Starting the completion of your “About Me” page is similar to completing your “Welcome” page, Go to your site’s Dashboard, click on the [Pages] link, then click on [About Me] to open the page editor.
Add Text
Open the document where you prepared your “About Me” text, select all of it and copy it.
Return to WordPress and paste the text into the page content area.
As you did with your “Welcome” page, use the toolbar to change the text appearance. When you are done, click on the [Update] button to save your work.
Add Your Photo
In addition to text, your “About Me” page will include your photo and a link to your resume. To add your photo, click just before the text you added, then click on the [Add Media] button.
Click on the [Select Files] button.
Navigate to your Google Drive project folder and open the images folder. Select your portrait file, then click open.
Your portrait will now be in your WordPress Media Library. Change the title to your name, then type your name in the Alt Text field. When you are done, click the [Insert into page] button.
When you add an image to a page in WordPress, you may change how it is displayed. Click on your portrait, then click on the pencil icon to edit.
Set the “Display Settings” to Align Left, Choose Thumbnail for the “Size” and make sure there is a checkmark next to “Open link in a new tab.” Click on the [Update] button to save your changes.
Your text now wraps nicely around your photo.
When visitors click on it, the original size photo will open in a new browser tab. When visitors close that new tab, they will return to your “About Me” page. You can test this out by clicking on the [Preview] button. When you are done making changes, click on the [Update] button.
Add Your Resume
To add the PDF version of your resume, click after all of the text on your “About Me” page, then click on the [Add Media] button.
Click on the [Select Files] button and navigate to your Google Drive project folder. Open the documents folder, select your resume PDF file, then click the [Open] button.
Your PDF file will now be in your WordPress Media Library. Change the title to Resume. When you are done, click the [Insert into page] button.
When you add a PDF document to a page in WordPress it creates a link to the file. To make it easier for visitors to your website, you need to edit the link. When you click on the link a pencil appears.
When you click on the pencil a small gear appears. Click on the gear to edit the link.
In the “Insert/edit link” window change the “Link Text” to “Please click here to read my resume.” Click to make a checkmark appear in the “Open link in a new tab” box, then click on the [Update] button.
“Open link in a new tab” click in the box to make a check appear, then click on the [Update] button.
Now when someone clicks on “Please click here to read my resume.” a new tab will open displaying your resume just the way it appeared when you created it. If someone closes the resume tab, they will return to your About Me page.
When you are done, click on the [Update] button to save your work.
Congratulations!
After adding your text, photo and resume, your “About Me” page is complete. Click here to learn how to Add Work Samples.