FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Updating Links and Databases: Difference between revisions
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<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>Repeat the process for "Marriages" and "Deaths." | <li>Repeat the process for "Marriages" and "Deaths."</li><br><br> | ||
<li>Once you've finished adding the collection to the three sections, go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next page.</li><br><br> | <li>Once you've finished adding the collection to the three sections, go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next page.</li><br><br> | ||
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Revision as of 11:59, 16 July 2020
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955[edit | edit source]
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
- Open the task list.
- Place your name by the page that you want to edit.
- Click on the link in the "Page" column to take you to the page.
- Once on the page, look for "Births" in the table of contents, click on that link.
- This will take you to the "Births" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.
- Copy the following code:
*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index
- Paste it into the text box right under *'''1639-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2448938|Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941}} at FamilySearch — index. It will look like the following:
- Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:
- If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.
- Repeat the process for "Marriages" and "Deaths."
- Once you've finished adding the collection to the three sections, go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next page.




