Adding staff
Before staff members can be added to the website, we need the following information for each member to be added:
- Name
- CNU ID
- Job title
- Department/Office
- Building and room number
- Phone number
- E-mail address
Get hash number from CNU ID using Google Doc
- Open staffMaker Google Doc
- Navigate to tab
GET HASH#
- Add in staff member name in column A and CNU ID in column C
- The CNU ID cell should be formatted for
Plain Text
so that it does not automatically remove any preceding zeros. If it does remove them, reformat cell and paste again - If the number is
d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
it is incorrect, that is the default for a blank entry - Generate the hash number in column B
- Type
=md5(C[corresponding row number])
- For example, Megan Alston is in row 281. To generate her hash, you would type in
=md5(C281)
in column B
- For example, Megan Alston is in row 281. To generate her hash, you would type in
- Type
- Copy the hash number
Add image
- Go to site
_images
- Select folder
people
- If headshot exists:
- In Photoshop, size the image and save for web using the naming convention:
christopher-newport-university[firstname-lastname]-[size]x[size].jpg
 - In Cascade, click +Add Content and select
Folder with image block
- In the System Name field, paste the hash number created above.
- Block will be named
_image
- Upload headshot: Click +Add Content and then select
Image File.
- Edit image block
- Add
Alt text
of staff member's first and last name - Link the file you just uploaded to the
headshot
field
- In Photoshop, size the image and save for web using the naming convention:
- If no headshot exists:
- Browse to
_images/_nopic/headshot.jpg
- Click ...More at the top right and select Download
- Save the image to your desktop using the naming convention:
christopher-newport-university[firstname-lastname]-200x300.jpg
- Create the folder in
_images/_people
- Click +Add Content and select
Folder with image block
- In the System Name field, paste the hash number created above.
- Block will be named
_image
- Upload the cupola image you just downloaded to the folder just created
- Edit image block
- Replace existingÂ
Alt text
with the new staff member's first and last name - Link the cupola image file you just uploaded to the
headshot
field
- Browse to
- Submit
- Publish image file to all destinations
Create content block
- Go to site
people
- Click +Add Content and select
person block
- Name the block the hash number
- Display Name should follow the format
Last name, First name
- Change Role to
employee
- Select Department from the dropdown list. This determines what page this displays on, you can select multiple as needed
- Under person, Exclude from Department List must be
Include
for it to display. - Change Role to
Staff
- Fill out the rest of the fields:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Building
- Room
- Phone
- Attach the photo block created in the steps above to field Image Block
- Submit
Create folder/page
- Still in
people
, click +Add Content and select_folder
- Folder system name should be email address minus
@cnu.edu
and any extra.
should be removedi.e. john.smith@cnu.edu == johnsmith
- Put
[First Name] [Last Name]
 into fieldsDisplay Name
andTitle
 - Submit
- Edit Index page
- Put
[First Name] [Last Name]
 into fieldsDisplay Name
andTitle
 - Attach content block you just created under Main Content
- Publish to all destinations