Players trust servers that have active, transparent development teams. One of the best ways to build immediate trust with new players is to showcase your community leaders while they connect. Here is how to display your staff team on a FiveM loading screen.
Method 1: Hardcoding in HTML
If you downloaded a basic HTML template, you can add a "Team" section by writing HTML elements manually. You'll want to use a CSS Flexbox or Grid layout to ensure the profiles sit side-by-side.
<div class="staff-container">
<h2 id="meet-the-team">Meet the Team</h2>
<div class="staff-grid">
<!-- Staff Member 1 -->
<div class="staff-card">
<img src="assets/owner-avatar.png" alt="Server Owner">
<h3 id="johndoe">JohnDoe</h3>
<span class="role owner">Server Owner</span>
</div>
<!-- Staff Member 2 -->
<div class="staff-card">
<img src="assets/admin-avatar.png" alt="Head Admin">
<h3 id="janedoe">JaneDoe</h3>
<span class="role admin">Head Admin</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>The Hassle of Manual Updates
While hardcoding works, it is annoying to maintain. Every time you promote a moderator or change an admin's Discord profile picture, you have to download the index.html file, rewrite the code, re-upload the new avatar image, and restart the resource.
Method 2: Visual Staff Management (ViceForge)
To make managing your staff roster effortless, the ViceForge Builder includes a dedicated "Team" module built into several of its templates.
- No Code Required: Simply type the staff member's name and role into a text box.
- Dynamic Avatars: Paste a direct link to their Discord profile picture. If they change it on Discord, it updates on the loading screen automatically.
- Role Colors: Assign custom colors to tags (e.g., Red for Owner, Blue for Admin) with a single click.
By utilizing a visual builder, keeping your community informed about who is running the server takes seconds, rather than requiring a dedicated HTML editing session.