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Updated Single-Source Faculty & Staff Directory Strategy
To eliminate outdated information, conflicting details, and redundant content across Â鶹ŮÀÉ's digital ecosystem, the site enforces a strict Single-Source Bio Model. Every employee—faculty, staff, researcher, and administrator—maintains exactly one canonical profile page on the university platform, with zero exceptions.
1. Strategic Directory Architecture & URL Naming Rules
Instead of allowing individual departments, centers, or clubs to build custom bio pages, all staff and faculty profiles are loaded individually into the root /about/directory/ folder of their respective home college or division.
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Directory Path Structure:
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College Personnel:
fau.edu/[college-slug]/about/directory/[lastname] -
Research Division Personnel:
fau.edu/research/about/directory/[lastname] -
Central Administration:
fau.edu/about/directory/[lastname]
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URL Disambiguation Naming Rule: To prevent duplicate bio creation and URL collisions, bio URLs strictly use
/lastname. If a last name is already in use, append the first initial(s):-
Primary:
/directory/smith -
Disambiguated:
/directory/smithj(for John Smith) or/directory/smithja(for Jane Smith)
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2. Component Usage & Dynamic Taxonomy Tagging
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Staff Bio Component Mandate: Any content tagged as Faculty & Staff must explicitly use the standardized Staff Bio Component to render their profile page.
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Metadata Tagging: Once created, tag the person’s canonical profile with all applicable affiliations, including:
- Academic Departments & Divisions
- Research Labs, Centers, & Institutes
- Student Clubs & Organizations
- Advisory Boards & Committees
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Listing Component Rendering: Departmental landing pages, lab sites, and club pages embed the Listing Component. By filtering this component by specific tags (e.g.,
tag: english, comparative-studies), the component automatically pulls and displays the official bio card for each tagged individual without duplicating any content.
