Profile Page Content Options

Areas of Expertise

In Aggie UX, areas of expertise is a way to programmatically group people with related professional or academic specialties. Areas of expertise generates tags on profiles that can be clicked to view a filtered view of the directory that shows all people who share that expertise.

Aggie UX provides the ability to sort areas of expertise into two different categories: professional or academic. You can manage all of the available areas of expertise by going to Directory > Professional Specialties or Directory > Academic Specialties, respectively.

Both types of expertise will be displayed as tags in the profile page header beneath the heading “Areas of Expertise.” You can change the heading that goes over this section in the Directory Options.

Learn more about Areas of Expertise

Titles & Roles

Information about a person’s role at Texas A&M can be edited in the Titles & Roles tab.

Job Titles

You can enter one or more job titles to appear on a profile on the Titles & Roles tab. Titles will display directly beneath the person’s name in the profile page header. To add additional titles, click the Add Title button.

By default, only the first title will be displayed on a person’s profile. You can change this setting in the Directory Options.

Directory Group

About Directory Groups

Directory groups are a flexible taxonomy that allows you to create filters and archive pages that will populate all profiles that are associated with a given directory group.

Directory groups can be whatever makes sense for your site. For example, directory groups can be used to group people who are on the same team, in the same department, or any other grouping that makes sense for your organization.

Learn more about Directory Groups

Relating Job Titles to Directory Groups

Each job title can optionally be related to a directory group.

To relate a title to a directory group, choose an existing option from the Directory Group dropdown immediately below the relevant Job Title, or add a new directory group. You can manage all available directory groups in Directory Groups > All Directory Groups.

Roles

About Roles

Roles are a flexible taxonomy that allows you to create directory filters that will populate all profiles that are associated with a given role. A common use case is classifying people as faculty or staff. With the roles taxonomy, you can create as many roles as make sense for your site.

Relating Job Titles to Roles

Each job title can optionally be related to a role.

To relate a title to a role, choose an existing option from the Role dropdown immediately below the relevant Job Title, or add a new role. You can manage all available roles in Directory > Roles.

Contact Information

The contact details for profiles are edited under the Contact Details and Location/Address tabs in the Personal Details section. The information entered here will display in the profile page header beneath the heading “Contact.”

Contact Details

The Contact Details tab allows you to enter an email address and a phone number. Please always list a person’s official Texas A&M contact information.

Administrative Contact

You also have the option to list an administrative contact in the Contact Details tab. To add an administrative contact, that person will first need a profile for themselves. Once made, you can select that person’s profile and their contact information will display on the person’s profile.

Location/Address

You can choose to list a physical address on a profile by filling out information on the Location/Address tab. The following fields are available:

• Address Line 1
• Address Line 2
• Mailstop
• City
• Zipcode

You can enter default addresses for all profiles on your directory in the Directory Options. Any information entered directly on a profile will override the default address.

Links

Dedicated links available for uploading CVs and Impact Statements in the Links tab. You can also add links to other sites or files.

Remember that all files you link to on your site must comply with accessibility standards.

Education and Honors

Aggie UX profiles use structured data to display educational information.

Degrees

Optionally add one or more educational degrees to a profile. Each degree has the following fields:

• Degree title: Name of the degree earned (e.g., Bachelor of Science)
• Institution: Degree-granting institution (e.g., Texas A&M University)
• Year: Year degree earned/awarded (e.g., 2025)

By default, content entered here will display beneath the heading “Education” when filled out. You can change the heading that goes over this section in the Directory Options.

Certifications

Optionally add one or more certifications to a profile. Each certification has the following fields:

• Certification title: Name of the certification earned (e.g., Project Management Professional (PMP))
• Institution: Certification-granting institution (e.g., Project Management Institute)
• Year: Year certificate earned/awarded (e.g., 2025)

Awards

Optionally add one or more awards to a profile. Each award has the following fields:

• Title/Award: Name of the certification earned (e.g., President Meritorious Service Award)
• Institution: Award-granting institution (e.g., Texas A&M University)
• Date: Date award was earned/awarded (e.g., April 23, 2026)

By default, content entered here will display beneath the heading “Awards” when filled out. You can change the heading that goes over this section in the Directory Options.

Academics

Research

Optionally add research interests to display on a profile.

Each research interest has a required heading (“area of interest”) and a description/summary field. No formatting is available within the research area description; it will output as a single paragraph.

By default, content entered here will display beneath the heading “Research Interests” when filled out. You can change the heading that goes over this section in the Directory Options.

Publications

Optionally add one or more publications using the fields below. Publication titles will be listed in expandable accordions, allowing for citations to be included without being visually overwhelming.

• Title: Name of publication; will be displayed on the accordion.
• Citation: Include the citation details for your publication; this will be displayed within an expandable accordion.
• Link: Optionally add a link to the publication online.
• Date: Use the date picker to choose the date of publication. The year of the date selected will appear in the accordion in front of the publication title.

By default, content entered here will display beneath the heading “Publications” when filled out. You can change the heading that goes over this section in the Directory Options.

Additional Information

Biography

The biography area is a WYSIWYG text area.

By default, content entered here will display beneath the heading “Biography” when filled out. You can change the heading that goes over this section in the Directory Options.

Additional Sections

Optionally add additional sections of custom content where you set the section headings. Section headings are required for content to display.