab. The current version of every one of your downloads will be displayed there.

Hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Kurt

First question since I see you’ve purchased the CSV Import extension… How many entries are you attempting to display? If it is a lot, it sounds like you might be exhausting the memory allocated to PHP. This would not be a bg or limitation in Connections as the same would occur if you were to try to load a lot of WP posts on a single page.

What is “a lot” will depend on the web host. Generally speaking I recommend displaying no more than 20. Though I’ve assisted other where they were displaying a couple hundred plus without issue, just increased page load time. If this is because you are display a lot, I recommend any of the premium templates as they all support paginating the display of the entries.

Hopefully this helps, let me know.

[Steven Zahm]

@ lisette

RE: I am trying to add extra images either in the description box or notes in the form for the gridder template but they are not showing up when I update the form.

Please explain the steps that you are using to add images to the bio and notes field as Gridder does not provide a way to add or update entries? I suspect this question is is in relation to Form, correct?

[Steven Zahm]

@ Jessica

RE: it is at all possible to have a search bar on the main home page? Similar to the attached image. If so, can you please explain the best way to go about this.

Not exactly as shown in the attached screenshot.

I do have an advanced search addon available to those who purchase either the pro pack or extension pro pack and request it. It’s not generally available due to it being a complex to setup, so I do offer setup as a service. If you know shortcodes well, it is really not that difficult. I can provide it and instruction if you purchase one of these those bundles. You can see an enable of it running on this live 3rd party site:

https://sscit.org/directory/

RE: We would also like to know if it’s possible to centre the main menu we have accross the top?

Are you asking about the theme’s top navigation menu??? If you are, you ‘have to ask the theme’s support.

RE: Regarding the font size of the listings, are we able to also make this larger? If so, do you have a code to do so?

Sure you can use CSS to make the font size any size that you wish.

Here’s some sample CSS, add it to the theme’s custom CSS area.

#cn-cmap .fn {
    font-size: 20px
}

#cn-cmap .cn-entry {
    font-size: 16px;
}

You might have to add the !important flag.

[Steven Zahm]

RE: Does your Plugin support ZIP radius search or a Google map representation of the directory addresses?

I do have an advanced search addon available to those who purchase either the pro pack or extension pro pack and request it. It’s not generally available due to it being a complex to setup, so I do offer setup as a service. If you know shortcodes well, it is really not that difficult. I can provide it and instruction if you purchase one of these those bundles. You can see an enable of it running on this live 3rd party site:

https://sscit.org/directory/

RE: Do you have for your Plugin dummy data (csv) to import?

Sorry, no. But you could easily create your own using free tools such as these:

• http://www.convertcsv.com/generate-test-data.htm
• http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/order.php

Hope I’ve thoroughly answered your question!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Jean-Louis

Thanks for the confirmation! I’ve processed this request.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Bill

RE: How hard would it be to add another CVS export to the Tools page?

Not hard, just takes time ;)

RE: This is example of family and individual records.

How is that any different from the export already provided? It already contains the entry ID.

RE: This is example of the relationship export, simple 3 fields needed.

This export tool could be added if you like to sponsor it. Let me know.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Bill

RE: Is there a function to parse it?

It is a JSON encoded array. You would use json_decode() to parse it and then access it as you normally would an array.

RE: How is the data in that field processed?

When the entry object is initiated thru its constructor, it is decoded and then the associated object properties are populated with array values. There are helper functions within the entry object which parse and return the values for you. For example $entry->getFamilyMembers() returns an index array of associative arrays containing the relations entry ID and relation type.

Hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Travis

Yes, that is the correct file. You would remove the code relating to the org and department near the top of the file and replace it with my example code. The you would tweak to suit.

Hope that helps!

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