Title: Single Record Display Issues – HELP
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Single Record Display Issues – HELP

 *  [lenrapp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenrapp/)
 * (@lenrapp)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/)
 * I have been struggling with your advice to add the exclude code to the PHP file
   you suggested. Can’t seem to get it to work. I posted in another thread, but 
   you have not responded in two days, so hopefully you will see it here.
 * My site is located at: [http://internationalpress.org](http://internationalpress.org)
 * I want to be able to display to anyone searching our DB a members profile, but
   limit it to certain information only. It now shows pretty much the entire record,
   which is what I need for myself, but don’t want others to see this personal info.
   So how can I set up two ways to do this. One that would be a search result page
   for public viewing and one that would be the Admin page for my viewing. Would
   the Short Code change and offer me those two options?
 * Here is the PHP page you told me to install in my themes directory, I am sure
   I did something wrong because it doesn’t work.
 * Either I am dumb as a stump or I am doing something wrong…
 * Here is the code now that I moved the array up on top. What am I missing now…
 * ====================================================
 * backticks
 * <?php
    /* * default template for displaying a single record * * this is the new“
   WordPress style” template * * each group with the “visible” attribute checked
   will display its fields in the order set * in the manage database fields page.**
   if there are specific fields you wish to exclude from display, you can include
   the “name” value of * the field in the $exclude array like this: $exclude = array(‘
   city’,’state’,’country’ ); or whatever * you want. Leave it empty (like it is
   here) if you don’t want to exclude any fields. * * this template is a simple 
   demonstration of what is possible * * for those unfamiliar with PHP, just remember
   that something like <?php echo $group->name ?> just prints out * the group name.
   You can move it around, but leave all the parts between the <> brackets as they
   are. * */
 * // define an array of fields to exclude here
 * // skip any field found in the exclude array
    if ( in_array( $this->field->name,
   $exclude ) ) continue;
 * $exclude = array( ‘sign-up date’, ‘membership_level’, ‘username’, ‘password’,‘
   age’,’address’, ‘address_2’, ‘zip’, ‘phone’, ‘mobile_phone’, ’email_2′, ‘Skype’,‘
   mailing_list’, ‘interests’, ‘business_name’, ‘occupation’, ‘reason_for_joining’,‘
   other_reasons’, ‘how_did_you_hear’, ‘other’, ‘comments’, ‘approved’, ‘volunteered’,‘
   ipa_credit’, ‘impress_credts’, ‘ipa_gold_credit’, ‘impress_gold_credit’ );
 * // CSS class for empty fields
    $empty_class = $this->get_empty_class( $this->
   field );
 * ?>
 * <div class=”wrap <?php echo $this->wrap_class ?>”>
 * <?php while ( $this->have_groups() ) : $this->the_group(); ?>
 * <div class=”section” id=”<?php echo Participants_Db::$css_prefix.$this->group-
   >name ?>”>
 * <?php $this->group->print_title( ‘<h2>’, ‘</h2>’ ) ?>
 * <?php $this->group->print_description( ‘<p>’, ‘</p>’ ) ?>
 * <?php while ( $this->have_fields() ) : $this->the_field();
 * // CSS class for empty fields
    $empty_class = $this->get_empty_class( $this->
   field );
 * ?>
    <dl class=”<?php echo Participants_Db::$css_prefix.$this->field->name.’ ‘.
   $this->field->form_element.’ ‘.$empty_class?>”>
 * <dt class=”<?php echo $this->field->name.’ ‘.$empty_class?>”><?php $this->field-
   >print_label() ?></dt>
 * <dd class=”<?php echo $this->field->name.’ ‘.$empty_class?>”><?php $this->field-
   >print_value() ?></dd>
 * </dl>
 * <?php endwhile; // end of the fields loop ?>
 * </div>
 * <?php endwhile; // end of the groups loop ?>
 * </div>backticks
 * See for yourself, it is still showing the full record.
 * Can you make the change in the above and just post it so I can simply copy it
   and try it?
 * Thanks for your patience. Now if this works, I will still want to be able to 
   pull the full record for my use. This one will be for public viewing.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/participants-database/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/participants-database/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/#post-3511013)
 * You have to define the array before the code that checks them. Lo0ok at the template,
   you’ll see that the exclude array is defined at the top. This is where you need
   to define the array.
