WordPress Member Directory Plugin (CMED) - Category List (Image, Shortcodes, Display)


Category List

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Note

This article works also for Expertise, Services and Languages taxonomy of the WordPress Member Directory plugin.

Creating/Updating Category

While creating (or updating) category put image ID into Taxonomy Featured Image field and save changes.

Form for adding new category - WordPress Staff Directory Plugin
Form for adding new category

Obtaining Image Id

Go to Media and click on image you want assign to category. Copy image ID from navigation bar.

In the example below the image ID is 972.

How to find the image ID - WordPress Plugin for Member Directory
How to find the image ID

Category List Shortcodes

  • [cmed_category_list] - Display Category List
  • Shortcode Attributes
    • [cmed_category_list count="1"]- Display counter of posts belonging to each category
    • [cmed_category_list columns="4"] - Number of columns (1-6)
    • [cmed_category_list category="1"] - Display only category terms
    • [cmed_category_list expertise="1"] - Display list of Expertise terms (1/0)
    • [cmed_category_list service="1"] - Display list of Service terms (1/0)
    • [cmed_category_list language="1"] - Display list of Language terms (1/0)
    • [cmed_category_list tag="1"] - Display only tag terms
    • [cmed_category_list hide_empty="1"] - Display only terms assigned to at least one Business

Below:  [cmed_category_list count="1" columns="4"]

Category list - WP Member Directory Plugin
Category list

Category List Settings

On Category List Setting page select taxonomy/taxonomies you want to display. Later you can hide/show one of them individually for each shortcode using the attribute.

Category list settings - WordPress Employee Directory
Category list settings

Settings for Additional Taxonomy

To list terms from Expertise, Service or Language taxonomy navigate to the Admin Dashboard → CM Expert Directory → Settings.

Navigation to the plugin settings - WordPress Members Directory
Navigation to the plugin settings

Click on the General tab.

General settings tab - WordPress Staff Directory Plugin
General settings tab

Activate Additional Taxonomy and update settings.

Enabling additional taxonomies - WordPress Plugin Staff Directory
Enabling additional taxonomies

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