Title: Shortcode Visibility Overrides
Last modified: April 30, 2021

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# Shortcode Visibility Overrides

 *  Resolved [bluehandweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehandweb/)
 * (@bluehandweb)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/)
 * I have specific enteries that need to be visable if the user is not logged in
   but they don’t show. For the entries that should be viewable, they are set as“
   Public”. The check box next to “Require registered users to login before showing
   the directory.” is checked.
    The short code I am using on the page that should
   display the entery regardless if the user is logged in or not is “[connections
   category_in=3 public_override]”, and I have checked the box next to “Enable public_override”
   in the settings. However, if the user is not logged in, they see “no results”.
   If you go here [https://ringcertification.org/resources/education/](https://ringcertification.org/resources/education/)
   you should see an entry.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fshortcode-visibility-overrides%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384263)
 * Please try this shortcode instead:
    - [connections category=3 public_override=true]
 * I hope this helps, please let me know.
 *  Thread Starter [bluehandweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehandweb/)
 * (@bluehandweb)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384296)
 * Thank you for the quick reply. As you can see however, the short code does not
   work.
 * [https://ringcertification.org/resources/consulting/](https://ringcertification.org/resources/consulting/)
 * Any other thoughts?
 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384344)
 * As a test, what is the result when you remove the category option?
 *  Thread Starter [bluehandweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehandweb/)
 * (@bluehandweb)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384400)
 * I am not sure I understand your question. I can give you access to the back end
   if needed.
 *  Thread Starter [bluehandweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehandweb/)
 * (@bluehandweb)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384422)
 * I understand…no change when using [connections public_override=true] if not logged
   in. If logged in…of course all enteries display.
 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384445)
 * What I meant is use this shortcode:
    - [connections public_override=true]
 * And, I think I have the docs wrong, use this instead:
    - [connections allow_public_override=true]
 * Apologies for the trouble; this is a legacy feature that I have been scrubbing(
   making it harder to find and enabled while not breaking it for those using it).
 *  Thread Starter [bluehandweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehandweb/)
 * (@bluehandweb)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384504)
 * So, is this the complete short code I should use?
    [connections category=3 allow_public_override
   =true]
 *  Thread Starter [bluehandweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehandweb/)
 * (@bluehandweb)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384516)
 * Just tested and yes…that worked! Thank you!
 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14384708)
 * Great to hear you got it working! I’ll update the settings docs right now, so
   I do not forget.
 *  Thread Starter [bluehandweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehandweb/)
 * (@bluehandweb)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14385478)
 * Steven, one more question. On the profile page, I would like to make the entry
   Public but make the Business Information Private the same way I can choose to
   make the other elements private. How can I accomplish this. THe goal is to show
   just the logo of the company but you need to be logged in to see all of the other
   info. Thank you in advance.
 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14385492)
 * The closest you can get is to set all the repeatable fields (add/phone/email/
   etc.) to “Private”. There is no easy way to do this with the bio or other fields
   like org and title.
 * I hope this helps!

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-visibility-overrides/#post-14385492)
 * Status: resolved