[Steven Zahm]

@ Alex

The following fields are saved in the {db_prefix}_connections table:

Prefix
First Name
Last Name
Title
Organisation

The email is saved in the {db_prefix}_connections_email table.

So, it sounds like the {db_prefix}_connections table does not exist or is empty. Which?

[Steven Zahm]

@ Lane

Technically, yes…

The enhanced select drop down is a jQuery library called Chosen which has its own JS and CSS files which are loaded. It is these CSS declaration that Enfold is stomping all over. The real fix is for Enfold to fix how they declare the styles as it is not only affects Connections, they are breaking other plugin which use it too. Many plugins use this library.

Including Chosen specific CSS in my own CSS means I then need to ensure my CSS does not break Chosen when Chosen is updated whether it be in Connections or another plugin. My solution mentioned in my previous reply it is not great for the exact same reasons I just mentioned but at least the downsides are specifically limited to Enfold rather than globally to users of all other themes. And when it does break all I’ll need to do is grab the current Chosen CSS and prefix it with a Connections ID again. So from a management/risk scenario this is better even though I really do not like it (as a solution).

I’m going to include this in the next update and see how it goes. Here are the changes if you are interested:

• https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Connections/commit/f309abd4163406bcf09bc969eed8e53062d712c2
• https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Connections/commit/aafb7f368f2b7ca9bb7c52a115113a83bb7834ae

[Steven Zahm]

@ Lane

I was thinking after sending my previous reply, I could detect Enfold and load an additional CSS file designed specifically to override Enfold would you like to give this a test?

[Steven Zahm]

@ Alex

Look in the package zip file. Open the database.sql file in your favorite text editor and search for _connections. You should find at least several hundred based on 150 entries. If you do not see any, then you need to check your configuration of Duplicator. I just installed, with no configuration, created a package and the tables were included with their data in the database.sql file.

If they are present, then open you local database using your favorite db explorer. Are the tables present and do they contain data. If there is then they imported fine and there is a config issue with your local MAMP install.

Let me know what you find.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Tim

re: set default entry type – I am doing a business directory, so I always have to change to business rather than personal

See this reply to another on the same topic. You can use the exact same method.

re: set defaults to the entry screen so that I only see the fields I use?

Some…

You can use the Screen Options tab in the upper right of the screen. You can also rearrange fields.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Tim

That is on my to do list. It happen when I rewrite the code for the page. NOt sure when that will happen though.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Lane

re: Strange it looks like a browser bug? Seems ok in Firefox but, in Chrome and Safari it shows up..

Interesting, when I visited yesterday, I did so using Chrome and did not see it. Today in Chrome I still do not see it. So I tried IE 11 and Firefox. I do not see it in those browsers either.

Looking thru the page source I see another area where the theme seems to be stomping on the styles for the drop down.

Try adding the following to the theme’s custom CSS area:

#cn-list .chosen-container-single .chosen-search input[type=text] {
    margin: 1px 0;
    padding: 4px 20px 4px 5px;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    outline: 0;
    border: 1px solid #aaa;
    background: #fff url(chosen-sprite.png) no-repeat 100% -20px;
    background: url(chosen-sprite.png) no-repeat 100% -20px;
    font-size: 1em;
    font-family: sans-serif;
    line-height: normal;
    border-radius: 0;
}

Not sure if that will fix it for you or not but I think it is worth a try.

Also, I would suggest reaching out to the Enfold support team. They add an id to the <body> tag of top then they style items such as selects using that ID as a selector. Doing so makes it more difficult (than it has to be) to apply styles which override it. It would beneficial for them to remove that ID and apply their CSS selectors to the classes instead of those elements instead. The way it is now, their CSS will override lots of plugins making them not not look correct causes little display issues like these. My only option to address this would to be to include a lot more CSS (roughly 500 lines) needlessly.

Hope that helps, let me know.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Melissa

Great to hear you were able to update. Another user had the same problem yesterday too and there have been a few other in the past too which prompted me to write a couple FAQs on the topic.

http://connections-pro.com/faqs/receiving-update-failed-plugin-update-failed/

http://connections-pro.com/faqs/error-download-failed-unauthorized/

If you take a look and have any feedback, please feel free to let me know. I am always looking to improve the documentation.

Apologies for the trouble!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Douglas

The full URLs you found in the database are not used as they are actually updated on the fly when displaying the images.

The only reason the URL/s would not change automatically is if they were forced by the setting of some constant in the wp-config.php file.

Can you please share a link to your system info? You can create this link on the Connections : Tools admin page under the System Info tab at the very bottom.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Graham

Navigate to the Connections : Templates admin page and click the Customize button for cMap.

The page will reload with the Customizer on the left and a preview on the right.

Turn off all the items you do not want displayed on the results list.

Now, click and entry name in the preview. Any name, the exact one does not matter. The preview will reload displaying the single entry.

Now, choose which items you want to be displayed.

Lastly, click the Save and Publish button for the changes to take effect.

Hope that helps, let me know.

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