Profile
Profiles are used to provide information on University of Waterloo members.
Create a Profile
From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select My Dashboard.
Navigate to the Content Types panel and select Add next to Profile.
If a Contact already exists for the person this Profile is created for, start typing the name of the contact in the Synchronize with contact field and select. This will auto-fill the Name, Name for sorting purposes, Affiliation, and Title, position, or description fields.
Note: If the Synchronize with contact field is filled out, the auto-filled fields cannot be edited unless the Synchronize with contact field is cleared.
If a contact does not exist or does not need to be synced, enter the Name and the Name for sorting purposes with the format Last name, First name. Option to add a Tagline.
Insert an optional Listing page image by selecting Add media. This image will appear as a thumbnail on the Profiles listing page. You can only have one listing page image.
Add content to the Summary field. This is a brief summary, you will enter the full details of the Profile when configuring the layout.
Enter the Affiliation and Title, Position, or Description.
You have the option to include a Link to Additional Information, a Link to Personal Website or CV, and/or a Link to Contact. You can also include the Profile type(s) by typing out the group or area this profile belongs to.
In the Meta tag information for social media sharing/search/etc. panel, the Description of content field is mandatory for the page to be published. Enter a brief and concise description of the profile. Additionally, you can add an optional Associated image. This image will be used as a thumbnail in social networks and other services.
Select Save.
Add any additional content to the profile page through the Layout tab. To learn how to create/edit content, review the WCMS 3 how-to documents.
When you are ready to publish, select the drop-down menu next to Save as: and select Published and Save.
Select Save Layout.
