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Author: Steven A. Zahm

Connections is a simple to use address book or business directory that is highly customizable with templates and shortcode attributes. The entry list can be embedded in a post/page using a simple shortcode that has many available options. The entry list can embedded multiple times in the same post/page using different options and even different templates. Also included; a second shortcode that can be used to show upcoming anniversaries and birthdays.

Admin Features

• Built-in help page
• Selectable entry type; Individual / Organization / Connection Group
• Each entry has selectable visibility. You can choose between, public, private and unlisted
• Image support
• Copy entries
• Bulk actions that include setting the visibility on deleting entries
• Filters that is persistent per user between sessions and browsers
• 0.5.47 Added extensive role support.
• 0.5.47 Added the ability to set custom image sizes.
• 0.5.47 Added the ability to determine how an image should be scaled and cropped.

Frontend Features

• xHTML Transition output
• Custom template support
• Shortcode filter attributes for the entry list
• Alternate output list templates; single entry, multiple entry (default) and profile view
• Entries output in hCard compatible format.
• Download the vCard of an individual entry that can be imported into you email application.
• 0.5.1 Added a shortcode attribute to repeat the alpha index and the beginning of each character change. User requested.
• 0.5.1 Added a shortcode attribute to show the current character at the beginning of each character group. User requested.
• 0.5.1 Added additional filters for addresses. User requested.

New features coming in the next version:

• Assign entries to groups and have the option to display those groups in a page/post
• Add social media fields
• Add honorable pre/suffix
• Add middle name

Upcoming features:

• Make the Connection Group relations in the front end entry list clickable to bring up the entry's specific details.
• Sidebar widget
• Dashboard widget
• An update request form
• A link for easy printing of the entry list
• A link for printing out a list of birthdays and anniversaries
• Integration with WP users to permit registered users to maintain their own info, mostly likely this will be optional on a per entry instance and an import method
• Option to manage the address types
• Option to customize the input form
• Option to manage the relation types
• Multiple images per entry or video
• Gravatar support
• Backup
• ...and any suggestion that I may receive...

Credits:

• This plugin was based off LBB, "Little Black Book"; which was based on Addressbook, both of which can be found in the Plugin Directory.
• vCard class is a modified version by Troy Wolf
• Image uploading and processing done by the class.upload.php by Colin Verot
• Counter class from O'Reilly's Intro to PHP Objects

Known Issues:

• Currently when an image link is removed the files are not deleted from the server
• The vCard feature is not compatible with WP Super Cache. Make sure the page/post excluded in WP Super Cache.