[Steven Zahm]

@ Walter

I’m sorry, I do not have anything available to output Avery label. That is actually on my list of extensions I want to create but honestly other than adding it to my list there been no work into actually creating it.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Roger

All the documentation is in the code itself.

• https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Connections/blob/8.1.7/includes/class.metabox-api.php#L6

Also, the links to the free extension in my previous reply, the code is well documented too.

Lastly, there is this plugin I use for testing. It basically output all the supported custom field types.

• https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Custom-Metaboxes-And-Fields

Its not documented though, but there really is nothing to it. Just the configuration array for the different custom fields types and the function to register them.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ larry

re: Are there options to the built in template displays?
Sorry, no, these are not options with the built in templates. The paid template can turn off/on fields sets, if that is what you’re asking. Take a look at the doc page for cMap, you’ll see options that begin with show or enable for fields. As you see, cMap will display all by default, but you can turn them off. Additionally, If you do not enter anything for a field within an entry, the field will not be displayed.

I hope that answers your question and I just didn’t confuse it.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Sam

re: I also took a look at getRevisionBlock, but that returned blank when used within the cMap card-single template.
You need to use it like this:
`getRevisionDateBlock(); ?>

I never updated it to echo by default, which it should.

re: I tried to build my own function based on the class.entry-output to display “Added By”, “Edit By” and “Last Updated”.

You can pull the code from the Connections : Manage admin page:

echo '<span style="display: block;"><strong>' . __( 'Added By', 'connections' ) . ':</strong> ' . $entry->getAddedBy() . '</span>';
echo '<strong>' . __( 'Edit By', 'connections' ) . ':</strong> ' . $entry->getEditedBy();
echo '<strong>' . __( 'Last Updated', 'connections' ) . ':</strong> ' . $entry->getFormattedTimeStamp( 'm/d/Y g:ia' );

These are basically straight copy/pastes so they should work just fine once plunked down into their own functions.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Nickolas

I think for the most part all theme questions are answered right in the instructions before you import a CSV file…

re: The imported member are all “Organization” and not “Individuals”;
How do I set it so it import into individuals?
The import process will automatically attempt to identify the entry type. It does this by checking to see if the CSV text file has first and last name or organization name fields and that they were mapped to the matching Connections fields. For example, if a row in the CSV text file has a first and a last name that row would import as an Individual. Or if a row has only an organization name that row would be imported as an Organization. If the row contains both a first / last name and an organization name the entry would be imported as an Individual. You can explicitly specify the entry type of each row to be imported as by adding an Entry Type column to the CSV text file and setting each row as either individual or organization. In Step 2 you would map the CSV Entry Type column to the Entry Type field.

re: Some imported members need to be “invisible”; What do I set this columns to? 0, 1? True or False?
The imported entries will be set to the Public visibility setting by default. You can explicitly set the visibility of each row to be imported by adding a Visibility column to the CSV text file each row to one of the following; public, private or unlisted. In Step 2 you would map the CSV Visibility column to the Visibility field.

re: Finally, the categories doesn’t seem to match; What is the format for those category name? Use the Slug? I have some “complex-named” one like “Communication écrite – Impression”. In which format should my CSV render those?
Hmmm… this is not in the instruction, but should be. I’ll have to add it in the next update. But there is a FAQ, found here:
http://connections-pro.com/faqs/how-do-i-import-categories/

If you’re importing entries and categories already exist, use the category name.

And one last thing since you are importing text that contain extended character, make sure the CSV file is in UT8 format, more details can be found in this FAQ:
http://connections-pro.com/faqs/extended-characters-imported/

I hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Sam

Basically that is what the plugins do … at least the ones I looked at. What I’ve been meaning to do it answering via QuickTips. That would at least put them in a common area. Another thing I was considering was a StackExchange type of plugin. But I have not looked long enough to know if any of them are any good.

[Steven Zahm]

re: Douglas

I lean towards a minor bug in Link. It should be checking for AJAX requests and ignore setting up the admin menu.

It not even really a plugin conflict. AS you see PHP is outputting notices. On production sites php errors/notices should be suppressed or logged to a file that is not within the webroot. Here’s a post that explains how:
http://aristeides.com/blog/wp-hide-php-errors/

I have logged this issue and will fix it in the next update to Link. Thanks for reporting it.

I hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Eileen

re: Is there a way where I can sort the list by categories rather than alphabetical order
Sorry, no, you can group by category. You can learn about the supported sorting on this doc page using the order_by shortcode option.

re: i want something similar to this http://connections-pro.com/support/topic/cmap-install-not-working/#post-320014
where the directory is sorted work department. how do i implement this?
Any of the template which has a category drop down, like cMap allows you to filter by category. So there is nothing to set up, you already have it.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Koen

Yes, when I search for it too before replying last time, I could not find it under the email you’re using. That’s not too uncommon since people have multiple email addresses. Wit that said, did you perhaps purchase it under a different email address? Can you find a copy of the sales confirmation email? It’ll have the transaction ID. If you purchased it with PayPal, you can check your PayPal history, it’ll have the transaction ID.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Heather

Well… someone edited a core WordPress file on your site:
../wp-includes/query.php

It was this:

function get_query_var( $var, $default = '' ) {
    global $wp_query;

/*  return $wp_query->get( $var, $default ); */
}

And it should be this:

function get_query_var( $var, $default = '' ) {
    global $wp_query;

    return $wp_query->get( $var, $default );
}

The return was commented out so it would not return values like it should. Not sure why this would be done, but it can definitely breaks things pretty badly.

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