[Steven Zahm]

@ Jodie

Not knowing more about what your goals are … I’d say just the cMap template.

If you want site visitors to be able to submit entries to your directory, maybe the Form extension too.

Or…

If you want business owners, who would need ot be registered users of your site, to be able to add and maintain their own entry, you would need the Link extension.

Hope that helps a little!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Paul

I just wanted to let you know that I’m working on this. I try to get this resolved asap, but may take a time because it seems to be related to a bug in the cart plugin so I’m actually waiting on support too. I’ll post back as soon as I have a solution.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Rick

True … I reluctantly added the auto response notice (to the submitter) because it was highly requested. I personally feel on screen message is enough and only the admin needs to be notified of submissions.

Thanks for your patience and working with me to round out a couple of the rougher edges of Form.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Rick

Right, when I removed the update check for you it entered the “new submission” path … which is why the page refresh to edit didn’t fire.

The update check is in place with this beta so the correct logic paths are followed again. So there would be no email to the user after an edit. Just like it was originally.

With that said … there a message/notice that is displayed right on the page above the edit form stating the the submission is under review. Seems redundant and maybe a little spammy to send an email too.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Rick

I installed the beta … let me know how it goes.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Rick

Ok, I’m ready to install the beta but it seems the account in only a subscriber account.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Jane

Yes, I saw that it was a Windows IIS Server but it does not seem to be configured in a WordPress/PHP friendly way … probably not the best way to put it, but server config is not an area of my expertise.

The error you’re getting is actually good progress as Connections is attempting to move the files to the new location.

I think what needs to be is the host needs to add the php user/group to the web server group so they both have the same permissions … that should let the PHP process have the needed permissions to copy/rename files.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Alex

lets see…

re: I see fields like “Family Name, Biography, et al in the MySql and some in the default form, but these don’t show upon the screen. Does this require Form extension or a specific theme?
Templates for Connections, like themes for WordPress can display things differently or not display things at all or be configured to display or not display things.

Most of the templates that come with Connections show all fields except the bio and notes field. There’s the Bio Entry Card template that goes one step further and shows the bio field too. Then there’s the Profile template which shows pretty much just the bio field.

All the premium templates will show all fields are configured to hide or show fields depending on its “intended” use. So, if it does not show a field you want it to, you can turn it on … does it show a field you do not want to be displayed, turn it off.

This is all configured by the shortcode options each template enables.

re: Can some of these fields be renamed ie “Family Name -> Last Name at Graduation” and placed in the display. Would this require “Form” or a different theme?
Yes, see this QuickTip. This will allow you to change all strings in Connections, including field names which will carry over to the Form extension and templates. The exception being there are template specific strings and Form specific strings, even in these cases there are methods to change those strings using shortcode options or the method shown in the QuickTip.

re: Can unneeded fields be removed from the default form or display ie “Logo, Notes” Does this require a different theme?
Gerenally if you do not enter something in a field, that field will not be displayed in the template. So the simplest solution, do not enter data in fields you do not want displayed. Or as mentioned, premium templates can be configured not to display fields. You mention “form” … The Form extension can be configured in the settings to hide fieldsets. Take a look at the “Form Settings” screenshot to see the fieldsets that can be hidden. In the admin the same fieldsets can be hidden, but those are configured per user, not globally. Just like hiding fieldsets on edit post/page admin pages.

re: Can image file name be included in the upload or it doesn’t matter because of other image processing steps?
No, images can not be uploaded or reference to when importing via a CSV file.

re: Can the image definition be changed from the default landscape layout to portrait in any theme?
The templates that come with Connections, the Medium Image settings on the Connections : Settings admin page effect the the size of the image being displayed in the template. The same goes for most of the premium template with exception being Excerpt, Excerpt Plus, Slim and Slim Plus where the image size is forced to ensure the design is not broken. The Tile and Tile Plus templates do have forced images sizes too but those can be overridden with shortcode options those template enable.

Hope I answered you questions thoroughly!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Margaret

Basically you not only want to sort by org you want to group by org. Meaning display or name and the entries under the org, yes?

Probably the easiest solution is to filter by org.

Use multiple shortcode, each filtering by a different org and above each shortcode add the org name a rough example:

Org 1
[connections organization="Org 1"]

Org 2
[connections organization="Org 2"]

You directory seems to be small so this might be a workable solution?

[Steven Zahm]

@ Rick

This is how it is supposed to work… do a test submission:
http://connections-pro.com/demo/extension/form/

After you click submit, you’ll get a message about processing and then a message that the submission is under review.

When your test user is logged in and make changes and click submit they should get a processing message followed by “Entry updated. The page will automatically refresh, please wait…” at which point the page should refresh back to the edit screen with a message above it that says “Your entry submission is currently under review, however, you can continue to make edits to your entry submission while your submission is under review.“. At which specific step does it stop?

… oh … wait…

Since I removed the update check, so you get the email you want, you never actually get to the section of code that says do a refresh. So I’m guessing it stop with this message; “We will review and approve your submission soon.“, yes?

Ok, I worked on this more and I merged in the change for email notices that I actually really like! It is a little less complex and has removed quite a bit of code duplication.

I tested each scenario I could think of an I always receive the expected notice as well as landing on the correct screen. If you want, I’ll be more than happy to install the beta for you.

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