Creating Staff Profiles

Each staff member in CP Staff is a WordPress post with custom fields for contact details, social links, and display options. This guide covers creating and managing individual profiles.

Adding a Staff Member

1. Navigate to Staff > Add New in your WordPress admin
2. Enter the staff member’s name in the title field
3. Add a biographical description in the main content editor
4. Set a Featured Image for the profile photo

Staff Details

The Staff Details metabox below the editor provides additional fields:

Field	Description
Title	The staff member’s position or role (e.g., “Senior Pastor”)
Email	Email address used for the contact form
Phone	Phone number displayed with click-to-call functionality
Acronyms	Credentials or abbreviations (e.g., “M.Div., D.Min.”)
Social	Social media profile URLs with automatic network detection
Alternate image	A secondary image used on single staff pages (useful for portrait-oriented photos)

Setting Display Order

Staff members display sorted by Menu Order first, then by Name alphabetically.

To set the order:

1. Edit the staff member
2. In the Page Attributes box, set the Order number
3. Lower numbers appear first (e.g., 1 before 10)
4. Staff with the same order number sort alphabetically by name

For drag-and-drop ordering, install the Simple Page Ordering plugin. It adds drag-and-drop reordering directly to the Staff list screen.

Assigning Departments

1. In the staff editor, find the Department sidebar box
2. Select one or more existing departments, or click + Add New Department to create one inline
3. Save the profile to apply the assignment

Staff can belong to multiple departments. They appear under each assigned department on the archive page.

Bulk Management

The main Staff listing screen supports bulk actions:

• Filter by department using the dropdown at the top of the list
• Use the Bulk Actions dropdown to move multiple staff to trash
• Click column headers to sort by name, date, or order

Best Practices

• Use consistently sized, high-quality photos for a professional appearance
• Keep biographical descriptions at a similar length across all staff
• Set menu order values in increments of 10 (e.g., 10, 20, 30) to leave room for future additions
• Regularly audit staff listings to keep information current

For information about department organization, see Departments.