Steven Zahm@ Murray
re: I have added and activated the license key for Link. It still fails to update.
Which version are you trying to update from? What is the error? And, on which admin page are you receiving the error?
re: Can you please deactivate the Slim Plus on the sandbox site?
Yes and done. fyi, you can manage your licenses on your purchase history page under the Licenses tab.
re: Finally, I am wondering how to have new users register for my site – I was thinking that FORM would allow me to do that.
No, Form is not for user registration. You can use the built in method WordPress provides for user registration or use a third party plugin which does user registration. Form is only for submitting entries into the directory.
re: In my previous post, I imagined it might be possible to place the form on the page by way of a widget added to a sidebar. What am I missing?
No, form can not be placed into a widget in the sidebar… it’d never fit for one. Plus in order for a user to submit an entry and have that submission linked to their user account, the user must use the links above the directory to do so. This is covered in the setup docs for Link and Form. Well, covered in the sense they tell you which checkboxes to check in the settings to turn on the right links.
Also, since you want users to maintain (add, and likely edit) their own entries, you’ll need Link, not Form. You only need Form if you want to allow the user to do this from the site fronted rather the Link admin profile page.
Hope that helps!