Title: Featured Entries
Last modified: October 4, 2022

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# Featured Entries

 *  Resolved [ashleylyn07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashleylyn07/)
 * (@ashleylyn07)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-entries-2/)
 * I am using Connections as a staff directory in our internal site and I would 
   really like to be able to distinguish our managers from the rest of the staff
   somehow. I thought there was a feature/extension called Featured Entries, but
   I can’t find a setting for it in entry management nor can I find an extension
   for it. Is this no longer an option??
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffeatured-entries-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-entries-2/#post-16073008)
 * There is not a featured entry feature per se… however, there is a Custom Entry
   Order addon that can be used to put managers above the staff. Here’s the link:
    - [https://connections-pro.com/add-on/custom-entry-order/](https://connections-pro.com/add-on/custom-entry-order/)
 * After this addon is installed, you can set the manager’s order to `1`, and they
   will be listed at the top of the directory.
 * Additionally, if you create a “Managers” category, the category slug “managers”
   will be added to the entry container div, which can then be targeted with CSS
   to change the styling of the managers in the directory list.
 * I hope this helps; please let me know.
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/).
 *  Thread Starter [ashleylyn07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashleylyn07/)
 * (@ashleylyn07)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-entries-2/#post-16080100)
 * Yes, I was actually looking for a way to target the managers’ containers with
   CSS and hadn’t thought about using categories for that so thank you, that does
   help. However, I would like to be able to hide that category in the filter drop-
   down on the directory page. I don’t suppose there’s a setting or some other easy
   way to do that that you can think of?
 * [https://show.pics.io/preview/63407f93f64a3600125ec660](https://show.pics.io/preview/63407f93f64a3600125ec660)
 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-entries-2/#post-16080159)
 * Try the `exclude_category` shortcode option:
    - [https://connections-pro.com/documentation/shortcodes/connections/#exclude_category](https://connections-pro.com/documentation/shortcodes/connections/#exclude_category)
 * If the managers are also assigned another category, I _think_ they will still
   show in the results but the option no longer show in the dropdown.
 * I hope this helps; please let me know.

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 * [featured](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/featured/)
 * [order](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/order/)

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 * Last reply from: [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-entries-2/#post-16080159)
 * Status: resolved