FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Country Maps and Gazetteers Project

Project Leader

Purpose

To add "Maps" and "Gazetteers" to every country's sidebar.

Task List

Instructions

Part A. Getting Started

Go to the Task List (it's right above these instructions). Open the Google Sheet so you can see all countries.

This Google Sheet is divided by continent/geographic area. There are 7 tabs: Africa, North America & Caribbean, South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific. Select one of the tabs at the bottom of the window.

You'll notice that each sheet is organized by Name, Country, Maps, Gazetteers, and Red Link. Because we have a few people working on this project, there is a column where you can put your name next to countries you want to work on. You can click on one of the countries and it will take you to that FS Wiki page.

You'll also notice that underneath Maps and Gazetteers, some of the cells are red and some are green. The red cells mean that "Maps", "Gazetteers", or both need to be added to the country's sidebar page. Green cells mean that either "Maps" or "Gazetteers" has already been added. (Usually! PLEASE double-check every country to make sure that each has been added to the sidebar.)

There is also a column for Red Links. This is where you will list sidebar links that don't have a page. More information about this column is written in the instructions.

Select a country. The hyperlink will take you to its country page. On the right side of the page, you will see the sidebar (the rectangle with the country's flag on it). Underneath Background, you will see several links underneath.

If you see a "Map" bulletpoint underneath Background, go to the Google Doc. Highlight the map cell and fill it with green. Then, type your name in the cell. Please be careful when updating the document. Make sure that the cell you are updating is for the country you are looking at.
If you see a "Gazetteers" bulletpoint underneath Background, also go to the Google Doc. Highlight the gazetteer cell and fill it with green. Then, type your name in the cell. Please be careful when updating the document. Make sure that the cell you are updating is for the country you are looking at.
If you don't see "Maps" or "Gazetteers", then go to Part B below.
If you see a single "Maps & Gazetteers" bulletpoint, then go to Part C & D below.

Part B: Adding "Maps" or "Gazetteers"

1. Sign into FamilySearch if you haven't already.
2. Next to the search bar, there are 6 tabs. ("Read," "Edit," "Edit source," "View history," a star, and "More") Select Edit source.
3. Towards the bottom of the page, you should see Templates used on this page: with template links listed underneath. Select edit by the sidebar template. It should something like this:

Template:Zambia-sidebar (edit)

NOTE: Select (edit). Do not select the template.

4. There will be a lot of text on this page. You will be editing a country's background information. Scroll down until you see something like the following:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Zambia Background''':

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Zambia History|History]]

*[[Zambia Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

*[[Zambia Languages|Languages]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Zambia Maps|Maps]]

*[[Zambia Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]

|-

NOTE: Notice how the wikitext above has a label, "Zambia Background." This is very important. Other wikitext on this page will look similar to the above, but it needs to be labeled as Name of Country + Background. Or else, you might edit the wrong place.

5. Ok, time to add "Gazetteers" to the page. Look at the wikitext above. All the links are divided into two sections. Notice how the first section has links for History, Jurisdictions, and Languages. The second section has links for Maps and Social Life and Customs.

We still need to add "Gazetteers" to the list. We also need to add it alphabetically to the list. Copy the text below:

*[[COUNTRY Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]

And then place it where it belongs alphabetically. For this example, because "Gazetteers" comes before "History," alphabetically, "Gazetteers" will be first on the list. It should look something like this:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Country Background''':

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[COUNTRY Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]

*[[Zambia History|History]]

*[[Zambia Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

*[[Zambia Languages|Languages]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Zambia Maps|Maps]]

*[[Zambia Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]

|-

You will then put in the country's name where COUNTRY is. (NOTE: Some country's have a lengthy name. Put in the name that the other links use. For example in this template, you would put in "Zambia" because that's what the other links use. You wouldn't put in "Republic of Zambia." We're doing this to keep things standardized :) )

If you need to add "Maps" to the sidebar, then you would follow these instructions too. Instead, you will copy the following and make sure that you alphabetically place "Maps" where it needs to go:

*[[COUNTRY Maps|Maps]]

6. Alright, so because we added "Gazetteers" to the first section, it's kinda lopsided now. We need to make sure that there is an equal number of links in each section. So, we are going to move the bottom link of section one (which in this example is "Languages") and move it to the top of the second section (above "Maps"). This is so we can keep the links in alphabetical order. It should now look something like this:

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Zambia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]

*[[Zambia History|History]]

*[[Zambia Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Zambia Languages|Languages]]

*[[Zambia Maps|Maps]]

*[[Zambia Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]

|-

Because we have 2 sections and 6 links, each section has 3 links. But if we had an odd number of links, then we would have one more link in the first section, usually. For example if we had 7 links, then we would put 4 links in the first section and the remaining 3 in the second section. Just do your best to make it looks as even as possible.

