Adding a new Councillor or Staff member

This help document assumes the user is logged in and on the dashboard page

  1. In the left hand side of the dashboard, hover pointer on the title ‘Councillors & Staff ‘
  2. Click on ‘Add new Councillor or Staff’
  3. Fill in the box at the top of the screen which says ‘Add title’. Keep the same format as existing entries
  4. In the large box underneath the title, add any relevant information you wish to be displayed. Try to keep the formatting the same as all the other existing items. You can use the toolbar to make items bold, italic, justified etc.
  5. In the Councillor Staff fields boxes below, enter the required information. Keep the same format as existing entries.
  6. In the ‘Sort Order’ box use the following codes to ensure the correct display order is maintained. Use c{number} for Councillors and m{number} for Staff Members. The lower the value, the high the priority i.e. c1 will order that item first.
  7. Set a featured image by clicking on ‘Set Featured image’ in the box at the right hand side. Ensure the tab ‘Media Library’ is chosen. Choose the relevant image to represent the added person – user-1699635_1280.png is the default avatar.
  8. Check over the content added and if correct, click on the ‘Publish’ button at the top right hand side of the page.
  9. Your entry has now been completed.
  10. Go to the website frontend and check your addition is shown. If not, try the troubleshooting guide on the dashboard.