Staff Blocks allow you to showcase key team members across your website by embedding customizable, dynamic staff directories directly onto any content page. They provide the perfect solution for creating departmental directories, grade-level teams, or specialized staff rosters, and can be used concurrently with your main Staff Directory.
đĄ Best-Practice Adoption Tip: Whenever your school needs custom departmental directories (such as Athletics Coaches, Guidance Counselors, Fine Arts, or Special Education), use Automatic Staff Blocks filtered by Position or User Type. When staff members join or change roles in User Management, your departmental page rosters update automatically without requiring manual page edits!
âšď¸ Important Note on Website Sections vs. Staff Blocks:
On modern Edlio CMS sites, staff members are added to department or classroom pages by inserting a Staff Block directly onto a blank content page. You do not need a legacy "Staff" section checkbox. Create a blank page in your desired Category/Section (e.g. Academics > Science), click + Add, and insert a Staff Block.
Why use Staff Blocks?
While the main Staff Directory (/apps/staff/) serves as your school's master directory (which can be grouped by User Type or displayed alphabetically), Staff Blocks give you granular control over where and how staff information appears across individual pages:
Departmental rosters: Place a Science department directory directly on the Science curriculum page.
Grade-level teams: Display 3rd Grade teachers and teaching assistants on the 3rd Grade grade-level page.
Administrative leadership: Feature the Principal and Assistant Principals prominently on the school leadership page.
Adding a Staff Block to a page
Navigate to Pages and open the page editor for your desired page.
Click the + Add button in the main content area or sidebar.
In the Add Page Block modal, select Staff (represented by the user profile icon).
Configuring the staff roster
In the Manage Staff List modal, choose how to populate your roster:
Option 1: Choose which staff to display (Manual)
Select individual checkboxes beside staff members to hand-pick the exact team members who should appear on the page. You can use the search bar or filter by User Type and Position to locate specific staff quickly.
Option 2: Display staff with these attributes (Automatic)
Select the Display staff with these attributes radio button to automatically pull staff matching specific criteria:
User Type: Filter by account category (such as Teachers, School Administrators, or Other Employees).
Position: Filter by specific job title or role (e.g., Counselor, Math Teacher, or Tech Director).
A Filtered Staff List Preview table updates in real time to display all currently matching staff members. Hidden profiles display a slashed-eye icon in the preview.
Staff Block settings & display options
Display Staff Photos: Click the gear icon on the block to toggle profile pictures on or off.
Rearrange Staff: In manual mode, drag and drop the handle next to each staff member to customize their display order.
Instant In-Page Search: An automatic search bar appears at the top of the block, allowing visitors to quickly search for names or positions within that specific roster.
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