{"id":4026,"date":"2025-02-15T22:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s-o-s.net\/connections-business-directory-toolbar\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:40:03","slug":"connections-business-directory-toolbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/s-o-s.net\/en_gb\/connections-business-directory-toolbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Connections Business Directory Toolbar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-25288\" class=\"alignwide post-25288 plugin type-plugin status-publish hentry plugin_tags-address-book plugin_tags-addressbook plugin_tags-addresses plugin_tags-bio plugin_tags-bios plugin_category-business plugin_category-contact-forms plugin_category-user-management plugin_contributors-shazahm1hotmailcom plugin_business_model-community plugin_committers-shazahm1hotmailcom\">\n<div class=\"plugin-banner\" id=\"plugin-banner-connections-toolbar\"><\/div>\n<header class=\"plugin-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-heading-container\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"plugin-icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/connections-toolbar\/assets\/icon-128x128.png?rev=972723, https:\/\/ps.w.org\/connections-toolbar\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=972723 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/connections-toolbar\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=972723\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"plugin-title\">Connections Business Directory Toolbar<\/h1>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">By <span class=\"author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/shazahm1hotmailcom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-small plugin-download download-button\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/connections-toolbar.1.4.zip\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<span id=\"description\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"reviews\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"installation\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"developers\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"advanced\" class=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"section-links\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tabs clear\">\n<li id=\"tablink-description\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-toolbar\/#description\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-reviews\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-toolbar\/#reviews\" rel=\"noopener\">Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-installation\">\n\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-toolbar\/#installation\" rel=\"noopener\">Installation<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-developers\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-toolbar\/#developers\" rel=\"noopener\">Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"link-support\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/connections-toolbar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Support<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if ( '#changelog' == window.location.hash ) { window.setTimeout( function() { window.location.hash=\"#developers\"; }, 10 ); }<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"tab-description\" class=\"plugin-description section\">\n<h2 id=\"description-header\">Description<\/h2>\n<p>This is an extension plugin for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Connections Business Directory Plugin<\/a>. Quick click access without having to scroll to all of Connections admin pages from either the admin or the front end for easy management. You can even go to a specific settings tab of filter the entry list with a single click making you life easier.<\/p>\n<p>Why not just include this with the plugin as an option? Two reasons, the admin bar has limited space and to limit the amount of core plugin options and code.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some other great <strong>free extensions<\/strong> (with more on the way) that enhance your experience with the business directory:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Utility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-toolbar\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Toolbar<\/a> :: Provide quick links to the admin pages from the admin bar.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-business-directory-login\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Login<\/a> :: Provides a simple-to-use login shortcode and widget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Custom Fields<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-business-directory-hours\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Business Hours<\/a> :: Add the business open hours.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-business-directory-income-levels\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Income Level<\/a> :: Add an income level.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-business-directory-education-levels\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Education Level<\/a> :: Add an education level.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-business-directory-languages\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Languages<\/a> :: Add languages spoken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Misc<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-business-directory-face-detect\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">Face Detect<\/a> :: Applies face detection before cropping an image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Premium Extensions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/authored\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Authored<\/a> :: Displays a list of blog posts written by the entry on their profile page.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/contact\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Contact<\/a> :: Displays a contact form on the entry\u2019s profile page to allow your visitors to contact the entry without revealing their email address.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/csv-import\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">CSV Import<\/a> :: Bulk import your data in to your directory.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/custom-category-order\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Custom Category Order<\/a> :: Order your categories exactly as you need them.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/form\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Form<\/a> :: Allow site visitor to submit entries to your directory. Also provides frontend editing support.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/link\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Link<\/a> :: Links a WordPress user to an entry so that user can maintain their entry with or without moderation.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/rot13-email-encryption\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">ROT13 Encryption<\/a> :: Protect email addresses from being harvested from your business directory by spam bots.