Ruhler Community Resource Directory

No. Every feature described above works on a stock WordPress installation with no external account, API key, or paid service. The optional map and address finder use free public OpenStreetMap services only after an administrator turns them on.

Deactivating never deletes any location, service, or setting data -- your content is simply hidden until you reactivate. Uninstalling (removing the plugin from the Plugins screen) also preserves all of your location and service data; this version does not offer a way to make uninstall delete anything.

Yes. The plugin ships its own default page for each location so it never falls back to your theme's generic blog-post layout. To override it: On a classic (PHP-template) theme, add community-resource-directory/single-crd_locator_location.php (checked first) or single-crd_locator_location.php (checked second) to your active or child theme. On a block theme, add a templates/single-crd_locator_location.html file to your active theme. If your theme doesn't provide either file, the plugin's own built-in page is used.

No. Search, service filtering, Open Now, the individual location pages, and Near Me all work fully with the map turned off, which is the default. See "Map privacy" above for exactly what turning it on does.

Yes -- see "Add it to a page" above for the shortcode attribute and the equivalent block setting. Once set, that instance is locked to the chosen service; visitors cannot change it.

Yes to both. The shortcode and the "Resource Directory Finder" block work identically. Individual location pages have a dedicated override path for each kind of theme (see above), so your active theme's own header, footer, and styling are always used.

Administrators can open Resource Locations → Appearance. Choose one of the accessible presets as a starting point, or select "Custom choices" to set your own brand color, card surface, corner style, and spacing density. A representative live preview updates as you change each control, before you save. You never pick button text colors by hand: the plugin calculates whether black or white text has the stronger contrast against your brand color and applies it automatically. Your theme's fonts and surrounding page colors still apply, and theme styles or Additional CSS can still override the plugin's design tokens (see below). Select "Restore defaults" at any time to delete the saved appearance option and return the directory to its unchanged theme-adaptive presentation; doing so removes all generated appearance CSS. The Appearance controls make no external requests, load nothing from a third-party service, and involve no tracking. For finer control, add scoped CSS through your theme's Custom CSS/Additional CSS feature or a child-theme stylesheet. Override the plugin's custom properties on its own public roots; for example: .crd-locator-finder, .crd-locator-single { --crd-primary-surface: #155e75; --crd-primary-text: #ffffff; --crd-selection-accent: #0e7490; --crd-border: #94a3b8; --crd-radius-md: 0.75rem; } Supported color properties are --crd-text, --crd-text-muted, --crd-border, --crd-finder-surface, --crd-card-surface, --crd-surface-color, --crd-surface-muted, --crd-selection-accent, --crd-focus-ring, --crd-control-surface, --crd-control-text, --crd-primary-surface, --crd-primary-text, --crd-status-open, --crd-status-opens-later, --crd-status-closed, and --crd-status-unavailable. Supported geometry and focus properties are --crd-radius-sm, --crd-radius-md, --crd-radius-pill, --crd-border-width, --crd-border-width-emphasis, --crd-focus-width, --crd-focus-offset, and --crd-control-min-size. Spacing and transition properties are --crd-space-1, --crd-space-2, --crd-space-3, --crd-space-4, --crd-space-5, --crd-space-6, --crd-space-8, and --crd-transition-fast. Saved appearance controls are printed after public.css on the same WordPress style handle. Additional CSS normally loads later and can override them at equal specificity; a theme can also use a more specific plugin-root selector. Keep text/background and focus/background combinations contrast-accessible.