How to Add a Team Member Section in WordPress (3 Easy Steps)

If you’ve been looking for a guide on How to Add a Team Member section in WordPress, you are in the right place.

Team Members play a crucial role in supporting your company and taking it to its peak. We display our team members in a section on our website to give them proper credit and appreciation.

But, by default, we cannot add a team member section in WordPress to display the team members, though you can do it using website page builders.

What if we do it using the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor?

No core blocks in the Gutenberg Blocks library can help you display a team member section in WordPress. That’s why we need the assistance of a third-party team member plugin.

So, we welcome you to our small tutorial, which provides a proper guide on how to add a team member section in WordPress.

Here are some details about the Team Member section.

What is the Team Member section in WordPress?

The Team Member section in WordPress is a feature or plugin that allows you to showcase individual team members on your website, often including their photos, names, job titles, bios, and social media links.

What is the Value of Adding a Team Member Section to WordPress?

By showcasing the people behind your business, you can build trust, highlight expertise, and create a more engaging and enchanting experience for your visitors. The value of Adding a Team Member Section in WordPress is below.

Humanizes Your Brand: Displaying team members with their photos, names, and roles helps humanize your brand, making it more relatable and trustworthy.

Highlight Skills and Experience: Featuring detailed profiles allows you to showcase the expertise and qualifications of your team members, reinforcing your company’s credibility.

Recognition: Publicly recognizing your team members on your website can boost their morale and make them feel valued and appreciated.

A Team Member section is a valuable addition that can positively impact your brand and operations.

Are there any free plugins for creating a Team Member section?

Yes, several free plugins, such as “Team Member Block,” “Team Builder,” and “Essential Addons for Elementor,” are available to create a team member section.

How to Add a Team Member Section in WordPress

Here is a step-by-step guide to adding a team member section in WordPress. If you follow the steps properly, you will be able to create one for your website in no time.

Step 1: Install the Team Member Block WordPress Plugin

To add a team member section in WordPress, we must install the Team Member Block plugin. For that, go to your dashboard. Navigate to Plugins (1) > Add New Plugins (2) > Team Member Block (3) > Install Now(4).

After installing the plugin, you must activate the it by clicking the Activate Button (1).

Step 2: Insert Team Member Block

Head to your post or page where you want to add a team member section.

Insert the “Team Member” block in the Gutenberg editor by clicking the (+) button (aka Add Block) (1). Now type Team Member inside the box (2) and click the Team Member block (3).

When the block is inserted in the block editor, it will look like the image below.

Step 3: Add Team Member’s Details

You can input the team member’s details from the front in the editor.

To Insert the image of your team member, you must select the block. Then, navigate to Settings (1) > Block (2) > General (3)> Conent (4).

Now, click delete button to delete the default image, and click the Upload Image to upload and select your own image.

At the end, you may want to add links for your team memeber’s social media links. To do that, scroll down a bit, and selec the Social Profiles options in the General Tab of the Block.

You can add more social networks by clicking the Plus button. You will also find some other options to delete and organize the social network serial.

To add the social media links, select the dedicated social media name (1) in the Social Profiles option and input the link of your team member’s social network (2). If you want you can customize the icon color and background.

Here is the final look of the Team Member Section.

Add Multiple Team Members in the Team Member Section

If you want to add multiple team memebers in the team member section, you must insert the column block first in the Gutenberg block editor of the post or page.

Select the shown variation in the image below to insert team member blocks. This variation is capable of showing up to 3 team members.

Now insert the team members block inside each column by following the step 1. Follow the Step 2 and Step 3 for every column from above to add numerous team members details and images.

Here is the final look below. There are also certain customization options available for you to explore yourself.

Final Thoughts

I hope the guideline on how to add a team member in WordPress is easy enough to follow.

If you face any hassle adding a team member in WordPress using the plugin, let me know in the comment section below. I will try my best to answer your questions.

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