Want to get your Online Directory in the hands of your church ASAP? See the Quick Start Guide to get the Online Directory Widget up and running.
If the shared script hasn't been added to your website, add it to
your desired webpage. Be sure to replace "{your platform domain}" in the following code with your church's base MP URL.
<script id="MPWidgets" src="https://{your platform domain}/widgets/dist/MPWidgets.js"></script>
Create a webpage on your website that will display your Online Directory Widget or identify the page on your website where it will be displayed.
Add the Online Directory Widget to your church website by placing this snippet of code in the body of your chosen webpage, modifying the attributes discussed below.
<mpp-online-directory></mpp-online-directory>
<mpp-online-directory
hideaddress="true"
hideemail="true"
hidefamilylink="true"
congregationid="10">
</mpp-online-directory>
hideaddress="true"
hideemail="true"
hidefamilylink="true"
hidebirthdayicon="true"
Simply fill out the Widget Configurator below, copy your generated Widget, and paste it into your website.
The way your Contact, Participant, Household, and Congregation records are configured in the Platform determines whether they display in the Online Directory. Set yourself up for success (and save your church some confused phone calls) by reviewing your records.
To access the Online Directory, Users must:
Note: If one or all of these things are not true, the User will see a message that they are not currently authorized to view the directory.
Contacts returned in the search results are sorted by Display Name, Date of Birth, City, and then State. They are sorted by family first and then by date of birth, with the oldest listed first.
To appear in the Online Directory, the Contact must:
Want to remove certain individuals from your Online Directory? You can select those Contact records then Mass Assign the "Remove From Directory" field to "Yes".
Want to remove certain Member Statuses or Participant Types from your Online Directory? For example, you may not want records marked as "Former Member" or "Guest" to display in the directory. Here's how to do that:
Once those statuses and types are set to "No", the associated members and participants no longer display in your directory.
Each Contact in the directory displays on a Directory Card that shows their basic Contact information. This is a good time to ask Contacts to update their Household information and select which information they'd want to included in an Online Directory. Note: If any Contact information is missing, it and the associated icon will not display.
You can customize the Online Directory Widget to be consistent with your branding, look, and feel!
CSS: All Widgets accept the Custom CSS attribute. Include it before the opening Widget tag is closed and customize backgrounds, button colors, and more!
Application Labels: Want to change "Campus" to "Location" or "Parish" in the dropdown filter? You can do that! Navigate to System Setup > Application Labels and update the label to fit your context (note that churches are responsible for all translations if the default is not used).