7. Type "Adding Maps and Gazetteers to Sidebar" in the Summary box. Select Save page. It will then redirect you to a page that shows your updated country sidebar. Double-check to make sure it looks okay. The new link you added will be red. This is fine because these new pages will be updated in the future. Make a note of it on the Google Sheet in the Red Link? column.
8. Go to the Google Sheet. Highlight the appropriate cell (next to your name) and fill it with green. Then, type today's date in the cell to show when it was completed. Please be careful when updating the document. Make sure that the cell you are updating is for the country you are looking at.
9. Pat yourself on the back and treat yourself to a snack. Preferably milk and cookies.

Part C: "Maps & Gazetteers" (adding "Gazetteers")

1. Sign into FamilySearch if you haven't already.
2. Next to the search bar, there are 6 tabs. ("Read," "Edit," "Edit source," "View history," a star, and "More") Select Edit source.
3. Towards the bottom of the page, you should see Templates used on this page: with template links listed underneath. Select (edit) by the sidebar template. It should look something like this:

Template:São Tomé and Príncipe-sidebar (edit)

NOTE: Select (edit). Do not select the template.

4. There will be a lot of text on this page. You will be editing a country's background information. Scroll down until you see something like the following:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''São Tomé and Príncipe Background'''

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe History|History]]

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe Languages|Languages]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe Maps and Gazetteers|Maps & Gazetteers]]

*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Portuguese Word List]]

|-

NOTE: Notice how the wikitext above has a label, "São Tomé and Príncipe Background." This is very important. Other wikitext on this page will look similar to the above, but it needs to be labeled with the country's name plus Background.

5. At some point, we will move/redirect São Tomé and Príncipe's page for "Maps & Gazetteers." But before we do that, we will first add "Gazetteers" to the sidebar.

Look at the wikitext above. All the links are divided into two sections. Notice how the first section has links for History, Jurisdictions, and Languages. The second section has links for Maps & Gazetteers and Portuguese Word List. We need to add "Gazetteers" to the list. We also need to add it alphabetically to the list. Copy the text below:

*[[COUNTRY Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]

And then place it where it alphabetically belongs. For this example, because "Gazetteers" comes before "History," alphabetically, "Gazetteers" will be first on the list. It should look something like this:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''São Tomé and Príncipe Background'''

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[COUNTRY Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe History|History]]

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe Languages|Languages]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[São Tomé and Príncipe Maps and Gazetteers|Maps & Gazetteers]]

*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Portuguese Word List]]

|-

You will then put in the country's name where COUNTRY is. (NOTE: Some country's have a lengthy name. Put in the name that the other links use. For example in this template, you would put in "São Tomé and Príncipe" because that's what the other links use. You wouldn't put in "São Tomé and Príncipe" or "The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe." We're doing this to keep things standardized :) )

7. Type "Adding Maps and Gazetteers to Sidebar" in the Summary box. Select Save page. It will then redirect you to a page with just your country's sidebar. Double-check to make sure "Gazetteers" is spelled correctly and the link was added correctly. (You may have to refresh the page a couple of times.)
8. Continue to Part D.

Part D: "Maps & Gazetteers" (moving to "Maps" page)

1. Go to your country's home page. Is the "Maps & Gazetteers" link red? If it is, then you won't have to move the page because it hasn't been created yet. You will just need to rename it. If it is blue, then skip down to step 4.

2. Select Edit source at the top of the country page. Select the sidebar template at the bottom of the page. It should look something like this:

Template:Madagascar-sidebar (edit)

Select (edit). Scroll down and find the wikitext for your country's background. It should look something like this:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Madagascar Background'''

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[French Genealogical Word List|French Word List]]

*[[Madagascar Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]

*[[Madagascar History|History]]

*[[Madagascar Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

*[[Madagascar Languages|Languages]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Madagascar Maps and Gazetteers|Maps & Gazetteers]]

*[[Madagascar For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]

|-

REMEMBER: It should be labeled something like Madagascar Background We are editing the background and this is where "Maps & Gazetteers" should be located.

