Directory Related Short Codes
There are several ways that CMS pages can reference information in the UH Hilo Phone Directory. These include Directory Tooltips, Directory Cards, and Contact Blocks.
Tooltips
When referring to a faculty or staff member, or an office, it can be helpful to provide contact details. This can be done by using a tooltip. In the CMS, this appears as the [[DIRECTORY id=REGISTR link-text="Office of the Registrar"]] shortcode. The required id should be set to a number for individual, or to an abbreviation (in capital letters) for CMS offices/programs/departments.
To find an individual's directory ID, use the directory tooltip lookup button, with the . This will insert the [[DIRECTORY id=123 link-text="Person’s Name"]] shortcode for the matched individuals.
To link to an office, please View the available office abbreviations.
The link-text attribute is optional but strongly recommended. If none is provided, the full name from the directory will be displayed. Sometimes, it may be preferred to refer to an individual by position, or to use a shortened version of their name.
Without link-text, a persons name is displayed exactly as in the directory. Provided link text will show instead of the directory name
Contact Blocks
Almost every page on the UH Hilo website includes a contact block, providing contact details for a person or office associated with the page.
To create a contact block, the use the shortcode [[CONTACT-BLOCK id=123 name="Firstname Lastname"]] or [[CONTACT-BLOCK id=XYZ name="Affiliation Name"]]. A numeric id=123 corresponds to an individual's directory entry - the same number that would be used for a directory tooltip. Alternatively, provide an affiliation code in the format id=XYZ to create a contact block for a department, office, or program.
For Example:
[[DIRECTORY id=HR link-text="Human Resources]]
- becomes
- Human Resources
For Example:
[[CONTACT-BLOCK id=HR name="Human Resources"]]
- becomes
Directory Cards
Many faculty or staff office pages are setup to display contact information that is found in the UH Hilo Phone Directory. This is easily done in the CMS page using the DIRECTORY-CARDS shortcode. The shortcode pulls staff information for a department or a specific group of individuals from the directory.
Including Department Staff
If your goal is to simply list all of the staff in a department or office, the directory affiliation code is all you need.
The shortcode [[DIRECTORY-CARDS id="POLSDEPT" template="directory-cards"]] will retrieve everyone with the POLSDEPT affiliation, and list them in alphabetical order. Substitute another directory affiliation code in the id="______" field to see the members of that department.
Including Specific Individuals
Sometimes, it is preferable to list individuals in a specific order (i.e. seniority), or to include people from different departments (i.e. an interdisciplinary committee).
This can also be done with directory cards, by using a list of numeric ids in the shortcode, in the format ids="123,456,789".
Example:
[[DIRECTORY-CARDS ids="687,1212,1668,2143" template="directory-cards"]]
To showcase only a single person, append the short=1 attribute.
Example:
[[DIRECTORY-CARDS ids="1496" short=1]]
