WordPress: Directory Listing Field Maps

A map of directory tool fields for people and departments, offices, colleges, schools, etc., in the WordPress full site editing (FSE) environment for the University of Southern Maine's public website .

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Definitions

  • People listing: Profiles for individual staff and faculty members
  • Department listing: Profiles for individual departments, colleges, schools, offices, centers, etc.
  • FSE: Full site editing environment in WordPress
  • Rich text field: Added text can be formatted as bold, italic, a bulleted or numbered list, a hyperlink, etc.
  • Plain text field: Added text cannot be formatted in any way
  • Taxonomy field: Select from an existing library of pre-approved options
  • Media Library: Select images or files previously uploaded to the Directories subsite
     

Detailed information

The fields in the full site editing (FSE) WordPress directory tool implemented in November 2026 differ from the original WordPress directory tool implemented in December 2022. If you need help figuring out where your existing content fits into the new tool, review the tables below.

WARNING: Do not use placeholder text (i.e., TBD, n/a, “coming soon”, etc.). When you leave a field blank, it will not appear on the front end of the website.

People listings

The following table compares the new people directory field labels and types (2026) with the old directory field labels and types (2022).

2026 field name 2026 field type 2022 field name 2022 field type
First name* Plain text
  • People listing title
  • First name
 Plain text
Last name* Plain text
  • People listing title
  • Last name
 Plain text
Job title* Plain text Title
  • Enter your pronouns on the first line
  • Hit enter/return on your keyboard
  • Enter your title
 Rich text
Related departments Select department listing
  • Associations
  • Departments
 Taxonomy
Featured image Media Library Featured image Media Library
Pronouns
(Use all lowercase letters with a pipe between each)		 Plain text Title
  • Enter your pronouns on the first line
  • Use all capital letters with a pipe between each
    • e.g. THEY | THEM | THEIRS
  • Highlight your pronouns and bold the text
 Rich text
Booking link
  • Plain text label
  • Plain text URL
 n/a n/a
Non-student booking link
  • Plain text label
  • Plain text URL
 n/a n/a
Email* Plain text Email Plain text
Primary telephone Plain text Telephone Plain text
Secondary telephone Plain text n/a n/a
Text number Plain text n/a n/a
Address (hidden) Plain text Address Rich text
Locations
(Campus: Portland, Gorham, Lewiston, remote)		 Taxonomy Address Rich text
Buildings Taxonomy Address Rich text
External link
  • Plain text label
  • Plain text URL
 n/a n/a
Curriculum Vitae Media Library Curriculum Vitae Media Library
Office hours Plain text n/a n/a
Designations
(Faculty, staff, head of department, admissions counselor, etc.)		 Taxonomy
  • Associations taxonomy
  • Departments taxonomy
 Taxonomy
Bio Rich text People Profile pattern
  • People page buttons
  • Bio
 Rich text
Territories/specialties Taxonomy Territory/specialty Rich text
Current courses Taxonomy Current courses Rich text
Sports Taxonomy Sport Rich text
Expertise Taxonomy Expertise Rich text
Education Plain text Education Rich text
Research interests Taxonomy Research interests Rich text
In the media
  • Plain text labels
  • Plain text URLs
 In the media Rich text
Publications Rich text Selected publications Rich text
Additional publications Rich text Additional publications Rich text

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Department listings

The following table compares the new department directory field labels and types (2026) with the old directory field labels and types (2022).

2026 field name 2026 field type 2022 field name 2022 field type
Department name / listing title Plain text Department name / listing title Plain text
Locations
(Campus: Portland, Gorham, Lewiston, remote)		 Taxonomy Address Rich text
Primary telephone Plain text Telephone Plain text
Secondary telephone Plain text n/a n/a
Email Plain text Email Plain text
Secondary email Plain text n/a n/a
Fax line Plain text n/a n/a
External link
(“Go to the department people page”)
  • Plain text label
  • Plain text URL
 n/a n/a
Featured image Media Library n/a n/a
Bio Rich text n/a n/a
Buildings Taxonomy Address Rich text
Address Plain text Address Rich text
Additional info Plain text Additional information Rich text
URL Plain text Profile URL Plain text
Redirect URL Plain text n/a n/a
Designations
(Academic, administrative, college, school, center, etc.)		 Taxonomy Department Taxonomy
n/a n/a Last name Plain text
n/a n/a Department name Plain text
n/a n/a Title Plain text
n/a n/a Current courses Rich text
n/a n/a Organization name Plain text
Organization link (disabled) Plain text Organization URL Plain text

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