Creating Our People Links or Pages

Automated Our People Link

  1. Go to  Faculty/Staff directory.
  2. Select department or area from the dropdown list. Click "Search."
  3. Copy the corresponding URL, which should now include "=&department=####" at the end of the URL string.
  4. Place this link where you want the Our People link on your page or in the menu.

Directory page example


Customizable Our People Page

If you need a customized version where you select who is included/not included, the order people are listed, groupings and/or any additional information, you can create a customizable our people page.

  1. Log into Drupal.
  2. Go to Add Content.
  3. Choose page from the list.
  4. Enter information
    • Page title: Enter "Our People – (Department/area name)"
    • Open Display Settings accordion
      • Super Landing page: Choose your department/area from the dropdown list.
    • Department Landing Page: Enter the Super Landing Page name. As you type, options will appear. Select the correct one.
      • Enter any additional department/landing pages needed.
  5. Content
    • Click on the + sign in the middle of this area.
    • Choose Group (first choice) from the list. Leave the selection as normal and click "Save."
    • Click on the + sign in the middle of the group.
    • Choose Person Spotlight from the Paragraph Component list.
      • Title: This is group heading. This could be things like faculty, staff, dean, researchers, department names, etc. ...
      • Person(s): Begin typing the name of the person in this grouping. Choose from the list as the name appears.
        • Add additional names to the group by clicking the green button.
      • Click "Save" when done.
  6. To add another grouping, click on the + sign below the person spotlight and repeat the process as above.
  7. To add text between grouping, click on the + sign below the person spotlight and choose Text from the list.
  8. Saving the page
    1. At any point, you can save the page as "In Progress" to save your work.
    2. When you are done entering groupings and people, click "Ready to Review" at the bottom of the page.
  9. Place this link where you want the Our People link on your page or in the menu.

Our People page example

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