Title: Connections Business Directory Certifications
Author: Steven
Published: <strong>March 19, 2018</strong>
Last modified: April 13, 2024

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# Connections Business Directory Certifications

 By [Steven](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shazahm1hotmailcom/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/connections-business-directory-certifications.1.4.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/connections-business-directory-certifications/)

## Description

This is an extension plugin for the [Connections Business Directory plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections/)
please be sure to install and active it before adding this plugin.

What does this plugin do? It adds the ability to add certifications and assign them
to you business directory entries.

The certifications of an entry can optionally be shown as a content block within
a template or with the supplied widget int the theme’s sidebar.

#### Extensible

Here are some great **free extensions** (with more on the way) that enhance your
experience with Connections Business Directory:

**Utility**

 * [Toolbar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-toolbar/) :: Provides quick
   links to the admin pages from the admin bar.
 * [Login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-login/) ::
   Provides a simple to use login shortcode and widget.
 * [Anniversary and Birthday Emails](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-anniversary-and-birthday-emails)::
   Add the ability to automatically send a customizable email to entries on their
   anniversary or birthday.

**Custom Fields**

 * [Business Open Hours](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-hours/)::
   Add the business open hours.
 * [Local Time](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-local-time/)::
   Add the business local time.
 * [Facilities](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-facilities/)::
   Add the business facilities.
 * [Income Level](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-income-levels/)::
   Add an income level.
 * [Education Level](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-education-levels/)::
   Add an education level.
 * [Languages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-languages/)::
   Add languages spoken.
 * [Hobbies](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-hobbies/)::
   Add hobbies.

**Misc**

 * [Face Detect](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-face-detect/)::
   Applies face detection before cropping an image.

**[Premium Extensions](https://connections-pro.com/extensions/)**

 * [Authored](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/authored/) :: Displays a list of
   blog posts written by the entry on their profile page.
 * [Contact](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/contact/) :: Displays a contact 
   form on the entry’s profile page to allow your visitors to contact the entry 
   without revealing their email address.
 * [CSV Import](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/csv-import/) :: Bulk import your
   data in to your directory.
 * [Custom Category Order](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/custom-category-order/)::
   Order your categories exactly as you need them.
 * [Custom Entry Order](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/custom-entry-order/) ::
   Allows you to easily define the order that your business directory entries should
   be displayed.
 * [Enhanced Categories](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/enhanced-categories/)::
   Adds many features to the categories.
 * [Form](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/form/) :: Allow site visitor to submit
   entries to your directory. Also provides frontend editing support.
 * [Link](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/link/) :: Links a WordPress user to
   an entry so that user can maintain their entry with or without moderation.
 * [ROT13 Encryption](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/rot13-email-encryption/)::
   Protect email addresses from being harvested from your business directory by 
   spam bots.
 * [SiteShot](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/siteshot/) :: Show a screen capture
   of the entry’s website.
 * [Widget Pack](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/widget-pack/) :: A set of feature
   rich, versatile and highly configurable widgets that can be used to enhance your
   directory.

**[Premium Templates](https://connections-pro.com/templates/)**

Connections Business Directory comes with a couple templates to get you started 
which fully support the [Template Customizer](https://connections-pro.com/2015/07/27/feature-preview-template-customizer/).
In addition to these free templates there are many premium templates available to
take your business directory the level visually.

 * [Circled](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/circled/) :: A simple but bold template
   specifically designed for displaying small team or staff directory.
 * [cMap](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/cmap/) :: Our most popular go to template
   for a business directory and chamber of commerce business directory, featuring
   full Template Customizer support.
 * [Excerpt Plus](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/excerpt-plus/) :: Simple design
   which features a directory entry name, photo thumbnail and excerpt.
 * [Gridder](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/gridder/) :: Another simple but 
   bold template which displays the directory in a grid layout. Perfect for displaying
   a small team or staff directory
 * [Slim Plus](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/slim-plus/) :: Specifically designed
   to take up as little space on the page as possible.
 * [Tile Plus](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/tile-plus/) :: This template was
   purposely designed to display the directory in a grid or column layout.

## Installation

#### Using the WordPress Plugin Search

 1. Navigate to the `Add New` sub-page under the Plugins admin page.
 2. Search for `connections business directory certifications`.
 3. The plugin should be listed first in the search results.
 4. Click the `Install Now` link.
 5. Lastly click the `Activate Plugin` link to activate the plugin.

#### Uploading in WordPress Admin

 1. [Download the plugin zip file](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications/)
    and save it to your computer.
 2. Navigate to the `Add New` sub-page under the Plugins admin page.
 3. Click the `Upload` link.
 4. Select Connections Business Directory Certifications zip file from where you saved
    the zip file on your computer.
 5. Click the `Install Now` button.
 6. Lastly click the `Activate Plugin` link to activate the plugin.

#### Using FTP

 1. [Download the plugin zip file](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications/)
    and save it to your computer.
 2. Extract the Connections Business Directory Certifications zip file.
 3. Create a new directory named `connections-business-directory-certifications` directory
    in the `../wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 4. Upload the files from the folder extracted in Step 2.
 5. Activate the plugin on the Plugins admin page.

## FAQ

None yet…

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Connections Business Directory Certifications” is open source software. The following
people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Steven ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shazahm1hotmailcom/)

[Translate “Connections Business Directory Certifications” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/connections-business-directory-certifications/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/connections-business-directory-certifications/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/connections-business-directory-certifications/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/connections-business-directory-certifications/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4.1 05/04/2021

 * TWEAK: Remove use of `create_function()`.
 * OTHER: Update copyright year.
 * OTHER: Change `http` to `https` in links.
 * DEV: Correct code alignment.
 * DEV: phpDoc correction.
 * DEV: Update README.txt plugin header.

#### 1.4 05/13/2020

 * I18N: Add German (Germany) translation.
 * OTHER: Update plugin naming to match current convention.
 * OTHER: Update copyright year.
 * OTHER: Update plugin tags.
 * OTHER: Bump “Tested up to” to version 5.4.
 * OTHER: Bump “Requires PHP” to version 5.6.20.
 * OTHER: Bump “Requires at least” to version 4.7.12.
 * OTHER: Update URLs to `https`.

#### 1.3 08/01/2018

 * FEATURE: Add support for the Gravity Forms Connector.
 * I18N: Update Dutch (Netherlands) translation files. Props Age!

#### 1.2 08/01/2018

 * FEATURE: Add support for CSV export.
 * BUG: Correct fatal bug. Calling nonexistent method.

#### 1.1 07/19/2018

 * FEATURE: Add support for the [CSV Import extension](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/csv-import/)
   so certifications can now be imported and attached to entries.
 * TWEAK: Utilize `cnText_Domain` to load translations.
 * I18N: Add POT file.
 * I18N: Add Dutch (Netherlands) translation. props Age
 * OTHER: Update readme.txt.
 * OTHER: Update plugin header copyright year.
 * OTHER: Update plugin tags.
 * OTHER: Bump requires WP version to 4.5.3 to match requirements of core Connections
   plugin.

#### 1.0 10/26/2017

 * Initial release.

## Community plugin

This plugin is developed and supported by a community. [Contribute to this plugin](https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Certifications)

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4.1**
 *  Last updated **2 years ago**
 *  Active installations **70+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.5.8**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6.20 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [business directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/business-directory/)[certifications](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/certifications/)
   [directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/directory/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections-business-directory-certifications/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Steven ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shazahm1hotmailcom/)

## Support

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