[Resolved] Bios page layout.

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[scottK-5]

I am trying to: Add a 7th profile to this page. The new bio is created and can see it as its own profile page but it won't appear on the composite page.

I visited this URL: hidden link

I expected to see: Only 6 there, 7th isn't showing.

Instead, I got:

[Beda]

I can't see your website.

Your access to this site has been limited

Your access to this service has been temporarily limited. Please try again in a few minutes. (HTTP response code 503)

But anyway, I see you have a Post type "Bios" and created some posts in there (profiles)

I am not sure how you list all those Profiles on the page /our-team/, but Types will not help you do that.

Types will only show the single Post, and you will need to add Shortcodes to display eventual Custpom Fields in the Post Body.

To create Lists or Archives of Posts, you need either Custom Code, or the Views Plugin, something that you do not seem to have installed according your subscription.

Can you elaborate how you create a list of Profiles / Bios on the front end?

[scottK-5]

I thought you were in the US but I see you're in China. The site uses Wordfence and we all countries outside of the US blocked so they can't access it. I've attached two more screen shots so you can see what I'm talking about. I'm not even sure if the issue is related to Toolset.

The one screen shot shows six bios on one page. The one screen shot shows the newest bio that was just added and as you can see its been created and a page exists for it. The problem is, we need this new bio to appear on the other page where there is currently only six of them so when we add the 7th, Barrett Richards it'll be there. That is the issue. I have looked at Pages > Leadership Team which I also attached here so you can see that too.

I'm not the person who created this site. That person is no longer available to do work on the site so it was handed off to me to do maintenance on it.

Can you help me with this and let me know if this issue is related to Toolset?

[scottK-5]

Didn't hear from you after my last post. What's the latest?

[Beda]

1. I am neither in China nor in the US 🙂
I am currently based in Jeju-Do, South Korea.
(in case you want to free the site)

2. I apologize the delay, I do not work Friday and Saturday

3. To solve this, let me explain to you how Toolset works, in extension to what I posted already above.

- Types lets you create fields, taxonomies, Posts types and other meta data.

- This is then displayed with Templates of your Theme, using ShortCodes, for basic Meta Data.

- Usually, when you do use Toolset, you will use the Views Plugin (Paid) to display that Data, and create lists as you show me

- On Top of that you can use Layouts, that would let you design the entire site, but I do not think you have currently a need for this.

My question now is, is on your Plugin list a Plugin called "Toolset Views"?
If so, please register it on your Toolset account.

But I strongly suspect you do not have that plugin, and this means, your Lists and Posts must be styled and pulled/plotted with PHP and Custom HTML that you add to the files in your theme directly.
With Types alone, you can only display your Posts and Fields using the Theme's own templates and only with a limited set of ShortCodes.

It depends wether you have Toolset Views installed, then we can go ahead and solve this issue.

If you only have Types, please follow this DOC to create Tempaltes with PHP:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/

It is a API of how to call Custom Fields created with Types, as the rest, the Post body and such, will be done by your Theme.

Also LISTS of content, will be created by PHP and is not a matter of having types installed or not, but depends on your Theme.

[scottK-5]

The only plugin related to Toolset in the Plugins List is this one - Toolset Types. There's no Views plugin.
Based on the screen shots I sent you and my explanation that I hope you understand the problem.
So without some other plugin or writing code which I can't do, there's no way to modify the page that shows the 6 quick bio profiles and create another row, 4th where the 7th bio would appear?

[scottK-5]

Still need help as I don't fully understand how to resolve this problem.

[Beda]

Let me explain this better.

Types does not create any Templates, Archives, or other sort of Lists.

Types does empower you to create the Content Types.

Then, it also provides a limiited set of ShortCodes to display this Content, in your Post Body.

Or, with the Types API, you can create own PHP Templates and insert (call) the Types Contents in there with our API.

So yes, that Template (the list of your Bios) is a thing that is not done with Types.
The content in there, yes, that is Types stuff, but how it's displayed, since this is a list, is not made with Types.

This is etiher provided by your theme, a Plugin or full Custom Code in a Template in your Theme's Folder (FTP).

Usually, those things are coded in a way to create a Loop, that will pull any new data automatically, so if you add more Bios, those would appear automatically to the List.

It seems to me that is a hardcoded list, limited to 6 (or any) output only.

I can not help to fix this, as I did neither create it nor am I familiar with how it's setup.

But I can show you how you can do a new such list with Views Plugin.

Please aknowledge that I do not just want to sell you another Plugin.
Views is THE plugin to display contents - not only created by Types, but mainly.

You will create Loops, lists, grids, and much more all from the WP Admin.
On top of that you can add Custom Searches and even query users or taxonomies.

You can have a look at it here:
https://toolset.com/home/toolset-components/

This is a snadbox to play with it:
http://discover-wp.com/
It's free.

Please let me know if you need help with that.

[scottK-5]

So you're telling me that its more likely that the person who originally did this site hard coded the page we're discussing here than using a plugin to make it happen and that the 6 you see on that page is the max amount of bios that can be on that page?
So how do I show the 7th then?

[scottK-5]

and if hard coded where would that php page be?

[Beda]

I do not know what your Developer did.

Fact is, Types does not create those lists, and can not help you create them.

Views would be the solution here, or PHP.

If you want to do it with PHP, you need to find the Template where that Page is built, it is in your theme, but I do not know where, as a theme can have many, or only one, template.

I can login and see what I can find out in regard.
But this requires FTP and WP Admin access and I will eventually need to echo some small text to see where I am at.

Let me know if you want me to have a look

[Beda]

OK, I re-enable the private section, so you can add the details once done.

[Beda]

I see that this is a WP Query ordered by Menu Order.
(Order field in the Edit Page Attributes box)

If you do not include a Menu Order on your new Bio it's possible this is not reurned by the Query.

Otherwise I see no limitations there, it should return all new Bio Posts.

If you need more Custom Programming here, I would suggest you consider contacting one of our certified partners from this link:
https://toolset.com/consultant/

You will get the custom assistance you need to get on with your project.

Unfortunately I can not assist Custom Debugging and Theme development.

[scottK-5]

As you can see by the included screen shot, right hand column, Attributes/Order I have the number 7 there but this specific bio will not appear on the bios composite page where there is 6 now but I want the 7th to appear. Why?

[scottK-5]

I have the duplicate site up on my server now. I uncheck in Wordfence, "Korea, Republic of" so you can see it and gain access to it.