6. Extras ‐ Editing profiles
Badges can be added via the following custom markdown:
[[imgBadge]] | 
Can be found in the Badge Library
If you'd like to add your own badges, please make sure they are compliant:
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Square and 135px width and height
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Named correctly as either Developer, Designer, SysAdmin, or Certification – followed by the name of the badge
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Uploaded to the /badges folder
Figure: Badges can be found in the root of the People repository -
Added as an available badge to this wiki entry
See Images for how to upload items to the repository
We use our own custom markdown tags for embedding images on our profiles.
Large image with no limit on width
[[imgLg]] | 
Medium image will stretch to maximum 400px wide
[[imgMd]] | 
Small image will stretch to maximum 200px wide
[[imgSm]] | 
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All images need to be kept in the Bio folder, located under Images:
Figure: Firstname-Lastname > Images > Bio -
Click on "Upload files":
Figure: Make sure you are in the correct folder and upload the files -
You can upload as many images as you like:
Figure: Don't forget to add a commit message before hitting "Commit changes" -
Reference the new images with the same syntax as above.
Avoid spaces in filenames, use hyphens instead
You can add a voice recording of your name and a self-introduction to your profile.
- On Windows, follow the following:
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Open Voice Recorder
Figure: Windows menu, Voice Recorder -
Click on the mic button to start recording
Figure: Voice Recorder, click on the mic button to start recording -
After recording, right-click on the recording file.
- Click on Open file location
- Rename the file Firstname-Lastname-Audio.m4a
Figure: Locate the audio file and rename it Firstname-Lastname-Audio.m4a
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The audio recording needs to be kept in the Audios folder of the profile. If you don't have an Audios folder you can create one by adding a blank file, shown in steps below.
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Create a new file and type Audios/blank. This will create the Audios folder.
Figure: Create the Audios folder and blank file in one go by typing 'Audios/blank' -
Commit the blank placeholder file to the main branch on your fork.
Figure: Creating the blank placeholder file Firstname-Lastname/Audios/blank
We can't create an empty folder in git. So we use a placeholder file which then allows us to upload files to the folder through GitHub.
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Ensure you are in your Audios folder and click on "Upload files":
Figure: Make sure you are in the correct folder Firstname-Lastname/Audios -
Add a comment and commit to the main branch on your fork as recommended
Figure: Don't forget to add a commit message before hitting "Commit changes"
Avoid spaces in filenames, use hyphens instead
- Copy the Audio URL and Save it in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
Update your User Record in Dynamics CRM - Users | About Me Audio URL
Figure: Locate the audio file on GitHub and copy to URL into CRM
You can add a YouTube Playlist widget to your SSW People Profile
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Find your SSW YouTube playlist on SSW TV
Figure: Find your SSW YouTube Playlist -
Open the playlist to get the ID
Figure: Open the playlist by clicking "VIEW FULL PLAYLIST" -
Copy the YouTube Playlist ID from the URL
Figure: Copy the YouTube Playlist ID from the URL -
Save the copied YouTube Playlist ID in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
Update your User Record in Dynamics CRM - Users | YouTube Playlist ID
Figure: Saving the YouTube Playlist ID in Dynamics CRM - Users | YouTube Playlist ID -
Be patient as the data is Synced from CRM to SSW People
It may take up to 30 minutes for the playlist to appear on your profile.
Figure: YouTube Playlist widget example
The functionality and setting up the playlist is shown in this video
