[Resolved] Meet the Team: HTML& CSS, plugin or columns/grid?

[Giselle]

Hi,

I’ve looked at various posts on this topic on your forum, but the most recent I found was from 2019.

I’d like a permanent solution to build a team page(s) for future sites I build.

In terms of site speed, build speed and the client being able to edit, which would be best?

1. A plugin like Team Pro – with options for different departments etc.

2. Using columns or a grid and adding HTML and CSS. I notice that you do this in some of your Site Library Themes. Would these be easy for clients to update? Perhaps by duplicating a container and editing? How do you add the social media icons to boxes?

3. Building a system with custom posts? This seems like a lot of work, but might be worth it in the long term if speedy?

Thanks for your help.

Giselle

[Ying]

Hi Giselle,

How many team members are we talking about here?

What kind of team page are you referring to? Is it complicated? Can you show us an example?

Let me know 🙂

[Giselle]

Hi Ying,

It’s two teams of between ten and fifteen people each.

Just a standard team page (one for each team) with pic, text, email and social media icons.

In this particular case, each team member has quite a bit of text, linked to with a ‘read more’ button. I don’t have a layout yet, but their current site teamms are at the URLs below.

I’m interested in a general solution for all of my clients. Usually their requirements are above.

Thanks,

Giselle

[Ying]

So every team member will have his/her own introduction page?

If that’s the case, I would say a custom post type + a block element – content template applies to the CPT archive(team page) is the way to go.

[Giselle]

Hi Ying,

Thanks. What would ytou suggest if you don’t need an intro page, i.e. all team member son the same page?

Thanks!

[Elvin]

Hi Giselle,

If each team member doesn’t need to have their own team member page then you can skip the custom post type.

But this’ll mean you’ll have to create a column w/ its own layout for each team members.

I’d still recommend Ying’s suggestion though so the team member dynamically populates every time a new team member is added/removed through creating a team member post on the team member CPT. 😀

[Giselle]

Hi Elvin,

Thanks for the advice!

Giselle 🙂

[Elvin]

No problem. 😀

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