This plugin helps you display up to date information about the status of lifts and trails on your website. The data is imported from the MTN.XML standard in XML or JSON format. Any user able to install plugins can set this up and customise it. The default configuration provides HTML & CSS that allows display for lifts and trails within areas.
Installation Via Medic52 Dashboard
As an administrator for your company, login to the Medic52 Dashboard and navigate to Settings > Resort Settings
* Look for the ‘Live Lift / Run status feeds’
* Copy the link titled ‘JSON’
* Paste in to the plugin under Settings ‘Datafeed URL’
* Click Save
Any XML or JSON MTN.XML feed
Find the URL to your MTN.XML feed and copy it
* Paste in to the plugin under Settings ‘Datafeed URL’
* Click Save
Shortcode
Once your feed is configured, you can implement the shortcode on any page. This is displayed on the first Settings page of the plugin. You can click the ‘Create a new page’ button to add a new page with the shortcode installed, or copy it and place it on an existing page if you prefer.
[medic52-lift-trail-status]
Customisation Trail Ratings
You can customise the Trail Ratings colors and icons as you wish. The plugin comes with a default set that you are free to use, however your circumstances may mean that you already present different icons to your audience.
- Icons *
To change an icon - click on the existing icon to the right of the color picker
- upload your new icon to the media library (recommended 24px x 24px)
- select this icon
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click save at the bottom
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Colors *
Select the color next to the trail rating you wish to change and use the color picker to alter it. Click save at the bottom. -
Layout *
The plugin has two layouts currently, you can list your lifts at the top, seperately to the trails, or have lifts and trails combined within each area. Change this with the ‘List Lifts separately’ in the Customisation tab.
Change your Datafeed URL
You can change your data feed URL by clicking the ‘Change URL’ button in the plugin settings and saving a new URL.
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.