Chapter

Employees

Title*
Employee's first and last name.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Only used in WordPress admin.

Permalink*
URL to view employee's profile.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically generated based on title.

WYSIWYG Editor*
Employee's professional biography.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Used on employee's profile and blog post.

Expertise

Expertise
Employee's areas of expertise.
	Can be updated in WordPress.
	Adds employee to selected expertise page.

Employee Information

Octopus ID*
Employee's Octopus ID.
	Cannot be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Employee ID*
Employee's PeopleSoft ID.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Suffix
Employee's suffix.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Not used on website.

First Name*
Employee's first name.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Used on employee's profile, About page, Contact page and blog post.

Nickname
Employee's nickname.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Used on employee's profile, About page, Contact page and blog post.

Middle Initial
Employee's middle initial.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Not used on website.

Last Name*
Employee's last name.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Used on employee's profile, About page, Contact page and blog post.

Title
Employee's internal position title.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

External Title
Employee's professional position title.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Used on employee's profile, About page and Contact page.

Phone
Employee's office phone number.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Used on employee's profile and Contact page.

Fax
Employee's office fax number.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Email*
Employee's email address.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Used for sending personal contact form messages.

LinkedIn URL
Employee's personal LinkedIn profile URL.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Used on employee's profile.

Company*
Company name that employee works for.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Location*
Employee's home office location.
	Should not be updated in WordPress. Exception: Can be added for translation.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus. Exception: Translation not automatically retrieved.
	Not used on website.

Created At*
UNIX timestamp of when employee record was created in Octopus.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Updated At*
UNIX timestamp of when employee record was update in Octopus.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Employee Photos

Leadership Photo*
Employee's leadership photo.
	`JPG` at 375x500 pixels.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Profile Photo*
Employee's profile photo.
	`JPG` at 300x400 pixels.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Used on employee's profile, About and Contact page.

Blog Photo*
Employee's blog photo.
	`JPG` at 150x200 pixels.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Not used on website.

Thumbnail*
Employee's thumbnail.
	`JPG` at 400x400 pixels.
	Should not be updated in WordPress.
	Automatically retrieved from Octopus.
	Used on blog post.

Employee Status

Status*
Employee's employement status.
	`Active` Current employee. `Inactive` Former employee.
	Cannot be updated in WordPress. Inactive profiles cannot be published.
	Automatically set to inactive by Octopus if employee is terminated.
	Used to determine which profiles to display on website.

Publish

Status*
Employee's profile status.
	`Published` Profile is externally visible. `Draft` Option not used. `Pending Review` Option not used.
	Can be updated in WordPress.
	Used to determine which profiles are published.

Visibility*
Employee's profile visibility status.
	`Public` Profile is externally visible. `Private` Profile is not externally visible. `Password protected` Option not used.
	Can be updated in WordPress. Visibiliy cannot be changed to public on former employees.
	Automatically set to private by Octopus if employee is terminated.
	Used to determine which profiles to display on website.

Published on
Employee's profile published date.
	Can be updated in WordPress.
	Not used on website.

Most fields are retrieved and synchronized with Octopus. If those fields are changed by a user in WordPress, they will be reset the next time an employee is updated in Octopus. The only exception are translated fields; those are directly managed in WordPress.