Help teacher

Teacher (Edit)

Overview

The Teacher edit screen manages a speaker/teacher profile. Teachers are assigned to messages and can appear in teacher lists on the frontend with biographies, images, contact information, and social media links.

How to Access

Components -> Proclaim -> Teachers, then click New or click an existing teacher name.

Toolbar

Button	Action
Save	Saves and stays on the edit screen
Save & Close	Saves and returns to the teachers list
Save & New	Saves and opens a blank form
Cancel	Discards changes and returns to the list
Help	Opens this help page

Tabs

Details Tab

Field	Description
Teacher Name	Required. The teacher's display name.
Alias	URL-friendly slug. Auto-generated if left blank.
Title	Optional honorific or title (e.g., Pastor, Dr., Rev.).
Status	Published, Unpublished, or Trashed.
Access	Joomla view access level.
Language	Language assignment for multilingual sites.
List Show	Toggle whether this teacher appears in teacher list views.
Landing Page	Controls visibility on the Proclaim landing page.

Contact Tab

Field	Description
Phone	Phone number with intl-tel-input international formatter (auto-detects country, validates format).
Email	Contact email address.
Address	Physical mailing address.
Website	Personal or ministry website URL.
Joomla Contact	Link to a Joomla Contact component record (modal picker).

Biography Tab

Field	Description
Short Description	Brief biography shown in list views (editor).
Full Biography	Complete biography shown on the teacher detail page (editor).

Links Tab

Field	Description
Social Links	Subform supporting up to 50 social media profiles. Each row selects a platform (42+ options including Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and more) and enters the profile URL.
Legacy Links	Accordion section with older fields: Facebook, Twitter, Blog, and 3 custom links with labels. These are preserved for backward compatibility.

Image Tab

Field	Description
Teacher Image	Profile photo via Joomla media picker.

Publishing Tab

Created Date, Created By, Created By Alias, Modified Date, Modified By.

Permissions Tab

Per-item access control for Delete, Edit, and Edit State.

Tips

• The Social Links subform supports 42+ platforms -- add as many profiles as needed.
• Use the Short Description for list views and the Full Biography for the detail page.
• The intl-tel-input phone field validates international phone numbers automatically.
• Set List Show to "No" for teachers who should appear on messages but not in standalone teacher lists.

Related

• Help-teachers -- Teachers list view
• Help-message -- Message edit form (assign teachers)
• Help-serie -- Series edit form (default teacher)