Connections Business Directory Anniversary and Birthday vs Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements

This is an extension plugin for the Connections Business Directory plugin please be sure to install and active it before adding this plugin. Automatically send email congratulating individuals in you directory on their anniversary or birthday. Features Choose which type of event emails to send. You can choose to enable support for either Anniversaries or Birthdays or both. Optional admin notification when event emails are sent. The admin notification email is completely configurable. The email for the anniversary and birthday are separately configurable allowing you create a custom email based on the event. Includes advanced features such as: Define the number of days ahead of the event to sent the email. The time of day the email should be sent. How many emails to send per batch to help prevent going over you web host email send limits. Here are some great free extensions (with more on the way) that enhance your experience with the business directory: Utility Toolbar :: Provide quick links to the admin pages from the admin bar. Login :: Provides a simple to use login shortcode and widget. Custom Fields Business Open Hours :: Add the business open hours. Local Time :: Add the business local time. Facilities :: Add the business facilities. Income Level :: Add an income level. Education Level :: Add an education level. Languages :: Add languages spoken. Hobbies :: Add hobbies. Misc Face Detect :: Applies face detection before cropping an image. Premium Extensions Authored :: Displays a list of blog posts written by the entry on their profile page. Contact :: Displays a contact form on the entry’s profile page to allow your visitors to contact the entry without revealing their email address. CSV Import :: Bulk import your data in to your directory. Custom Category Order :: Order your categories exactly as you need them. Custom Entry Order :: Allows you to easily define the order that your business directory entries should be displayed. Enhanced Categories :: Adds many features to the categories. Form :: Allow site visitor to submit entries to your directory. Also provides frontend editing support. Link :: Links a WordPress user to an entry so that user can maintain their entry with or without moderation. ROT13 Encryption :: Protect email addresses from being harvested from your business directory by spam bots. SiteShot :: Show a screen capture of the entry’s website. Widget Pack :: A set of feature rich, versatile and highly configurable widgets that can be used to enhance your directory.

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