WordPress Documentation

Fields

The following fields are used in Profiles:

Fields marked * are compulsory.

Field	Action	Option / Content
Title *	Enter	Required event title
Postnominals	Enter	Optional postnominals
Job Title	Enter	Optional job title
Introduction Text	Enter	Optional introduction text
Image	Select / Upload	Optional profile image
Email	Enter	Optional email address
Office Address	Enter	Optional office address
Telephone Number	Enter	Optional telephone number
Fax Number	Enter	Optional fax number
Personal Website	Enter	Optional personal website URL
Web Links	Enter	Optional web links
Biography	Enter	Optional biography information
Research Interests	Enter	Optional research interests information
Current Research	Enter	Optional current research information
Collaborations	Enter	Optional collaborations information
Grants	Enter	Optional grants information
Teaching Responsibilities	Enter	Optional teaching responsibilities information
External Responsibilities	Enter	Optional external responsibilities information
Admin Responsibilities	Enter	Optional admin responsibilities information
Custom Sections	Add	Maximum of 5 optional custom sections
Section Name *	Enter	Required section name 1
Section Content *	Enter	Required section content 1

¹Only when Custom Sections have been added

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Note: It is currently up to the user to ensure that the necessary content is added to produce a meaningful Profile as fields are purposefully not required to promote a higher degree of flexibility.

• Select Profiles
• Select Add New
• Enter content as required by the fields

Content is mostly entered either via text area or standard WordPress WYSIWYG editor.

A profile image can be selected / uploaded using the standard WordPress image selection tools.

A maximum of 5 Custom Sections can be added using the Add custom section button, and these require a Section Name and Section Content

Text area

WYSIWYG Editor

Custom Sections

• Save Draft / Publish / Update your Profile to commit the changes

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Profiles Display

An archive page displays all Profiles. The URL is typically: https://research.abdn.ac.uk/my-site/profiles/

• Example profiles archive page

The following example shows a Profiles archive containing two profiles.

Click any of the Profiles displayed in the archive to view the individual Profile.

The URL for an individual profile would typically be of the format: https://research.abdn.ac.uk/my-site/profiles/my-profile/

• Example profile page

The exact display will depend on the content added to the various Profile fields.

The following example shows an individual Profile:

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