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== Special Projects ==
The Special Projects program has been suspended at this time. Please refer to [[FamilySearch Wiki:Current Projects|Current Projects]] page for information about projects available at this time.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
The Wiki Content team creates projects for missionaries and volunteers to add or edit information in the Wiki, which assists and simplifies research for online users.  
Below are projects available to FHL missionaries and staff.
Projects can include: <br>
*Cut and paste wikitext onto Wiki pages
*Search for and replace broken links on Wiki pages
*Find information from websites and add it to Wiki pages
 
<font color="red">''Please contact us at wikisupport@familysearch.org for training to work on any of these projects.''</font><br>
 
==Training Videos==
*[https://youtu.be/dANgy9FUpFw Wikitext Training Video]- a short video about how to edit using wikitext
== Online Wikitext Lessons ==
*If you would like to learn more about editing the Wiki using wikitext, visit the [[Help:Wiki_University_Wikitext--Tutorial|Wiki University]]
 
== List of Projects  ==
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! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="25%"| Project
! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="40%"| Description
! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Instructions
! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Wikitext Skill Level
! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Genealogy Skill Level
! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="5%"| Status
|-
|Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles
|Copy and add template to correct part of the Wiki page
| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles|Link]]</center>
|<center>Beginner</center>
|<center>Beginner</center>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
|-
| Add Counties to NBI Part 4
| To add counties, previously unavailable online, to the NBI (National Burial Index) task list which will be used to update parish tables.
|<center> [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Add Counties to NBI Part 4|Link]]</center>
|<center>Intermediate</center>
|<center>Beginner</center>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
|-
|Removing ePodunk Links
| Locate the ePodunk url on the Wiki page and remove it. Remove all extra wording related to ePodunk.
| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Removing ePodunk Links|Link]]</center>
| <center>Beginner</center>
| <center>Intermediate</center>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
|-
| US Voter Records
| Copy wikitext code and alter different information on the page. Then, check FamilySearch and Ancestry for additional voter databases.
| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject US Voter Records|Link]]</center>
| <center>Intermediate</center>
| <center>Advanced</center>
|<font color="red">Please email [mailto:WikiSupport@familysearch.org us].</font>
|-
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 21 October 2021

The Special Projects program has been suspended at this time. Please refer to Current Projects page for information about projects available at this time.