Individual Person Profile Pages

The Person content type allows you to create individual profiles and can be combined to create lists of people. Profiles can be added manually to your website, or can be configured to integrate with Stanford Profiles using the Person Importer.

See an example profile made using the Person content type

Add a Person Profile

1. Hover over All Content > Add Content  in the administrative toolbar, and click Person.

   
2. Add Name & Titles (optional).
3. First Name: This is your given name.
4. Last Name: This is your family name
5. Display Name: This is the title that will display on a list or on a teaser.
6. Pronouns: Pronouns are the words used to refer to someone when not using their name.
7. Short Title: Short Title will display on a list or on a teaser.
8. Full Title: Will display on your person profile page.
9. External Source: If you have specified an External Source URL, the listing will automatically take the user off the site to the URL you have specified. By adding an external source URL, all teaser and list displays for this person will link to the external source instead of a page on this website. This must be an external URL such as https://example.com. This must be an external URL such as https://example.com.
10. Add Taxonomy (optional).
    • Taxonomy: Taxonomy terms are tags that can be added to your content to classify them as belonging to one or more categories. See the User Guide: Taxonomy and Shared Tags for additional information.
11. Bio & Content:
    • Photo: Photo will appear as a thumbnail on the list page and on the teaser card paragraph. Maximum of one featured media item. If you are adding a profile image, use the person's name for the alternative text.
    • Body: 

• The Body field serves as a standard HTML text area, allowing for headings and structured content. It works just like a Text Area paragraph. For adding more paragraph components, please use the Paragraph section.

5. Paragraphs: 

   
6. Contact & Location Information: Include the individual’s email address, phone number, and office location if applicable.
7. Interests & Affiliations: List any relevant professional interests, associations, or affiliations that the individual has.
8. Profile Link: The Profile link goes directly to your personal or professional page.
9. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
10. Leave the check box next to “Published” marked to have the Person published, or uncheck to make them unpublished.
11. Click Save.

Add a Person Profile to navigation

Individual profiles can be placed in the main menu, just like Basic Pages. 

Learn more about adding a page to the main menu

Link to an external site

You may wish to use the Person profile so that they appear in a list, but may not want to add any additional information to their Person profile page. In this case, youhave the option to link the profile straight out to an external source. When site visitors click on the person in a list or teaser, they will be directed off of your site to whatever URL you enter into the External Source field.

Common links might include:

• Personal website
• Person page on the person's primary department website
• Stanford Profile
• LinkedIn page

Simply enter the URL in the External Source field to take advantage of this option. This link will be used whenever the Person appears in a List or Teaser.

Link to a Stanford Profile

A common external source is Stanford Profiles. Keep in mind that profiles on either system are sometimes set to "Stanford-Only." If your audience is primarily internal , the Stanford-Only profile may be appropriate. If your audience is primarily external, you may wish to avoid linking to pages they will be unable to access. Note the difference in the URL:

Public: https://profiles.stanford.edu/<person's name>

Stanford-Only: https://profiles.stanford.edu/intranet/<person's name>

Accessibility and Person Images

Even if you've entered alt text for the profile photo on a Person page, that alt text will not appear in the source of the page. This is by design. The alt text would create unhelpful redundancy with the page title, which already describes the topic of the page.