If you want to add or edit a profile on a UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departmental website, you just need to follow these simple steps.

Steps to add a profile

  1. On the "Content" section, select the blue "Add content" button.

    The Add content button in the Content admin follows the Overview and Moderated content tabs.

  2. Of the options presented, select Person.

    On the content type selection page, the Person option follows the Article and Page options.
  3. Add the featured person's first name (and middle initial if applicable) to the First Name field.
  4. Add their last name to the Last Name field.
  5. Use the person type documentation to select the correct person type.
  6. Optional: Add any applicable degree abbreviations to the Credentials field.
    • Examples: PhD, MS, MA, BS, BA
    •  Do not include periods between letters as this violates university style guidelines.
  7. Add any official and relevant titles to the Title/Position field.
    • If you have multiple to include, select the "Add another item" button to include multiple lines. Do not include multiple titles per line.
  8. Optional: Use the documentation for portrait addition to incorporate a photo.

  9. Optional: Use the documentation for tagging a profile to incorporate any relevant tags.

    On the Person profile editing admin screen, the First Name field is followed by the Last Name, Person Type, Credentials, and Title/Position fields. The Person Photo and Relationship fields are in the right-hand dropdown menu.
  10. Optional: Use the Email field to include the person's email address, which will automatically be linked on their profile.
  11. Optional: Use the Phone field to enter the person's contact number. It should be formatted as follows 319-555-5555.
  12. Use the summary documentation to enter an appropriate summary of the Person profile.

  13. Optional: If desired, you can use this area to enter the biosketch or biography of the person's work at the university.

    On the editing admin for a Person profile, the Email field is followed by the Phone, Summary, and Biography fields.
  14. Optional: Incorporate any relevant education information in the appropriate field using this documentation.
  15. Optional: Search and link to any relevant research areas using the research area documentation.
  16. Optional: Include a link to an external website to showcase professional portfolio or lab websites. Follow this documentation for instructions.

  17. Optional: You can use this documentation to incorporate an office address onto the profile as well.

    On the editing admin for a Person profile, the Education field is followed by the Research Area, Website, and Contact fields.

Steps to modify an existing profile

  1. Locate the existing profile that you need to add a tag to via the Content view of the website admin
    • Use the search to filter for the profile if necessary.

  2. Once you have found the right profile, select the edit button.

    In the content administration area, the content admin bar has search fields and drop down menus to filter for people profiles. Each page has a gray edit button with a drop-down menu to select an operation for the page.
  3. Make any necessary modifications to the profile as desired.
  4. Once all updates are made, scroll to the bottom of the page and select the blue Save button.

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