I’ve created a fix for the linkcat issue on submission forms using the Contact Form 7 plugin. The validation error should now be fixed. If anyone using the web directory plugin is still having problems, please post a comment on the plugin’s project page and I’ll see what I can do.
I’ve recently pushed an update to the Web Directory plugin for WordPress that enables people to use the Contact Forms 7 plugin to support link submissions. Several people have been asking me to write a tutorial on how I did it on my Connected Phone web site. This should help some of you to create a submission form and use it with the Web Directory plugin I have created. It’s not a comprehensive tutorial on Contact Form 7. If you need some basic information about the Contact Form 7 plugin, I’ve written a post you can read (WordPress Contact Form 7 plugin: Great for Forms).
I’ve now uploaded an update to the WordPress web directory plugin. The current version 2.6.4 fixes an issue for users trying to install the link directory plugin in a WordPress blog that has been installed in a sub directory. This new version should now work with the situation.
I’ve tested it and it now works for WordPress sites that are installed in subdirectories. If anyone using the plugin still experiences any problems please post a comment. Thanks.
I’ve been working on a new version for the Link Directory WordPress plugin I’ve created. Just to update you of what’s coming. I’ve made some changes to the Web Directory plugin core to allow me to easily add more features in the coming versions. I’ll soon be releasing a beta version for those of you who might want to test it and provide some feedback.
I have uploaded my newest version of the Web Directory WordPress plugin here at Code Stuff and also at WordPress.org. I’ve added a new feature on version 2.6.1 to allow users of the plugin to remove the display of the “Websites/Blogs Under” prefix when displaying the header title for Link Categories. I’ve also tested it for WordPress version 2.8.2.
You can download version 2.6.1 from the Web Directory WordPress plugin project page.
When I started using WordPress, I liked the idea that you can store personal bookmarks on your blog. When I started using it, there are some functions that I wanted so I started searching for a plugin. I couldn’t actually find a plugin that fits my requirements so I decided to start creating my own Web Directory plugin.
I decided to use the existing WordPress tables so that I could re-use existing functions like adding/editing/deleting bookmarks. I wrote down a list of features and functions that I want to put into this plugin.
Some of the current features of the Web directory WordPress plugin include the following:
Some of the planned features for the Web directory plugin are:
After downloading the plugin, just unzip it into your WordPress plugins directory and activate the plugin from your WordPress plugins administration page.
Once the plugin has been activated, a sub menu called “Manage Directory” will be created under the “Links” menu of WordPress. There are several steps you need to do to start using the Link Directory plugin.
First, you will need to create a page inside WordPress and insert the [wplinks] shortcode that the Web Directory plugin uses to determine where to insert the contents of the bookmark directory. Check the screenshot below:
You can insert optional text between an opening [wplinks] and closing [/wplinks] shortcode. The text will be formatted in an enclosed div with a class of “intro-box”. This will allow you to format it differently than the rest of the text. As an example, you can checkout the Code Stuff link directory. I use it to put instructions.
Second, tell the Web Directory WordPress plugin which page is you will be using to display the link directory by selecting it under “Manage Directory”. You can also set a description for your web directory. This will be used when generating the description meta tag of the main link directory page. If you leave it blank, the plugin will generate a description for you.
You can customize the default styles that the Web Directory WordPress plugin use. This will allow you to modify how your link directory will look when it is displayed. Do this by creating a file named kih-web-directory.css inside the directory of the WordPress theme that you are currently using. The plugin will detect it and use that stylesheet instead of the default.
That’s it, you can start populating your WordPress bookmarks table.
I have incorporated some code to enable users to allow visitors to their site to fill up a form for submitting requests to be added to the web directory as of version 2.6.3. The partial support can be enabled using the Web Directory plugin in conjunction with the excellent Contact Form 7 plugin. You can create your own site submission using Contact Form 7. When the Web Directory plugin detects that the Contact Form 7 plugin is installed, it will load some code stuff that will allow you to use a [linkcat] contact form 7 shortcode. The shortcode enables the display of a “Link Category” select field in your form. The [linkcat] shortcode will take care of retrieving the available WordPress Link Categories from your site database and display it as a select field in your form. At least Contact Form 7 version 2.0 is required for this feature to work and you will still need to create your own form.
You can read a tutorial on how to use the Contact Form 7 plugin with the Web Directory plugin.
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