[Steven Zahm]

@ Bruce

RE: I assume there is a search capability, so how do I turn it on?

Search is enabled in all of the premium templates.

RE: My ongoing quest in the directory world is to have a directory that displays all the entries in a table, with a small number of
columns

This is doable but would require a custom template with the exact layout that you want to have.

RE: Is there an advanced version of the plugin for sale, or is the purchase only for extensions?

The core Connections plugin is free, there is no advanced or “pro” version. Its addon for the core plugin are for sale which add features to the core plugin. There’s also a bunch of free addons too.

Hope I’ve answered your questions thoroughly!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Deanna

I’ve updated your licenses for the Pro pack to include Circled and the several other addon that have been added to the pack since your initial purchase of the Pro Pack.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Larger Media

RE: how can I increase the white space between the last listing and the “Submit New Entry” link by about 30-40 pixels?

Use CSS to add some margin:

#cn-list-foot .cn-list-actions {
    margin-top: 40px;
}

RE: How do I add (below the last listing) not only the “Submit New Entry” link but also the category select box and the search box?

Sorry, not possible.

RE: How do I rename the anchor text from “Submit new Entry” to “Add a new store” ?

See this FAQ. You’ll want to use connections_form for that specific line of text.

Hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Larger Media

Sorry, this is not possible without editing the template’s PHP file.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Uwe

Apologies, I misread the question. To display the searchable category dropdown and the keyword search field, activate one of the premium templates such as cMap which support these features.

Hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Casper

Nope, upload highly quality images is my recommendation. In the cMap Template Customizer you can adjust the photo/logo size and its cropping mode.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Luci

I suspect that you entire directory was visible on the lodgings page when Google had indexed the site. When Google starts updating its index of your site, the links will get corrected. Or it could be Google being Google…

Doing a search on your site for Big Sky Financial Planning Group

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amilescitychamber.com+Big+Sky+Financial+Planning+Group

There are two pages of results returned.

Seems only the first two are links to two pages on your site which seem valid. On the second page the lodging page does show up, but that is because Google is matching just “Big Sky” You can tell this because Google bolds the matching terms.

If you do the same search again but add quotes to the search "Big Sky Financial Planning Group"

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amilescitychamber.com+%22Big+Sky+Financial+Planning+Group%22

The lodging page does not display as a result at all because of the far more specific query quoting the text causes.

So, things seem exactly as they should as far as search results go.

The one thing I see as an issue is that you’ve embedded the directory on many pages throughout your site. Connections does support this to allow multiple directories on the same site separated out by categories or other criteria. But this does not seem to be how you are using Connections, so, I highly recommend using the force_home shortcode option on all those pages which are not your Business Directory page. Before doing this, ensure your business directory page is set as the directory home page. That should improve the SEO of your site.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Larger Media

The theme is setting the min height of all submit inputs, globally, to 38px.

Add the following to the theme’s custom CSS area:

input#cn-search-submit {
    min-height: auto;
}

By adding it to the theme’s custom CSS there is no worries of it being lost during an upgrade. I’ve also added this to the Connections CSS so it’ll be included in the next update to help ensure no one else encounters this CSS conflict.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Uwe

Please follow steps 4 and 5 from the QuickStart to enbed your directory in a WP page and then set that page to the directory home page. After you do, the widget will function as it should.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Uwe

Here’s the instructions on how to add the “Submit new Entry” link which will be displayed above your directory listings. When your site visitor clicks this link, they will be taken to the page with the form where they can enter and submit their entry.

Hope that helps!

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