CM Expert Directory (CMED) - Views - Tiles View


Tiles View

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Navigate to the  Admin Dashboard → CM Expert Directory → Settings.

Click on the Directory Appearance tab.

In the first section set  Tiles View as Current View.

Change the  heading level of the expert name (this can be useful for SEO). In the example below, the expert names will be inside h5 tags. Learn more about headings.

The General Settings section allows you to change the following: 

  • Display last name as first position - Controls whether to show the expert last name as the first position (for all views). For example, instead of listing someone as John R. Doe, we would prefer: Doe, John R.
  • Last name concatenation with comma - Controls whether to show the expert last name with comma. This option will work if you enabled the option above.
  • Use featured image in directory - Allows to display the Featured Image in directory instead of the Expert Picture. Note: this feature was introduced in version 2.1.5.
  • Expert Picture and Featured Image on the back-end:

    Result of enabling the option Use featured image in directory on the front-end:

Then, configure how the tiles will be displayed.

  • Experts in a row - Set the number of experts in a row shown in the directory index.
  • Experts paddings - Set padding value. Use px/pt/em/% units (e.g. "0.5em").
  • Image container minimum height - If you use small images, set minimum height value to display image in the middle of the container. Use px/pt/em/% units (e.g. "220px").
  • Display title - Set "Yes" if you want to display expert title below image.
  • Display expertises - Set "Yes" if you want to display expert expertises list below title. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.8.1.
  • Display excerpt - Enable it if you want to dispay excerpt of expert. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.8.0.
  • Display categories - Enable it if you want to dispay categories that the expert belongs to. If the expert belongs to more than two categories then will be displayed names of two first categories (in alphabetical order) and  the rest will be noted "+n".
    For example, if the expert belongs to 5 categories, there will be displayed like that: "Category 1 | Category 2 +3". 
    Note: this options was introduced in version 1.8.0.
  • Display company -  Enable it if you want to dispay expert company.
  • Display position - Set "Yes" if you want to display expert position below image.
  • Display border - Check this option if you want to display border around each expert.
  • Display expert phone - Enable it if you want to dispay expert phone.
  • Display expert email - Enable it if you want to dispay expert email.
  • Display expert price - Enable it if you want to dispay expert price.
  • Show details button - Should the expert box in the directory index include the "Details" button?

Select options for  Tiles View and save changes.


Tiles View - Front-End Appearance

Below: Example display of the view with all of the options displayed.



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