ModernThemes Team Members Plugin

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Installing the Plugin

  1. Click Plugins
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  2. Click Upload Plugin
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  3. Click Browse and select the mt_members.zip file
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  4. Click Install Now
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  5. Click Activate Plugin
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Creating Plugin Content

  1. Go to Team Members -> Add New
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  2. Set Team Member name as Title
  3. Create a bio of the Team Member in the visual editor area
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  4. In the Team Member Info area, set the URL for social media profiles and email address
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  5. Set Team Member image as Featured Image
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  6. If you have a category, set the category name
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  8. Repeat steps as necessary for additional content

Setting Up Team Members Archive Page

  1. Click on Pages -> Add New
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  2. Set the title of the Team Member archive page
  3. Paste this shortcode in the page editor area: [members] Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 12.05.26 AM
  4. This will display all Team Members, all categories, in the default number of columns on the page
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Shortcode Options

  1. Using the [members] shortcode as a base, you can set different options for number of members displayed, category, and number of columns. Leaving all options empty will display all Team Members, all categories, in the default number of columns.
  2. Set the number of items displayed by adding number=” “ to the shortcode. For example, if you only want to display 3 Team Members, then the shortcode would be: [members number=”3″] Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 12.06.34 AM
  3. Set the category displayed by adding category=” “ to the shortcode. For example, if the category was cars, then the shortcode would be: [members category=”new”] Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 12.07.08 AM
  4. Set the number of columns by adding columns=” “ to the shortcode. For example, if you wanted to display content in 4 columns, then the shortcode would be: [members columns=”4″] Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 12.07.36 AM
  5. You can also use different variations of shortcode options at the same time. For example, you can set all three options: [members number=”3″ category=”new” columns=”4″], or just use two options: [members number=”3″ columns=”3″] Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 12.08.10 AM
  6. Press Publish or Update
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Setting up a Team Members Widget

  1. Click on Appearance -> Widgets
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  2. Select the MT – Team Members widget
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  3. Drag or assign to the desired widget area
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  4. Set the widget options
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Team Members Widget Options

  1. Set the Widget title ( optional )
  2. Set the number of Team Members to display ( -1 displays all )
  3. Number of columns ( 1 – 4 is suggested, default is 3 )
  4. If you created a Team Members page with the shortcode, then copy and paste the URL in the Archive Page URL field
  5. Set the button page link text
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  6. Press Save