{"id":5025,"date":"2026-03-13T20:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/wordpress-basics\/add-new-staff-biosphere\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:10:59","slug":"add-new-staff-biosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/biosphere-wordpress-theme\/staff-biosphere\/add-new-staff-biosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Add New Staff Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Add a new staff member through <strong>Staff \u2192 Add New Staff<\/strong> in the WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"basic-fields\">Basic Fields<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff use the same basic fields as standard posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title<\/strong> \u2014 The staff member name or heading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor<\/strong> \u2014 The main content area. 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