 *  Thread Starter [lenrapp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenrapp/)
 * (@lenrapp)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/#post-3511026)
 * Listen Xnau…I am sure a lot of people that use this plugin know something about
   arrays and php coding, I don’t. Make believe I am your 70 year old grandfather…
   actually I am 70 and have worked with html and built sites for about 10 years,
   but have no clue about php.
 * So now you understand I am old and stupid when it comes to this stuff. I have
   tried to follow you not very clear instructions, asked you to simply insert the
   exceptions I listed in the correct spot and just let me see it. Yet, you still
   don’t do it and continue to give me a one line answer as if we speak the same
   language.
 * I have tried again and still can’t get this to display properly. Here is the 
   code and according to your directions it should work, but it doesn’t.
 * `backticks`
 * // define an array of fields to exclude here
    $exclude = array(‘sign-up date’,‘
   membership_level’, ‘username’, ‘password’, ‘age’,’address’, ‘address_2’, ‘zip’,‘
   phone’, ‘mobile_phone’, ’email_2′, ‘Skype’, ‘mailing_list’, ‘interests’, ‘business_name’,‘
   occupation’, ‘reason_for_joining’, ‘other_reasons’, ‘how_did_you_hear’, ‘other’,‘
   comments’, ‘approved’, ‘volunteered’, ‘ipa_credit’, ‘impress_credts’, ‘ipa_gold_credit’,‘
   impress_gold_credit’);
 * ?>
 * <div class=”wrap <?php echo $this->wrap_class ?>”>
 *  <?php while ( $this->have_groups() ) : $this->the_group(); ?>
 *  <div class=”section” id=”<?php echo Participants_Db::$css_prefix.$this->group-
   >name ?>”>
 *  <?php $this->group->print_title( ‘<h2>’, ‘</h2>’ ) ?>
 *  <?php $this->group->print_description( ‘<p>’, ‘</p>’ ) ?>
 *  <?php while ( $this->have_fields() ) : $this->the_field();
 *  // CSS class for empty fields
    $empty_class = $this->get_empty_class( $this-
   >field );
 *  ?>
    <dl class=”<?php echo Participants_Db::$css_prefix.$this->field->name.’ ‘.
   $this->field->form_element.’ ‘.$empty_class?>”>
 *  <dt class=”<?php echo $this->field->name.’ ‘.$empty_class?>”><?php $this->field-
   >print_label() ?></dt>
 *  <dd class=”<?php echo $this->field->name.’ ‘.$empty_class?>”><?php $this->field-
   >print_value() ?></dd>
 *  </dl>
 *  <?php endwhile; // end of the fields loop ?>
 *  </div>
 *  <?php endwhile; // end of the groups loop ?>
 * </div>
 * `backticks`
 * Could you take more then the 30 seconds it took you to keep telling me what to
   do and actually see what I did and correct it?
 * I suppose I was too fast in sending you a $20 donation for your plug in, but 
   I still haven’t left my feedback or rating. Your lack of clear support is simply
   unreal. I run 4 websites, three are WordPress. My them is Karma and the people
   in their support are simply the best. Stop this nonsense and let me know if you
   can help get this right. I am sure others that have your plugin have a similar
   issue. Why not make it easy for us with a screen shot so we can see exactly how
   to set up this file.
 * I always gear all my extensive tutorials I write for our members with lots of
   clear instructions and screen shots and assume they don’t know a thing about 
   working on WordPress and gear my instructions based on that theory.
 * Go to our member support blog that I write and look at my authors guides for 
   WordPress and you will see even a beginner can figure it out.
 * Now that I have gotten rid of my anger and frustration with this plug-in, I can
   either remove it permanently and not bother any further or ask you one last time.
   Are you going to check my file and see if I have it set up properly and if not,
   can you simply correct it so it will work. I should take you less then 30 seconds
   to do this and you won’t have to have these angry messages from me any more.
 * Thank you very much, I hope I won’t have to wait another 2 days to get a reply.