Notice above that one of the links says Maps & Gazetteers. We are simply going to change it to Maps. Right now it looks like this:

*[[Madagascar Maps and Gazetteers|Maps & Gazetteers]]

Simply change it to this:

*[[Madagascar Maps|Maps]]

Make sure you keep the country name and coding language.

3. Skip down to step 9.

4. If the link to "Maps & Gazetteers" is blue, then you will need to move the page. Go to your country's home page. Select the sidebar link, Maps & Gazetteers. When the page opens, move your cursor over the More tab right next to the search bar. Select Move from the drop-down menu.

5. You'll then be redirected to a new page and there will be a box with a heading that says "Move page." We are going to change the title from "Mayotte Maps and Gazetteers" to "Mayotte Maps". Keep the country name the same.

6. The box will also ask for a reason why you are moving the page. For reason, write down "creating a page for both maps and gazetteers". Select Move page.

7. Go back to the country's main home page. Select Edit source. Select the template sidebar. It should look like the following:

Template:Mayotte-sidebar (edit)

Select (edit)

8. The sidebar still lists "Maps & Gazetteers" as a link. It needs to be changed to "Maps". Scroll down the text until you see something like this:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Mayotte Background'''

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Mayotte History|

*[[Mayotte Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

*[[Mayotte Languages|

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Mayotte Maps and Gazetteers|Maps & Gazetteers]]

|-

Change Maps and Gazetteers to Maps. It should now look like this:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Mayotte Background'''

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Mayotte History|

*[[Mayotte Gazetteers|

*[[Mayotte Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

*[[Mayotte Languages|

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Mayotte Maps|Maps]]

|-

9. Before you save your changes to the sidebar, you need to make sure that the number of links is divided equally between the two sections. Look at the text above. Notice how the first section lists History, Gazetteers, Jurisdictions, and Languages. The second section lists just Maps. It's lopsided now. Because there are 5 links, we need to put 3 links in the first section and 2 in the second section. Move Languages to the section below above Maps. This is so it stays in alphabetical order. It should look like the following:

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Mayotte Background'''

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Mayotte History|

*[[Mayotte Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

*[[Mayotte Languages|

*[[Mayotte Maps|Maps]]

|-

If you had an even number of links, then you would put an equal number of links in each section. For example, if you had 4 links then you would put 2 links in the first section and 2 in the second section. Just do your best to make it looks as even as possible.

10. Type "Adding Maps and Gazetteers to Sidebar" in the Summary box. Select Save page. Double-check the sidebar. Make sure that you have a separate link for "Maps" and another link for "Gazetteers". Make sure you spelled Gazetteers correctly. Fix any mistakes that you need to.

11. Is your "Maps" link red? If so, skip this step and go onto step 13. If the link is blue, go to your new "Maps" page. Examine breadcrumb. Does it still say "Maps and Gazetteers"? If so, you'll need to fix that. Select Edit source at the top of the page. You should see the following:

{{Mayotte-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb

| link1=[[Mayotte, France Genealogy|Mayotte]]

| link2=

| link3=

| link4=

| link5=[[Mayotte Maps and Gazetteers|Maps and Gazetteers]]

}}

Change link5 so that "Maps and Gazetteers" is now "Maps". It should now look like this:

{{Mayotte-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb

| link1=[[Mayotte, France Genealogy|Mayotte]]

| link2=

| link3=

| link4=

| link5=[[Mayotte Maps|Maps]]

}}

12. Select Save page.
13. Go to the Google Sheet. Find your country and type today's date in the cells for both "Maps" and "Gazetteers". Ok, this is important. Fill the cell with YELLOW. Not green. These pages that used to be combined will need to be reviewed in the future. Please be accurate because we'll use this sheet for a future project.
14. Your "Gazetteers" link will be red. Make a note of it on the Google Sheet in the Red Link? column.
15. After you have improved the sidebar and updated the Google Sheet, open YouTube. Search "cute cat video". Select the cutest-looking video and reward yourself. Well done.