Feedback/suggestions: Multiple categories doc & import & customization

  • Resolved Robin Labadie

    (@robin-labadie)


    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hello,

    I’m right now reworking a website that used obsolete and vulnerable plugin “Quotes Collection”. With some rework on the Json export I was able to import it properly in your plugin, so that’s nice!

    However, an easy way to remap columns would have been very handy.

    Also, in this case, I needed to use shortcodes showing all quotes from multiples categories at the same time for this website, but it does not appear to be documented.

    So I tried this and it works (awesome, well done!):

    [quotes-llama all='*' cat='category1, category2']

    My recommendation: it would be useful to document the fact that you can have multiple categories in your examples inside the plugin.

    Also, that would be very nice to be able to configure spacing and maybe quotation characters between quotes, and author location, etc. Maybe you could make this with Blocks? This website uses Elementor builder right now, but I’ll probably rework it with native themes so that may come handy… 🙂

    Do you think these are useful and doable @oooorgle ?

    In any case, your plugin saved the day today, so thank you!
    All the best!

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author oooorgle

    (@oooorgle)

    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Robin,

    Yes, good idea! I will add some verbiage regarding the “category” and “id” to make them better understood. It vaguely implies multiple values with “id” but neither is explained. As well, custom text or some form of formatting between quotes is interesting. I’ll add that to the recommendations and certainly give it some more thought..

    Formatting such as separators, spacing, casing, colors, fonts are different for everyone so I leave that completely under the users control. I don’t foresee templates for formatting specifically. Themes are what usually set the formatting more than plugins.

    Regarding the remap of columns. I refer people to google search that term. There are easy to follow tutorials on how to manipulate column data.

    One example using Excel: https://www.excel-easy.com/examples/move-columns.html

    Thanks for the input! Here is one brief example of how to customize your own CSS specific to the plugin, or more specifically the CSS element.

    Reference: https://wordpress.org/plugins/quotes-llama/#next%20quote%20links

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by oooorgle.
    • This reply was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by oooorgle.
    Thread Starter Robin Labadie

    (@robin-labadie)

    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hi, thanks for the reply! I’m glad I could give you some useful feedback/ideas.

    It’s true that columns rework don’t necessarily belong in a plugin such as yours, it is already awesome that you can export/import data.

    Though, for the customization part, adding custom CSS to change the appearance of a shortcode element is kinda becoming old school with Gutenberg and blocks. Shortcodes are in fact getting less used now in favor of blocks (and I believe it’s for the best, usage becomes way more simple especially for newcomers, but even for experienced people). You might want to consider making customizable Gutenberg blocks on top of shortcodes. It seems to be well documented: https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/how-to-guides/block-tutorial/writing-your-first-block-type/

    However it is likely some work to do, so I would totally understand if this is just a side project for you and you do not feel like getting into it. I could not find a Git for this project, maybe that would help getting people involved into adding such feature? I’m not a PHP dev right now, but that kind of stuff might get me into it!

    All the best!

    Plugin Author oooorgle

    (@oooorgle)

    2 years, 5 months ago

    Yes, lol! It is “some work to do!” But working on it. Hopefully it comes to something as I haven’t had the time I’d like for it, with work and other things. Take care!

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