WordPress Course Catalog Plugin - How To - Change the Catalog View (Tiles, List...)
How To - Change the Catalog View
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](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/5ed4d14004286306f8046eb4/file-I6GCnICiFD.gif)
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
![Course catalog view: categories - WordPress Plugin for Creating Online Courses](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/5dcd95b004286364bc91c312/file-nkMVBoaooX.png)
Courses
![Course catalog view: courses - LMS Plugin for WordPress](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/5ecd2bee2c7d3a3dea3d0744/file-QIIwt6zpVu.png)
B) Tiles View
![Tiles view - LMS WordPress Plugin for Courses](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/652e56d61ec9493542047f06/file-LACAAC7PBz.png)
C) List View
![List view - WordPress Plugin for Online Courses](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/5dcd8f0704286364bc91c2af/file-fzJNwjoa9N.png)
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](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62f42ee64181f8597e7d1527/file-U5OXQ0M3dT.png)
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](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/5ed4d9a304286306f8046f43/file-otry6EXXqs.gif)
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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