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WordPress Member Directory Plugin Integration

It's possible to integrate the WordPress Questions and Answers with the WordPress Member Directory plugin.

This allows you to associate WordPress user profiles to expert profiles from the WordPress Member Directory plugin and synchronize categories.

What Is WordPress Member Directory Plugin?

The WordPress Member Directory plugin helps you build a specialized experts profile directory with detailed information about each member.

Learn more: WordPress Member Directory Plugin Product Page | WordPress Member Directory Plugin Documentation

How to Integrate WordPress Member Directory Plugin With WordPress Questions and Answers?

Navigate to Admin Dashboard → CM Answers Pro → Settings → General tab → Other section. If both plugins are installed and activated you will see two new options:

Expert Directory plugin integration settings - WordPress Forum Plugin — Integration settings

Category Sync

Category sync with CM Expert Directory plugin - If enabled, when the admin creates a new category under the WordPress Questions and Answers, the same category will be automatically created in the WordPress Member Directory plugin. Note: this option was introduced in version 4.2.9.

Experts Sync

Experts sync with CM Expert Directory plugin - If enabled, then user profiles in the WordPress Questions and Answers will be replaced by experts from the WordPress Member Directory plugin. So, instead of name and picture from user profile, there will be displayed the name and info from the expert profile. If the there's no relevant expert for a user, then there will be displayed info from the user profile on the front-end. Note: this option was introduced in version 4.6.3.

This feature also demands the Member Directory Community add-on to be installed and activated. Every user must be associated only with one expert. To do this, navigate to Admin Dashboard → CM Expert Directory Pro → Settings → Community Expert tab → General Settings section. Enable the option Only one expert per user.

Community Expert settings - WordPress Staff Directory Plugin — Community Expert settings

Expert page in the WordPress Member Directory plugin:

Example of the expert page - WordPress Plugin for Member Directory — Example of the expert page

Integrated expert in the WordPress Questions and Answers:

Example of the expert profile integrated to the forum

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