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How to Use the Profiles Section

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The Profiles section works with your site's registered users and shows a custom profile that people can view. This section is perfect for "About Us" pages. Users can upload their own profile picture and set their profile title & description. Administrators can choose which profiles to display, as well as filter users based on their "role." <br />
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The Profiles section is a premium section available in the [[Glossary#Store|PageLines Store.]] It works with your site's registered users and shows a custom profile that people can view. This section is perfect for "About Us" pages. Users can upload their own profile picture and set their Profile Title & Description. Administrators can choose which profiles to display, as well as filter multiple profiles based on a user's "role." <br />
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==Install the Profiles Section==
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In order to use the Profiles section, you must first purchase, install, & activate it from the PageLines Store.
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From your WordPress Administration Panel:
  
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After you have purchased, installed, & activated the Profiles section, you must then enable it in your template.
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# Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Store"
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# Select the "Sections" tab, then "Add Sections"
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# Select the "Top Premium" tab
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# Locate the "Profiles" section and click "Purchase"
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#* You will be redirected to PayPal.com where you can purchase the section. After purchase is complete, you will be directed back to the Store.
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# Click "Install"
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# Under the "Added" tab, you will find your newly installed section
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#* It should already be activated
  
 
==Enable the Profiles section==
 
==Enable the Profiles section==
 
[[File:Enable-Profiles-Section.png|200px|thumb|right|alt=Enable Profiles Section|Enable Profiles Section]]
 
[[File:Enable-Profiles-Section.png|200px|thumb|right|alt=Enable Profiles Section|Enable Profiles Section]]
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After you have purchased, installed, & activated the Profiles section, you must then enable it in your your [[Glossary#Template Setup|Template Setup.]]
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From your WordPress Administration Panel:
 
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# Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
 
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Now that you've configured which pages will show the Profiles section, it's time to
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Now that you've configured which pages will show the Profiles section, it's time to set up the user's profile.
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==User Profiles==
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[[File:User-Profiles.png‎|200px|thumb|alt=User Profiles|User Profiles]]
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From your WordPress Administration Panel:
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# Select the "Users" panel, then "All Users"
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# Click to edit the profile that you wish to configure
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# Under "Profile Options," click "Admin Options"
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## Check to enable this user in the Profiles section
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## Set the User Profile Priority
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## Add a CSS class if you want to do custom styling
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# Click "Profile"
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## Upload a Profile image
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## Enter a Profile Title
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##* This will be displayed at the top of the Profile image
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## Enter a Profile Description
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##* This will be displayed at the bottom of the Profile
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# Click "Save Profile Options"
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==Profiles Meta==
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[[File:Profiles-Meta.png|200px|thumb|right|alt=Profiles Meta|Profiles Meta]]
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Now that you have set up your User Profiles, there are a few more page-level steps that are needed to control some display options.<br />
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From your WordPress Administration Panel:
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# Select the "Pages" panel, then "All Pages"
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# Click to edit the Page that will display the Profiles section
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# Under "PageLines Meta Settings," click "Profiles"
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## Profiles Per Row
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##* Select the number of users to display per row
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## Total Number of Profiles To Show (optional)
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##* Select the number of users shown on the page
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## Select User Role
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##* Which user role should be used for this section
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## Offset Users
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##* Number of users (n) to offset from beginning of the returned query
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## Profile Colors
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##* Enter the price or primary highlight text to show for this column
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# Click "Save Meta Settings"

Latest revision as of 20:50, 18 January 2012

Profiles Section
Profiles Section

The Profiles section is a premium section available in the PageLines Store. It works with your site's registered users and shows a custom profile that people can view. This section is perfect for "About Us" pages. Users can upload their own profile picture and set their Profile Title & Description. Administrators can choose which profiles to display, as well as filter multiple profiles based on a user's "role."

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[edit] Install the Profiles Section

In order to use the Profiles section, you must first purchase, install, & activate it from the PageLines Store.
From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Store"
  2. Select the "Sections" tab, then "Add Sections"
  3. Select the "Top Premium" tab
  4. Locate the "Profiles" section and click "Purchase"
    • You will be redirected to PayPal.com where you can purchase the section. After purchase is complete, you will be directed back to the Store.
  5. Click "Install"
  6. Under the "Added" tab, you will find your newly installed section
    • It should already be activated

[edit] Enable the Profiles section

Enable Profiles Section
Enable Profiles Section

After you have purchased, installed, & activated the Profiles section, you must then enable it in your your Template Setup.

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
  2. Select the Template Area that you want the Profiles section to go
    • If you select the "Page Template area, by default the Profiles section will be displayed on every page that is assigned to the type of Page Template you choose
    • If you select "Header," "Footer," or "Morefoot," by default the Profiles section will be displayed on every page regardless of the Page Template
  3. Drag the "Profiles" section from the "Available/Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
  4. The Section Order will save automatically

You will now see an empty Profiles section on every page that it is active on. If you don't want the Reader section to be displayed on all of those pages, you must configure your pages to show/hide it

[edit] Hide Profiles on individual pages

Hide Profiles
Hide Profiles

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "Pages" panel, then "All Pages"
  2. Click to edit the page that you wish to hide the Profiles section
  3. On the "Meta Panel," click the "Page Setup" tab
  4. Under "Individual Page Section Control," click "Hide Profiles"
  5. Click "Save Meta Settings"

Because the Profiles section is displayed by default when you enable it, you will need to use this method for every page that you do not want the Profiles section displayed.

[edit] Show Profiles on individual pages

Hide Profiles by default
Hide Profiles by default

You can also hide the Profiles section by default, and choose the pages you want to show it on.

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
  2. Make sure you have the correct Template Area selected for the type of page you want to hide
  3. Under "Active Sections" click "ProfilesOptions"
  4. Click "Hide This By Default"
  5. The Section Options will save automatically
Show Profiles
Show Profiles

Now the Profiles section will be hidden by default until you select to show it on the individual page.

  1. Select the "Pages" panel, then "All Pages"
  2. Click to edit the page that you wish to show the Reader section
  3. On the "Meta Panel," click the "Page Setup" tab
  4. Under "Individual Page Section Control," click "Show Profiles"
  5. Click "Save Meta Settings"

Now that you've configured which pages will show the Profiles section, it's time to set up the user's profile.

[edit] User Profiles

User Profiles
User Profiles

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "Users" panel, then "All Users"
  2. Click to edit the profile that you wish to configure
  3. Under "Profile Options," click "Admin Options"
    1. Check to enable this user in the Profiles section
    2. Set the User Profile Priority
    3. Add a CSS class if you want to do custom styling
  4. Click "Profile"
    1. Upload a Profile image
    2. Enter a Profile Title
      • This will be displayed at the top of the Profile image
    3. Enter a Profile Description
      • This will be displayed at the bottom of the Profile
  5. Click "Save Profile Options"




[edit] Profiles Meta

Profiles Meta
Profiles Meta

Now that you have set up your User Profiles, there are a few more page-level steps that are needed to control some display options.

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "Pages" panel, then "All Pages"
  2. Click to edit the Page that will display the Profiles section
  3. Under "PageLines Meta Settings," click "Profiles"
    1. Profiles Per Row
      • Select the number of users to display per row
    2. Total Number of Profiles To Show (optional)
      • Select the number of users shown on the page
    3. Select User Role
      • Which user role should be used for this section
    4. Offset Users
      • Number of users (n) to offset from beginning of the returned query
    5. Profile Colors
      • Enter the price or primary highlight text to show for this column
  4. Click "Save Meta Settings"
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