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== Purpose == | == Purpose == | ||
This template is used to create the first search section of the Guided Research pages. An example of this section might look like the following: | This template is used to create the first search section of the Guided Research pages. An example of this section might look like the following: | ||
Revision as of 16:04, 22 February 2018
- Code example:
{{GuidedResearch Start Here|
Vital type=Birth|
Number of search links=1|
Search link 1=|
Search link 2=| <!-- etc... -->
}}
Purpose[edit source]
This template is used to create the first search section of the Guided Research pages. An example of this section might look like the following:
Search a birth index
- Search the following database.
Start here:
- 1800s-2000s: Ohio Birth Collections by FamilySearch - County births start in 1867 in Ohio; delayed birth records start earlier.
Usage[edit source]
To use this template insert the code {{GuidedResearch Start Here|parameters=}} on a page, with a combination of the following parameter:
- Vital type=|
- Vital type will be used in creating the heading of the section. For example, if the Vital type is Birth, the heading will be
Search a birth index
- Number of search links=|
- Number of search links is used to determine if the description sentence should be singular or plural. If there is only one search link, the description will be as follows:
Search a birth index
- Search the following database.
- If Number of search links is plural, the title will be as follows:
Search a birth index
- For best results, search the following databases in the order listed below.
- Search link 1=|
- Search link 2=|
- Search link 3=|
- Search link # is the link you wish the user to click, including any text describing that link. Code that could be used as a link might look like this:
- 1800s-2000s: '''<u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&localeSubcountryName=Ohio&query=%2Brecord_country%3A%22United%20States%22%20%2Brecord_subcountry%3A%22United%20States%2COhio%22&collection_id=(1680845%201932106) Ohio Birth Collections by FamilySearch]</u>''' - County births start in 1867 in Ohio; delayed birth records start earlier.
If there is more than one link, be sure that the number of Search link # matches the Number of search links.
Code Example[edit source]
Here's an example of code which can be used to call this template.
- example:
{{GuidedResearch Start Here|
Vital type=Birth|
Number of search links=1|
Search link 1=|
Search link 2=| <!-- etc... -->
}}