FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Updating Links and Databases: Difference between revisions

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==Purpose==
==Purpose==
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
==Iowa Marriages 1880-1951==
==Ohio Births 1908-1998==
===Task List===
===Task List===
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F9Lw_CWaP5Xk59kbtKqf7xOM8209ue1BZQ8ddDnt1Qg/edit?usp=sharing Iowa Marriages 1880-1951]
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oBiqVgzhp-FUAvBxhncvPSEhJAbeT1_is9A5o_BYp60/edit?usp=sharing Ohio Births Tast List]
===Instructions===
===Instructions===
<ol>
<ol>
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<li>Place your name by the county that you want to edit.</li><br><br>
<li>Place your name by the county that you want to edit.</li><br><br>
<li>Click on the link in the "County" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br>
<li>Click on the link in the "County" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br>
[[File:Ia county task list.png|400px]]<br><br>
[[File:Ohio county list.png|400px]]<br><br>
<li>Once on the county pages, look for "Marriage" in the table of contents, click on that link.</li><br><br>
<li>Once on the county pages, look for "Births" in the table of contents, click on that link.</li><br><br>
[[File:Ia marriage toc.png|250px]]<br><br>
[[File:Oh birth toc.png|250px]]<br><br>
<li>This will take you to the "Marriage" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br>
<li>This will take you to the "Births" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br>
[[File:Ia marriage edit source.png|750px]]<br><br>
[[File:Oh birth edit source.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>Copy the following code:<br>
<li>Copy the following code:<br>
<pre>*'''1880-1951''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8823/ Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1951] at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images</pre></li><br><br>
<pre>:*'''1908-1998''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3146/ Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998] at Ancestry.com ($) — index</pre></li><br><br>
<li>Paste the code in '''chronological order.''' This collection begins in 1880, so in the example below, we will paste the code ''below'' the entry of 1838. It will look like the following:</li><br><br>
<li>Paste it into the text box right before <nowiki>''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''</nowiki>. It will look like the following:</li><br><br>
[[File:Ia marriage code pasted.png|750px]]<br><br>
[[File:Oh birth code pasted.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>There is an old version of this collection on the page already that we need to delete. Delete the following code in the text box:
<pre>:*'''1908-1964''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3146 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)</pre></li><br>
The code after should look like the following:<br><br>
[[File:Oh birth code deleted.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:</li><br>
<li>Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:</li><br>
[[File:Ia marriage code finished.png|750px]]<br><br>
[[File:Oh birth code finished.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.</li><br><br>
<li>If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.</li><br><br>
<li>Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next county.</li><br><br>
<li>Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next county.</li><br><br>
</ol>
</ol>


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