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/siteshot\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">SiteShot<\/a> :: Show a screen capture of the entry\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connections-pro.com\/add-on\/widget-pack\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Widget Pack<\/a> :: A set of feature rich, versatile and highly configurable widgets that can be used to enhance your directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n<p>This plugin was inspired by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/edd-toolbar\/\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">EDD Toolbar<\/a> plugin by\ufffd<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/daveshine\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">daveshine (David Decker)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-installation\" class=\"plugin-installation section\">\n<h2 id=\"installation-header\">Installation<\/h2>\n<p>Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content\/plugins\/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq\" class=\"plugin-faq section\">\n<h2 id=\"faq-header\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"why%20doesn%27t%20it%20show%20up%20for%20me%3F\">\n<h3>Why doesn\u2019t it show up for me?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>This will only show up in the admin bar if the user logged in has the <code>manage_options<\/code> capability.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-reviews\" class=\"plugin-reviews section\">\n<h2 id=\"reviews-header\">Reviews<\/h2>\n<div class=\"notice notice-warning notice-alt\">\n<p>There are no reviews for this plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-developers\" class=\"plugin-developers section\">\n<h2 id=\"developers-header\">Contributors &amp; Developers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"plugin-contributors\">\n<p>\u201cConnections Business Directory Toolbar\u201d is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Contributors<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"contributors-list\" class=\"contributors-list\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86a51631f86a477ec302f7410fb119524a91be3326a70aeb58859da17e0dfe7c?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86a51631f86a477ec302f7410fb119524a91be3326a70aeb58859da17e0dfe7c?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/shazahm1hotmailcom\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tSteven\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-development\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp-plugins\/connections-toolbar\" rel=\"noopener\">Translate \u201cConnections Business Directory Toolbar\u201d into your language.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Interested in development?<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/browser\/connections-toolbar\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Browse the code<\/a>, check out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.svn.wordpress.org\/connections-toolbar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SVN repository<\/a>, or subscribe to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/connections-toolbar\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">development log<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/connections-toolbar\/?limit=100&amp;mode=stop_on_copy&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">RSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-changelog\" class=\"plugin-changelog section\">\n<h2 id=\"changelog-header\">Changelog<\/h2>\n<h4>1.4 03\/14\/2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>TWEAK: Remove use of deprecated <code>cn_loaded<\/code> action hook.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Add plugin properties.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Utilize <code>cnText_Domain::register()<\/code> to register the text domain.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Remove unused global constants.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Make plugin singleton a final class.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Set plugin version as class constant.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Update class singleton instance validation.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Do not double initialize the class singleton.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Remove unused class property.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Update method name to better reflect its function.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Update urls to be <code>https<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Update copyright.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: Update plugin and README.txt file header.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: phpDoc corrections.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: Update tested to WP 6.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1.3 10\/31\/2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>TWEAK: Remove use of deprecated <code>cnFormObjects::tokenURL()<\/code> method replaced with <code>_nonce::url()<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Qualifier can be replaced with an import.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Update README.txt header.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Correct misspellings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1.2 07\/13\/2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>TWEAK: Support the new Taxonomy API. Custom Taxonomies will now display in the Manage menu branch.<\/li>\n<li>BUG: Fix the link to the Categories admin page, utilizing the Taxonomy API vs a hard coded link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1.1.1 05\/03\/2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>OTHER: Update support links.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Change <code>http<\/code> to <code>https<\/code> in links.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Removed use of unused declared variable.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Remove used of deprecated tag attribute.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: phpDoc correction.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: Update plugin header.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: Update the README.txt header.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1.1 11\/12\/2015<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>BUG: Fix admin URLs.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Minor phpDoc fixes.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Update copyright date.<\/li>\n<li>OTHER: Readme file updates.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: Update the .git* files.<\/li>\n<li>DEV: Code beautification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1.0.1 05\/05\/2014<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>BUG: Fix the manage page moderation filter links.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: Removed the action which would deactivate Toolbar if Connections was not activate.<\/li>\n<li>TWEAK: The plugin now hooks into the cn_loaded action rather than plugins_loaded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1.0 09\/01\/2013<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n<\/article>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/connections-toolbar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connections Business Directory Toolbar By Steven Download Details Reviews Installation Development Support Description This is an extension plugin for the Connections Business Directory Plugin. 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