Field Description Hat Select one of the options to override the inherited hat. For details, see Creating a hat . Navigation Select one of the options to override the inherited navigation. For details, see Creating a navigation . Banner Select one of the options to override the inherited banner. For details, see Applying a breaking news banner . Footer Select one of the options to override the inherited footer. For details, see Creating a footer . Above Select one of the options to override the inherited Above layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks . Aside Select one of the options to override the inherited Aside layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks . Below Select one of the options to override the inherited Below layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks .

Field Description Exclude from Dynamic Results Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in dynamic list modules. For details, see List module . Exclude from Search Results Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in search results on your site.

Field Description Promo Title Enter text to override this asset's title when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title. Promo Description Enter text to override this asset's description when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description. Promo Image Image appearing in the asset's image when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image. Promo Category Text appearing in the asset's category when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new category. Promo Category Link Link associated with the promo category. This field inherits from the selected promo category, and you can override this as needed.

Field Description Share Title Text appearing in the asset's title when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title. Share Description Text appearing in the asset's description when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description. Share Image Image appearing in the asset's image when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image.

Field Description Change Frequency Select an option from the list to denote how frequently the page is likely to change. This value provides general information to search engines and may not correlate exactly to how often search engines crawl this asset. See the <changefreq> tag definition in Sitemaps XML format . Priority Enter a value to designate this asset's priority over other URLs on your site. Valid values are 0.0 to 1.0. This allows you to relay to search engines which pages you deem most important for crawlers. For more information, see the <priority> tag definition in Sitemaps XML format .

Field Description Preset Select one of the following: None —Applies styling from the site's theme. Custom —Opens a form to customize the site's theme for this asset. (Various) —Aside from None or Custom , there may be additional options in this list depending on the value selected in the Template field. If the selected template has presets, then those presets are able to be selected in this list and applied. For information about configuring template presets, see Creating a template preset . Suppress commenting on this one page Toggle on to prevent visitors from commenting on this asset.

Brightspot Content Types Guide

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Person

A person is somebody at your organization that you want to promote on your site. Examples of a person include a member of your leadership team, a member of the board of directors, or a stellar employee.

For a wire frame example of what this content type can look like on your site, see Person design.

Tip

If necessary, create and upload images you will use in the person. For details, see Image.

To create a person:

In the header, click add.
From the Create list, select Person.
Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
Complete your site's workflow and publish the person.

Person fields

Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.

Main
SEO
Overrides
Styles
Translations

Field	Description
Name	Person's full name. This name is visible to the visitors to your site.
First Name	Person's first name. This name is not visible to the visitors to your site. Instead, it is used internally in the CMS for ordering (For example, this field allows you to search for persons by first name).
Last Name	Person's last name. This name is not visible to the visitors to your site. Instead, it is used internally in the CMS for ordering (For example, this field allows you to search for persons by last name).
Image	Person's image, typically a head shot. This image is visible to the visitors to your site.
Title	Enter a title for this asset. This title is visible to the visitors to your site.
Affiliation	Organization with which the person is affiliated. This name is not visible to the visitors to your site.
Email	Person's email. The email is not visible to the visitors to your site.
Short Biography	Enter a short biography. When the person appears in a list, this text is visible to the visitors to your site. (Defaults to Full Biography.)
Full Biography	Text that appears in the person's bio. This text is visible to the visitors to your site.
Slug	This field, by default, is auto-populated by a Title, Name, Display Name, or Headline field, and becomes part of the asset's URL. Auto-populated slugs are lowercase, have diacritics removed, and any symbols or spaces are replaced with `-`. You can modify the URL Slug field if necessary.

Field	Description
Title	Text appearing in the asset's `<title>` tag. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title.
Suppress SEO Display Name	If toggled on, your site's name will not appear in the `<title>` tag and subsequently in search results.
Description	Text appearing in the asset's `<meta name="description">` tag. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description.
Robots	Text appearing in the item’s `<meta name="robots">` tag. For an explanation of the available options, see Robots Meta Directives.
AMP Disabled	Toggle on to disable generation of an AMP version of this asset. For details, see AMP.

Logos & Icon Overrides

Field	Description
Logo	Select a new image to serve as the logo that displays on this asset. For information about creating a logo, see Image Logo.
News Publisher Logo	Select a new image to serve as the news publisher logo that displays on this asset.

Layout Overrides

Field	Description
Hat	Select one of the options to override the inherited hat. For details, see Creating a hat.
Navigation	Select one of the options to override the inherited navigation. For details, see Creating a navigation.
Banner	Select one of the options to override the inherited banner. For details, see Applying a breaking news banner.
Footer	Select one of the options to override the inherited footer. For details, see Creating a footer.
Above	Select one of the options to override the inherited Above layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.
Aside	Select one of the options to override the inherited Aside layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.
Below	Select one of the options to override the inherited Below layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.

Advanced

Field	Description
Exclude from Dynamic Results	Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in dynamic list modules. For details, see List module.
Exclude from Search Results	Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in search results on your site.

Promo Overrides

Field	Description
Promo Title	Enter text to override this asset's title when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title.
Promo Description	Enter text to override this asset's description when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description.
Promo Image	Image appearing in the asset's image when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image.
Promo Category	Text appearing in the asset's category when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new category.
Promo Category Link	Link associated with the promo category. This field inherits from the selected promo category, and you can override this as needed.

Share Overrides

Field	Description
Share Title	Text appearing in the asset's title when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title.
Share Description	Text appearing in the asset's description when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description.
Share Image	Image appearing in the asset's image when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image.

Site Map

Field	Description
Change Frequency	Select an option from the list to denote how frequently the page is likely to change. This value provides general information to search engines and may not correlate exactly to how often search engines crawl this asset. See the `<changefreq>` tag definition in Sitemaps XML format.
Priority	Enter a value to designate this asset's priority over other URLs on your site. Valid values are 0.0 to 1.0. This allows you to relay to search engines which pages you deem most important for crawlers. For more information, see the `<priority>` tag definition in Sitemaps XML format.

Styles

Person Page Styles

Field	Description
Preset	Select one of the following: None—Applies styling from the site's theme. Custom—Opens a form to customize the site's theme for this asset. (Various)—Aside from None or Custom, there may be additional options in this list depending on the value selected in the Template field. If the selected template has presets, then those presets are able to be selected in this list and applied. For information about configuring template presets, see Creating a template preset.
Suppress commenting on this one page	Toggle on to prevent visitors from commenting on this asset.