{"id":2869,"date":"2026-03-12T19:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=2869"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:33:17","slug":"people-tool-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/training\/people-tool-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Get started with the People Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to Use the People Tool and Add an Image<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Go to Your Dashboard<\/strong>\n
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    1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
      <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Navigate to People<\/strong>\n
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      1. From the left-hand menu, locate and click People.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Add or Edit a Person<\/strong>\n
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        1. Click Add New to create a new profile, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Click an existing name to edit a profile.
          <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Add Person Details<\/strong>\n
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          1. Complete the required fields, such as:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Title or role<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          4. Department or group assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          5. Contact information (if applicable)
            <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          6. Add an Image<\/strong>\n
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            1. Select the settings icon in the top right hand corner and select the Person tab. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Click Set Featured Image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Upload a new image or select one from the Media Library.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. Select Set Featured Image.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            5. Save the Person Profile<\/strong>\n
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              1. Click Save or Update to publish your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                Note:<\/strong> For profiles to display on a page, each person must be assigned to a group. See How to Add a Person to a Group<\/strong> for step-by-step instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Tip: <\/strong>Use square-cropped images to ensure consistent alignment across profiles. A 500 \u00d7 500 px image works best and helps maintain a clean, uniform layout throughout your People page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                How to Use the People Tool and Add an Image Note: For profiles to display on a page, each person must be assigned to a group. See How to Add a Person to a Group for step-by-step instructions. Tip: Use square-cropped images to ensure consistent alignment across profiles. A 500 \u00d7 500 px image works […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4861,"featured_media":0,"parent":2749,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2869","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2869\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}