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A finished Faculty bio page can look like this:
A sample faculty bio
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using more fields
The faculty bio page type has been created to suit a number of different needs. There are a lot of fields that you may not use.
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As you can see, the Faculty bio content type is flexible. You don't have to get it perfect right away. You can start with the basics and give some thought to whether you'd like to add additional information. You can edit it whenever you want!
Regardless of which sections of the page you plan to use, you'll find that there are several different kinds of fields and they each behave differently. You can read more about those on the page called Field types in the CMS. This is important information to have before you begin editing, so please take a moment to review that.
I understand my options and I'm aware of the field types - let's go!
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If you wish to add more faculty position titles, click the "Add Faculty position" button circled in red.
You want people to contact you. You can choose to share one or more of these things:
- Email - for security reasons, we do not publish email addresses on webpages. This link will take people to a 'contact form' to fill out. Once they hit 'send', you receive an email, but your email address is never exposed.
- Personal website
In all of these, the "Link text" field is simply text and will be displayed to the right of your profile picture on your bio page:
The text can be anything you want but as a general rule, we find these simple choices the best.
- Orchid ID - the "link text" field is mandatory and must contain your OrchidID
This is what the data entry screens look like for contact information:
Cecilia is still working on this - it's long, I know...
You are nearly ready to publish. Refer to the publishing options information to determine your final steps.
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