• I added a bunch of links, and some are in multiple categories. Is there no way to add a filtering mechanism at the top of the page so someone could filter by category(ies)?

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  • Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    There are a few things you can do. For example, you could configure the plugin to only display one category at a time. Then, show a list of all categories at the top of the page. As users select different categories, the page would update to show them one category at a time.

    There is also a shortcode to filter links by tags [link-library-filters]. Using this would require you to add tags to links, but could be a solution as well.

    Let me know if this helps and please consider donating to support this plugin’s development.

    Thread Starter Colleen Gratzer

    (@gratzergraphics)

    Thanks, Yannick.

    I’m not clear. Why would I need to use multiple categories at all if I used tags to filter? And then why would I configure it to display one at a time?

    In other words, couldn’t all links be in the same category and just use multiple tags?

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    I was suggesting two different methods, with two different types of interfaces.

    Yes, with the [link-library-filters], you could have links in a single category and choose what is shown with tags.

    Thread Starter Colleen Gratzer

    (@gratzergraphics)

    Ah, OK. Thanks. ??

    I found an option to hide categories, and it works perfectly! Just what I need! Thank you so much!

    Other than through CSS, is there a way in the plugin to hide the Price and Link Name?

    Once i added in the [link-library-filters] shortcode, I saw Price and Link Name, which weren’t there before?

    Thanks again! And I appreciate your fast reply. I will definitely leave a review and contribute.

    Thread Starter Colleen Gratzer

    (@gratzergraphics)

    On another note, any plans to add labels to the fields to make them accessible? https://webaim.org/techniques/forms/controls#input

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    Are you referring to labels for field in admin or for fields in visitor-facing forms? I do not currently have plans for this, but it is a good thing to consider.

    Thread Starter Colleen Gratzer

    (@gratzergraphics)

    Labels for fields in visitor-facing forms.

    For any site that is required to comply with accessibility, it is a requirement. Many businesses have been sued for noncompliance.

    On another note, I got this working mostly how i want it to. You can see it here.

    I don’t understand why “No links found” appears below the list. I have tried numerous settings and can’t figure it out.

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    I will look into what I could improve for accessibility.

    For your questions about the filter box, there are options to hide the price and link name filters:

    showpricefilters=false
    showalphabeticfilters=false

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