[Steven Zahm]

@ George

Pretty nice!

You need to add an if statement before you output the tab HTML and its content. Something like this should do it.

if ($atts['show_email'] !== '') {
    if ( $entry->getEmailAddresses() ) {

        echo '';
            echo '<input type="radio" name="tabs" id="tab5">';
            echo '<label for="tab5">Email</label>';
            echo '<div id="tab-content5" class="tab-content animated fadeIn">';     
                if ( $atts['show_email'] ) echo                 
                $entry->getEmailAddressBlock( array( 'format' => $atts['email_format'] , 'type' => $atts['email_types'] ) );
            echo '</div>';
        echo '';
    }
}

[Steven Zahm]

@ Angel

My best guess is that you are uploading images and not logos. Is that correct? cMap, by default, displays the logos. If you are uploading an image, then you need to configure cMap to display the image instead. Here’s how.

Go to the Connections : Templates admin page.

Click the Customize button. The page will reload showing a preview on the right and the Customizer on the left.

At the top left of the Customizer there is a back arrow, click it.

Not click the the Image Panel.

Change the Image Type from Logo to Photo.

Click that Customizer back arrow.

Click the Tray Image and change the Image Type to None.

Click the name of the first entry in the preview.

Now make those same changes again because the list view and profile view are configured separately from each other.

Now, click the Save and Publish button.

That’s it, hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Anthony

re: For some entries it is taking what I consider to an excessive amount of time to load the preview – is this normal?

SiteShot uses a WordPress.org service to provide the screenshots of websites. When you view your directory, SiteShot send a request to that service. That request enters a processing queue. If that processing queue is busy it can take a little time to get a thumbnail. In my experience though, usually the thumbnail is available within a few seconds and will appear in the next page load. Now, if a site that is being screenshotted is slow to respond the WordPress service will move on and come back to it as to not hold up the queue. At least that is my best guess based on experience because I do not have any real insight on how they manage that processing queue.

re: If an entry has a logo image – will this override the SiteShot preview?

No, but, it is possible to use a SiteShot as a backup if there is not image/logo. You would use the image_fallback='siteshot' shortcode option in cMap.

re: Can you choose for which entries you want a SiteShot image or not?

Sorry, no. It all or none.

re: Do the Site Shot previews have an effect of load time for a page?

I’m sure it does. It could be positive, negative or even no difference. It really depends on a whole host of factors which will be different for each site. The best way for you to tell is to load the page 10 times clearing the browser cache after each time and average out the page load time. Do it twice once with SiteShot loaded and once without it.

Hope this thoroughly answers your questions.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Matt

The WordPress User Profile admin screen, edit made there will not affect entries in Connections. The Link extension is required for that. Is it installed? If so, what version? When it is installed, there will be a page in addition to the User Profile page there will be a Edit My Directory Entry profile page. It’s on that page the user should edit their entries. Unless the Form extension is installed then your users can edit their entry on the site’s frontend on the directory page.

Hopefully this helps a little. Let me know.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Miguel

Sorry, no, this is something that would have to be custom coded it is not a standard feature in any of the template.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Angel

The CSV Export tools were added across several releases in Oct/Nov and are completed. Several different CSV export tool options have been provided to meet a variety of needs.

Here’s the link to the doc page.
http://connections-pro.com/documentation/tools/

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Jefferey

Yes, go to the Connections : Settings admin page under the Advanced tab to enable that option.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

re: If I use the “connections login form widget” doesn’t work, but if I add the shortcode to a text widget (as you suggested) works fine.

Yes, pretty much exactly as it says in the description “Alternatively, you could use the widget which will only be displayed on the single entry page when a user is not logged in.” The widget is designed to only be displayed on the profile page of the entry if the user is not logged in. The shortcode method should work fine.

re: Your login plugin hasn’t a logout option, isn’t ? If this option is
not possible I will try some other plugin. I have done a search but
now want to check which one works better for me. If you have some
suggestion will be welcome.

Correct, it does not show a logout link. That is how it is designed. The Connections Login widget is really only intended to be used in the few places described in the description. If you want a site login and not one limited to Connections, then a generic login is all you need. You could even use the widget built into WordPress. I think it is the “Meta” widget.

re: [connections_edit_link] is useful to add the “edit my entry” link to the sidebar, but not the “add my directory entry”. If I use the
http://19deac.mmb.cat/participantes/submit/ link in the sidebar, it
will work well or I will have the problem I had before (the new entry
was created but the user was not linked to the entry). I guess this
way It will work well now, but I’m not 100% sure. Could you confirm
this point?

Do not provide a link directly to the /submit/ page. That will cause you trouble. You users should only use the link shown above the directory when adding their entry.

Now, all this said…

Looking at the login widget and taking your questions into consideration, I do feel it could use an update. Here’s what I’m thinking to add/change:

1. Add the “View My Directory Entry” link if Link is installed and the user has not been linked to an entry.
2. Add the “Edit My Entry” link if Link is installed and the user has been linked to an entry. If Form is installed, it’ll take them to the frontend editing rather than the admin profile edit entry page.
3. Add a logout link when a user is logged in.
4. If the user has an image or logo, show it as a thumbnail with their entry name which will link to their directory entry if the user has been linked.
5. Remove the limitation to display only on the entry profile page.
6. All the above be optional and configurable on the Widgets admin page.

Would all the above enhancements make it easier for you? And more importantly, function as you would have expected when using the widget?

Would you be willing to test these enhancements? If you are, can you provide a temp admin login? I’ll provide the installation and configuration support as a thank you for providing testing and feedback.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Greg

That showcase site is using a highly customized version of the cMap template. cMap has many tweakable options so you can get a look similar to that of the Default Entry Card template while adding the ability to do keyword searching and filtering by category.

Hope that helps, let me know.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Poney

Ok, I had to read this a few times but I think I understand the question. Basically what you are asking is if it possible to show the bio field using the Default Entry Card template in list view. Correct? If so, then yes, here’s how. Go to the Connections : Templates admin page and click the Customize button for the Default Entry Card template. The page will refresh with a preview on the right and the Customizer of the left. In the Customizer, enable the display of the bio and then click the Save and Public button.

Hope that helps, let me know.

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