Featuring a staff list on your church website makes it effortless for visitors to learn about the dedicated team serving within the church community, and get in touch. Staff Widgets allow you to add Members from your Amplify Website account onto your Amplify WordPress Website. These widgets are styled to match your chosen Theme and can be reused, restyled, removed, and re-added to pages throughout your site.
Using an Amplify Cloud Website?
Staff Widgets are not currently available on Amplify Cloud Websites.
WordPress Staff Widgets
This is an archive of all the members available on your Amplify Website module, which can be filtered based on your preferences. In the Widget's Content > Settings, you can customize Groups, or Series, and the number of members displayed per page. Additionally, you can choose which parts of the member are shown, providing varying levels of information.
Connect your Staff Layout Widget to a Page using the Staff Detail Widget to present details about the member dynamically.
This is a unique Member listing that displays the details of the current Member. You can link Staff Layout, or Staff List Widgets to a Page using the Staff Detail Widget, which dynamically showcases the current Member.
Each Theme includes a Page called "Ministry Content | Staff Detail" that utilizes the Staff Detail Widget.
This grid list showcases all available Members from your Amplify Website module. In the Widget's Content > Settings, you can customize Groups, or Series, and the number of members displayed per page. You can also select which parts of the member to show, providing flexibility in the information displayed.
Connect your Staff List Widget to a Page using the Staff Detail Widget to present details about the member dynamically.
Add a Staff Widget to a Page
- From your Amplify Website WordPress Dashboard, navigate to the Page you want to edit and click Edit with Elementor.
- Click the Element Panel and search Staff from the list.
- Drag your chosen Staff Widget to the canvas.
Connect Your Staff Detail Widget
If you've used the Staff Layout or List Widget, connect it to a Page with the Staff Detail Widget. This ensures that clicking on a Member's title directs the user to its Staff Page.
To connect the widget, follow these instructions:
- Once any Staff Widget is added to a page, click the blue pencil icon to edit the widget
.
- Click the Content > Detail Options menu
- Choose the Page with your corresponding Staff Detail widget.
Note: Your Amplify WordPress Theme comes with this Page already created called, "Ministry Content | Staff Detail."
Your Theme's Staff Templates
Your Amplify WordPress Website includes different Page and Section Templates featuring our Staff Widgets with advanced styling to match your Theme. You can easily add these Templates to any Page on your site to showcase Members and maintain consistent Theme styling throughout your website.
Your Theme includes:
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This Page Template includes the Staff Layout Widget for your site's Member Archive.
Example shows the Morning Star Theme Template -
This Page Template incorporates the Staff Detail Widget to display the current member dynamically. Whenever you utilize a Staff Layout or Staff List Widget, you can link it to the "Ministry Content | Group Staff" Page, which uses this Template.
Example shows the Morning Star Theme Template -
Use this Section Template to show a list of Members by Group. Ex: Show all Music Ministry members on the Worship Page.
Example shows the Morning Star Theme Template
Follow these instructions to add one of these Templates to a Page.
- Click the Add a Template icon (gray Folder icon
) from your Page canvas.
- Click My Templates
- Search "Staff"
- Select your chosen Template by clicking Insert.
- Click Apply
Now that a copy of the chosen Staff Template has been added, you can click the blue pencil Edit icon to edit the Widget.
Common Use Case
- List by Group: Add specific ministry teams to their corresponding pages. Ex. Show all the Children's Ministry staff on your Kids page using the Staff List Widget.
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