I got my answer to the last question. I found out that after someone submits a listing, that person will get an email with their username and password. š
Mark
(@delayedinsanity)
Long term, I want to build an interface for the submission form that allows site owners the ability to add or remove fields at their discretion. Short term, I could add a section on the dashboard side that would allow you to turn on and off required fields. Shorter term, if you need it asap, I can give you a copy of the plugin with the requirements commented out; are you comfortable with uploading files over FTP or through a control panel file manager?
Allowing multiple categories shouldn’t be too difficult to do. I’m trying to visualize the best way to do it;
- Before filling out the form at all, the plugin could ask what category or categories you wanted to submit your listing to. This could have the added benefit of later on permitting site owners to customize some of the fields based on what category was chosen.
- As a multiple select field, allowing the person submitting to simply select one or more categories, with no major restrictions.
- Using an “Add another category” button that generated a new dropdown for each category the listing belonged to, and configurable to a maximum of X amount of categories by the site owner.
I can add back “all listings” functionality, keep an eye out for this in an upcoming release. There’s also “featured listing” functionality which I haven’t documented yet; if you add a “featured” tag to some listings via the dashboard, they will appear on the home page of your directory.
Last but not least, the ability for a user to make changes to their listing has been temporarily disabled. The original plugin used an extremely insecure system for allowing this, dangerous enough that I wouldn’t even consider using it as is. Going forward the directory will use functionality provided by WordPress to allow users to log in and manage their listings — I just have to finish building the front end interface for it. Aka, coming soon!
Mark
(@delayedinsanity)
I got my answer to the last question. I found out that after someone submits a listing, that person will get an email with their username and password. š
The fundamentals are built in, as mentioned above I just have to complete the front end so they’re not making changes through the dashboard but through your web site itself.
Thanks, Mark! I am very comfortable with FTP. I am looking forward to having this work.
Mark
(@delayedinsanity)
One more question, since I’m giving you a custom copy anyways; did you want me to just disable the required address fields, or remove them entirely (I could take that entire panel off for now)?
No, don’t disable it; just make it so it’s not required, as some of our members DO want to include their exact address. Thanks!
Mark
(@delayedinsanity)
Done. As much as I’d like to make this easy for you folks, if I release a new version every time I make a change over the next little while I’ll be just short of spamming the plugins repository.
To that end, you can download the zip file from GitHub using this link, then upload the includes/ directory contained in the archive.
Once you finish uploading, navigate to the settings page on your dashboard, click on the ‘Submit Form’ tab and you’ll see a new option at the bottom that allows you switch the address requirement on and off.
The other requests will take a little bit longer, but hopefully not too much longer!
thanks for a great plugin.
im having issues with the social media buttons.
The point to http:// and not to the url of the social media inputted
looks like there is an extra / when i hover over social media button and look at the bottom left of browser.
Great plugin with lots of potential. Is there a way to show more than 10 listings on a page? I want to show all (15) listings on one page, and I guess I can hack the php somewhere to do that?
Mark
(@delayedinsanity)
@wsmike and @mrsouza, per forum rules could I have both of you start your own threads? Thank you!
Thanks, Mark! I have uploaded the Includes file, but I do not see the Submit Form tab. When I uploaded the file, I replaced the older Includes. Is there anything else I need to upload?
Mark
(@delayedinsanity)
Under Directory [lite] >> Settings, there should be three tabs; General, Email, and Submit Form.
Even before the update that tab should have been there, let me know if you find it.
Ah, I don’t know why I did not see that before. Thank you. Great support.
Mark
(@delayedinsanity)
Here comes the shameless request; I’d be stoked if you said that in a review. If you get a chance, they can be left here: http://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/ldd-directory-lite
