How to add contact information

We have special rules for contact information to make sure it's always accurate and up to date. Learn how to add new contact information and how to mirror it to your page.

Before you start

All contact information is stored in one global location called "Contact Information for Mirroring" in Terminal 4. From there, you will "mirror" it to where you want it to display on a page. Mirroring lets us quickly make one change to a piece of contact information and update it in every other place on the site. 

Reflections

Anytime you mirror contact information to your page, think of it as a reflection of the original. Editing a reflection will update the original, and vice versa. This means that any changes you make will also happen to every other reflection on the site. Keep this in mind anytime you want to edit contact information.

Read more about mirroring in TerminalFour's documentation.

Adding new contact information

Any new contact information should be added to the global contacts section called "Contact Information for Mirroring" in Terminal 4.

  1. Go to the site structure view in Terminal 4.
  2. Navigate to Contact Information for Mirroring. Click the name "Contact Information for Mirroring" to view/edit.
  3. Once in the section view, click on the Content tab.
  4. Double check that the contact you're adding doesn't already exist. Use the filter box to search for your contact's name.
  5. Click "Create content" in the upper right. Select the Contacts content type.
  6. Add the new contact content type. Click "Save changes."

How to format contact information

Mirroring contact information to a page

To display contact information on a page you need to mirror it from the original. This will make a reflection of that contact.

  1. Go to the site structure view in Terminal 4. You can either leave the page you're editing or open a new tab.
  2. Navigate to Contact Information for Mirroring. Click the name "Contact Information for Mirroring" to view/edit.
  3. Once in the section view, click on the Content tab.
  4. Use the filter box to search for your contact's name. The list is organized alphabetically.
  5. When you've found it, click on the "Actions" dropdown button on the right and select "mirror."
  6. In the pop-up window, select the page you'd like to mirror it to.
  7. Go back to your page and double check that the content was mirrored successfully. It will be at the bottom of your page and pre-approved.

After you've successfully mirrored the contact information, make sure you have included a Contact (Heading) before the contact content type.

Editing contact information

Editing existing contact information should be done with care. Any edits you make, including the Name field (also known as the T4 Name) will update all instances across the site.

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Phone

612-673-2420

Address

Hiawatha Maintenance Facility

1901 E. 26th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Department

Public works