WordPress Course Catalog Plugin - How To - Change the Catalog View (Tiles, List...)


How To - Change the Catalog View

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The WordPress Course Catalog plugin has three distinct views for the catalog. This article will cover how to change between them,

First, it's important to note:

  • Plugin settings (default) - You can choose a view in the plugin's settings. This view will be applied by default in all catalogs present in your site.
  • Shortcode (unique) - By using the shortcode, you can change the view of each catalog.

Default Settings

Head to Admin Dashboard → CM Course Catalog Pro → Settings → Catalog Appearance tab.

The important settings is Choose between:

Choosing the default view - WordPress Plugin for Online Courses
Choosing the default view

A) Course Catalog View

This view has two levels. First categories - and, when clicking on one, courses for that category.

Categories
Course catalog view: categories - WordPress Plugin for Creating Online Courses
Course catalog view: categories
Courses
Course catalog view: courses - LMS Plugin for WordPress
Course catalog view: courses

B) Tiles View

Tiles view - LMS WordPress Plugin for Courses
Tiles view

C) List View

List view - WordPress Plugin for Online Courses
List view

D) Table View

Note: This view is available only in the Enterprise Edition of the WordPress Course Catalog plugin since the version 1.4.0.

Table view - WordPress Plugin for Courses
Table view

Editing Each View

More settings for each view: Catalog Appearance (Choose View, Hide Elements)


Catalogs With Unique Views

You can show catalogs with different views by changing the shortcode -  [cmcc_course]  parameter view.

Overriding the view using the shortcode - E Learning WordPress Plugin
Overriding the view using the shortcode

Each time you use the shortcode, choose between the different views. If the parameter view  is not present, the default setting will apply.

  • Course Catalog View [cmcc_course view="directory"]
  • Tiles View[cmcc_course view="tiles"]
  • List View[cmcc_course view="list"]
  • Table View - [cmcc_course view="table"] (this parameter is available only in the Enterprise Edition of the WordPress Course Catalog plugin since the version 1.4.0.)

Learn more about this shortcode, including other parameters: Shortcodes (Adding Catalog To Website).


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