Template:GR Start here: Difference between revisions

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Search an index

Start here:[edit source]

Code example:

The following is an example of a call to the template.  You can have as many links as desired, just make sure to start at 1 and do not skip any numbers in your list. (don't have 1, 2, 4, 6 - only 1 and 2 will be output.) See below for definitions of input values.
{{GR start here
|Vital=
|Search link 1=
|Website 1=
|Search link 2=
|Website 2=
}}

Template:GR start here - On the GuidedResearch pages, this template creates the 'Search a (Vital type) index' title and the 'Start Here' title. Also, the links in the section are output.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Vital type	`Vital type`	Vital type - defines the header of the dropdown section on the Guided Research page. Current recommended vital types are Birth, Marriage and Death. Default null Example Vital type=Birth Auto value `null`	String	optional
Search link 1	`Search link 1`	entire string containing the link to be printed in the 'Start here' section. 'Search link' will be output exactly as entered. Default null Example Search link 1=1500s-1900s: '''<u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&offset=0&query=%2Brecord_country%3AItaly%20%2Brecord_type%3A1 Italy Marriage Collections]</u>''' Auto value `null`	String	required
Search link 2; Search link 3; ....	`Search link 'n'`	You can have as many Search links as needed to be printed in the 'Start here' section Default null Example Search link 2=1500s-1900s: '''<u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&offset=0&query=%2Brecord_country%3AItaly%20%2Brecord_type%3A1 Italy Marriage Collections]</u>''' Auto value `null`	String	optional
Website 1, Website 2...Website n	`Website 1, Website 2...Website n`	Sending a website name that corresponds with a Search link will will result in the following being added to the end of the printed link on the GuidedResearch page: FamilySearch => at FamilySearch; FindMyPast => at FindMyPast ($); Ancestry => at Ancestry ($); American Ancestors => at American Ancestors ($); myherMyHeritage => at MyHeritage ($); Default null Example Website 1=Ancestry	String	optional

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 {{#if: {{{Vital type|}}}| <!-- create heading.  Either "Start a 'Vital type' index", or 'Search an index' -->
-== {{ucfirst:{{{Vital type}}} }} - Where can I find {{lc:{{{Vital type}}} }} records? ==
+== Search a {{lc:{{{Vital type}}} }} index ==
 |
 == Search an index ==
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     | {{#expr: {{#var: i }} + 1 }}  <!-- increase var:i by 1 -->
   }}
-}}<noinclude>
+}}<br>
+<noinclude>
 :'''Code example''':
   <nowiki>
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 		},
 		"Website 1, Website 2...Website n": {
-			"description": "Sending a website name that corresponds with a Search link will will result in the following being added to the end of the printed link on the GuidedResearch page: FamilySearch => at FamilySearch; Findmypast => at Findmypast ($); Ancestry => at Ancestry ($); American Ancestors => at American Ancestors ($); myherMyHeritage => at MyHeritage ($);",
+			"description": "Sending a website name that corresponds with a Search link will will result in the following being added to the end of the printed link on the GuidedResearch page: FamilySearch => at FamilySearch; FindMyPast => at FindMyPast ($); Ancestry => at Ancestry ($); American Ancestors => at American Ancestors ($); myherMyHeritage => at MyHeritage ($);",
 			"example": "Website 1=Ancestry",
 			"type": "string",
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 }
 </templatedata>
-[[Category:Guided Research]][[Category:Templates|Guided Research]][[Category:Guided Research Templates]]</noinclude>
+[[Category:Guided Research]][[Category:Templates|Guided Research]]</noinclude>