As of this moment, visiting the WordPress dashboard will allow you to update Directory to version 1.1.3. Please update all four components in order to get all the improvements introduced with this update. Also, backup. Doesn’t matter if you just started and haven’t changed much, still backup. When it comes to the stuff that were changed…. keep reading. Copy styling from existing post types Starting today styling your custom post types becomes a lot less work. Until now, newly created post types looked nothing like the default “Listing” type meaning you had to make several PHP tweaks in order to copy the design. This is no longer necessary. While creating a new post type you’ll have an option to copy the existing design so further tweaks won’t be necessary. As usual, once you create the post type don’t forget to assign some of the existing custom fields to it. Two major event-related changes All those using the Events add-on will be happy to hear that past events can now be easily removed from the site. This was something a number of our members requested in the forums so I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for that feedback. The option to hide past events is located inside the Tevolution ⇨ Event Settings section (you need to have the add-on to see it). Once enabled, all existing past events will be drafted. The same thing will happen with future (past) events automatically. After they are marked as drafts, the events will stop showing throughout the site (map, homepage, category page, etc). To re-activate such an event you’ll have to edit its start/end date and manually publish it. The second major event-related news is the inclusion of a new widget – Events Listing. This widget can be used to show Current and Upcoming events on the homepage in either Grid or List view. Past events will not display even when they are set to show on the site. Other widget options include a category filter and the ability to change sorting. Sorting options are: Start date, Latest published, Alphabetical and Random. What is the difference between Past, Current and Upcoming events? This particular grouping is determined by comparing the events start/end date with the today’s date. Events are classified as Past when the end date is “smaller” than today’s date. Current means today’s date falls between the start and... Read more »
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