Edit Your Website Profile Page

Edit your website profile page to add or update work experience, accomplishments, education, research publications and more. Introduce yourself to the campus community, and provide a glimpse of what you do.

You’ll edit your website profile page using WordPress. After logging in to the system, you’ll have the option to add or update information.

1. Update your Campus Directory Listing. By default, your profile will include basic contact information listed in the university-wide Campus Directory.
2. Go to your department’s website, followed by /wp-admin.
   (Example: ccee.ncsu.edu/wp-admin)
3. Log in with your NC State Unity ID and password.
4. Add or update content in the various fields in the editor. For additional assistance, see related topics for adding bio information, CVs and publications from ORCID.
5. For Headshots: Learn how to update your profile photo*.
6. Click Update to save your changes.

*Profile Photos:

To schedule a time for a professional headshot, please schedule a time with the College of Engineering Photographer, Adam Jennings. If you see no availability, or you have questions, contact Adam at asjenni2@ncsu.edu.

Profile Page Fields

While editing your profile, use these fields to add supplemental information to your profile.

(Bio) Text Editor

This open-ended editor is a great place to describe your role, responsibilities and professional and personal background. Use this field also to list your research publications, community engagement projects and other work experience.

Note: On the public view of your profile page, a heading called “Bio” will precede any content listed in this text editor.

Pronouns

If provided, pronouns will appear near your name on the profile page. Use a slash (/) to separate each of the individual pronouns.

Name Pronunciation

If provided, a link will be displayed so users can hear how your name is pronounced. To use this feature, you’ll need to create a recording on name-coach.com and provide a URL to your name-coach.com profile.

Additional Titles/Positions

Insert additional titles, roles or positions you may hold, in addition to your primary title listed in the Campus Directory.

Note: By default, your profile will include basic contact information listed in the university-wide Campus Directory. To update your Campus Directory entry, go to MyPack Portal > Personal Details > Campus Directory Listing.

Department/Affiliations

List any additional departments, units or other groups in which you are affiliated.

CV

Upload or link to a CV or resume to your profile page.

Education

Add degrees, certifications or other educational notes to your profile.

Areas of Expertise

List your specific areas of expertise or research interests. This field is limited to about 800 characters (about 100 words).

Show Grants from Research Enterprise Data (RED)?

Toggle this field to display grants on your profile under the Publications section. Grants are pulled from the RED database, and you can configure how many grants are displayed (default 10). When toggled on, the grant titles display in an accordion, and when clicked display information about each grant.

Show Publications from Library Database? (ORCID)

Toggle this field to show citations from the University Library Citation Index (ORCID). You’ll need to enter your Author ID for the Scholarly Publications Repository system. Learn more about how to add publications from the library database. Alternatively, you could list your research publications in the (Bio) Text Editor.

Honors and Awards

Add honors, awards and other distinctions to your profile page.

News

Add links to news stories in which you’re mentioned or that address your work.

Add Publications From the University Library Database (ORCID)

List research publications from the NC State Libraries Citation Index (ORCID).

Publications are enabled by default for most College of Engineering departments. If you don’t see your publications listed on your profile, follow the directions below.

1. Sign up for an ORCID iD. Link your Unity ID with your ORCID profile to access Libraries services that help you import the list of your publications into ORCID.
2. Once linked, go to your department’s website, followed by /wp-admin.
   (Example: ece.ncsu.edu/wp-admin)
3. Scroll down to find the field named Show Publications from Library Database? 
4. Click the toggle button to Yes.
5. Add your University Library Citation Index Author ID.
   To find your Author ID, go to the Citation Index search page and search for your name. When you find it, click the link on your name. The ID is at the end of the URL of this page, after “/profiles/.” Sometimes this will be an ID number, and sometimes it will be your unity ID.
6. Click Update to save your changes.

Note: After saving your changes, a “Publications” heading will be added to your page, followed by the most recent articles pulled from the Citation Index. If you have previously added publications on your page, you may need to delete those to avoid duplication.