 * Len Rapoport
    President
 * International Press Association
    Publisher IMPress Magazine
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/#post-3511037)
 * Well, you got the array definition in the right place, but you took out the code
   that actually does something with it. Try this:
 *     ```
       // define an array of fields to exclude here
       $exclude = array('sign-up date', 'membership_level', 'username', 'password', 'age','address', 'address_2', 'zip', 'phone', 'mobile_phone', 'email_2', 'Skype', 'mailing_list', 'interests', 'business_name', 'occupation', 'reason_for_joining', 'other_reasons', 'how_did_you_hear', 'other', 'comments', 'approved', 'volunteered', 'ipa_credit', 'impress_credts', 'ipa_gold_credit', 'impress_gold_credit');
   
       ?>
   
       <div class="wrap <?php echo $this->wrap_class ?>">
   
       <?php while ( $this->have_groups() ) : $this->the_group(); ?>
   
       <div class="section" id="<?php echo Participants_Db::$css_prefix.$this->group->name ?>">
   
       <?php $this->group->print_title( '<h2>', '</h2>' ) ?>
   
       <?php $this->group->print_description( '<p>', '</p>' ) ?>
   
       <?php while ( $this->have_fields() ) : $this->the_field();
   
       // skip any field found in the exclude array
       if ( in_array( $this->field->name, $exclude ) ) continue;
   
       // CSS class for empty fields
       $empty_class = $this->get_empty_class( $this->field );
   
       ?>
       <dl class="<?php echo Participants_Db::$css_prefix.$this->field->name.' '.$this->field->form_element.' '.$empty_class?>">
   
       <dt class="<?php echo $this->field->name.' '.$empty_class?>"><?php $this->field->print_label() ?></dt>
   
       <dd class="<?php echo $this->field->name.' '.$empty_class?>"><?php $this->field->print_value() ?></dd>
   
       </dl>
   
       <?php endwhile; // end of the fields loop ?>
   
       </div>
   
       <?php endwhile; // end of the groups loop ?>
   
       </div>
       ```
   
 * should do it for you.
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/#post-3511049)
 * Len,
 * The first thing I would check is to make absolutely certain your custom template
   is being used by the shortcode. I don’t see anything wrong with the code.
 * The “display” column is only relevant to the list shortcode. The numbers represent
   which column the field will appear in, and if there are two with the same number
   only the second one will appear. So, your first column should be ‘1’, second ‘
   2’ etc. I do realize there are shortcomings in the documentation, mostly having
   to do with the complexity of the plugin and my lack of time spent working on 
   it.
 * So, back to your template: the template must have the name “pdb-single-default.
   php” and it must reside in your theme directory like this: `/wp-content/themes/
   YOUR_THEME/templates/pdb-single-default.php`
 * You can put some HTML in there to make it clear that the correct template is 
   being used…you could go with `<p> template: <?php echo __FILE__ ?> </p>`
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/#post-3511057)
 * It’s not hard…just unfamiliar. You must create a directory in your theme directory
   named “templates” and put your template in there. The reason it’s not working
   is your template is not in the right place. Don’t change the template, you got
   it right, it just needs to be moved to where the plugin can find it. On your 
   system, that will be `/wp-content/themes/Karma/templates/pdb-single-default.php`
   It’s just a matter of creating that “templates” directory and moving the template
   in there. You probably use an FTP program to copy the template file into your
   theme directory. Well, the FTP program can also create a directory for you.
 * What I was suggesting you do with the `<p> template: <?php echo __FILE__ ?> </
   p>` is put this at the top of your single record template (pdb-single-default.
   php) so you will see if the template is being used. It’s not needed at all for
   the functionality, it’s just a way to know for sure the template is getting used.
 * I don’t need to look at your site, I can tell exactly what’s happening from your
   description.
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/#post-3511078)
 * Len,
 * Yes, indeed the template must be active because you are seeing that “template:”
   item. But why it’s not excluding those fields, I really could only say if I were
   to look at the template itself. This feature is in use by dozens of users, so
   I don’t have reason to believe there’s anything fundamentally broken about it.
 * But details are important and all it takes is one slight mistake to keep things
   from working….for instance you put `<p>template: <!--?php echo __FILE__ ?--></
   p>` at the top of the template when it should be `<p>template: <?php echo __FILE__?
   ></p>` but you’re no familiar with those tags so the error wasn’t apparent to
   you. There is the possibility such an error exists in your template that is preventing
   it from working.
 * If you want, send the template to me in an email and I’ll have a look…or set 
   up an access account for me and I’ll look at it there….email me at [support@xnau.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/single-record-display-issues-help/support@xnau.com?output_format=md)

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