(Admins Only)
Any new users associated with a paid publication should have an individual contributor page also referred to as a people page. The URL to these pages would follow the following structure: www.forbes.com/sites/publicationName/people/personName
In order to create a new people page, the user has to be invited through the publication.
Note: Any existing user added to a group publication will not automatically get a people page. Please reach out to Product if a page is needed.
Navigate to the Publication
Navigate to the Members
Click on the + icon
Click Invite New
Note: This is where you would select Profile Only for contributors who don’t need Bertie access but need a byline on Forbes.com. (Toggling ON will disable the email field)
Fill out the required information
Check the URL to ensure the page works. It may need to be published.
Setting up their Profile
Either click Edit their Profile after inviting the new contributor or click on Users in the navigational menu
Click the contributor’s name to open their Profile.
Fill out the required fields (more details below)
Save your changes
Add a profile photo: Click the pencil icon next to the Profile Image, select a photo, crop the photo (if needed), and click Save.
Set up the Payment Settings
For most contributors, that means Paid for Payment Status and Schedule RL for Contributor Payment Schedule. You will add the Vendor Number later when you receive it from Accounts Payable. (The Department and Vendor Numbers are generated after the contributor publishes at least five posts in a month.)
Note: Payment settings appear when the User Type is Contributor and will not appear for Forbes Staff.
Add a Short Bio and an About section.
A Short Bio should be 70 characters or fewer (including spaces) and be written in the first person, starting with “I.” The About section is the long bio — up to about 150 words.
Update the editorial toggles accordingly
Toggle on Senior Contrib if applicable
Add any Social Info if applicable
Save your changes