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=== Step 4: Create the RecordSearch Template ===
=== Step 4: Create the RecordSearch Template ===
1. Copy the following Wikitext and paste it just above the current link on the page.<br><br>
1. Copy the following Wikitext and paste it just above the current link on the page.<br><br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|NUMBER|NAME OF COLLECTION}}</nowiki><br><br>
 
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|NUMBER|NAME OF COLLECTION}}</nowiki><br><br>


2. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the number at the end of the URL. This is the collection ID number.
2. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the number at the end of the URL. This is the collection ID number.
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Example:<br>
Example:<br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|2381996|NAME OF COLLECTION}}</nowiki><br><br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|2381996|NAME OF COLLECTION}}</nowiki><br><br>
 
4. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the title of the collection and replace NAME OF COLLECTION.


4. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the title of the collection and replace NAME OF COLLECTION.<br>
<br>
Example:<br>
Example:<br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|2381996|New York, New York City, Police Census, 1890}}</nowiki><br><br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|2381996|New York, New York City, Police Census, 1890}}</nowiki><br><br>
 
5. Once the template is complete, cut the new template and replace the previous link found between the square brackets <nowiki>[ ]</nowiki>.


5. Once the template is complete, cut the new template and replace the previous link found between the square brackets <nowiki>[ ]</nowiki>.<br>
<br>
Example:<br>
Example:<br>
''before:''<br>
''before:''<br>
<nowiki>*'''1837-1963''' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/93131 Registros parroquiales, 1837-1963] at FamilySearch - index and images</nowiki><br><br>
<nowiki>*'''1837-1963''' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/93131 Registros parroquiales, 1837-1963] at FamilySearch - index and images</nowiki><br><br>


''after:''<br>
''after:''<br>
<nowiki>*'''1837-1963''' {{RecordSearch|1630787|Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932}} at FamilySearch - index and images</nowiki><br><br>
<nowiki>*'''1837-1963''' {{RecordSearch|1630787|Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932}} at FamilySearch - index and images</nowiki><br><br>


=== Step 5: Preview and Save the Page ===
=== Step 5: Preview and Save the Page ===