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== Wiki Community Projects Meeting ==
Bring your knowledge to the table</span></div></div>
*The Wiki Community Projects Meeting will be suspended for community members until after the new Wiki training will be released July 1, 2024.
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| style="width:20%; text-align:center;" | [[User:Ccsmith/sandbox/MainPage3|<span style="color:#4d4e4e;">Locations</span>]]
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== FamilySearch Wiki Projects ==
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Current Projects|Current Wiki Projects]]


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== Help Add Content to the Wiki ==
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There are many ways to help add and improve content on the Research Wiki and they can be found listed below:  
| style="width:33%; text-align:center; padding:40px;" | [[Image:Submit content indexing clip art.jpg|50px|Submit content indexing clip art.jpg]]<br>Edit Wiki Content<br>You see articles that need some editing?<br><br>
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Submit Content or Report a Problem|Submit Wiki Content]] - Send in information about a new resource or database and a volunteer will add it to the Wiki.
[[Help:Editing The Wiki|<span style="color:#0051c4;">Learn More</span>]]  
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Submit Content or Report a Problem|Report a Problem]] - Report broken links or other problems found on the Wiki.


| style="width:34%; text-align:center; padding:40px;" | [[Image:Addition Symbol.png|50px|Addition Symbol.png]]<br>Do you see a need? Start your own project.<br><br>
==Editing the Wiki==
[[Help:How to Run or Manage a Wiki Project|<span style="color:#0051c4;">Learn More</span>]]
*Editing is suspended for community members until July 2024. [[FamilySearch_Wiki:Editing_the_Wiki|For more details.]]
*FamilySearch center staff and FamilySearch affiliate libraries will still be able to edit until July 1, 2024.


| style="width:33%; text-align:center; padding:40px;" | [[Image:Blackhand.png|50px|Volunteer gr.png]]<br>Submit Wiki Content<br>If you need help, we can post it for you.<br><br>
[[FamilySearch Wiki:Content Submission Form|<span style="color:#0051c4;">Learn More</span>]]


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==Wiki Staff==
<!------------Wiki Projects by Topic-------------> <div style="position:relative; top:410px;"><div style="position: absolute; font-size: 26px; top: 63px; left: 10px; width: 645px; height: 17px; border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(238, 99, 61); padding: 10px; font-family: museo; color: rgb(77, 77, 74);"><center>Featured Projects<br></center></div><div style="position:absolute; top:118px; left:13px; width:650px;">Make a difference. Join one of our active topic specific WikiProjects and work with volunteers to discover and share enriching content that will help others track down their ancestors.</div>
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Community Projects Meeting|Link]]
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[[Category:Wiki Administration]]
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*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Information to update|<span style="color:white">Update an article</span>]]
*[[Help:Editing a Page|<span style="color:white">Edit an article</span>]]
*[[:Category:Stubs|<span style="color:white">Expand a stub</span>]]
*[[Help:Categorization|<span style="color:white">Categorize articles</span>]]
*[[Help:How to create an article|<span style="color:white">Create a new article</span>]]
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Suggested articles|<span style="color:white">Get an idea for an article</span>]]
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Suggested articles|<span style="color:white">Suggest an article</span>]]
*[[Help:Create an external link|<span style="color:white">Add external links to articles</span>]]
*[[Help:Create an internal link|<span style="color:white">Add internal links to articles</span>]]
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Maintenance|<span style="color:white">Help with site maintenance</span>]]
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|<span style="color:white">Be a moderator</span>]]
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee|<span style="color:white">Join the Welcoming Committee</span>]]
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Anyone can access spreadsheet/project instructions and participate.<br>
 
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject England/Tasks|England Project]]
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Search engine optimization project|Adding SEO Paragraphs to Yorkshire Parish Pages]]
| Complete
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| Civil War Project
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Finding broken links on Online Records Pages|Checking for Broken Links on Online Genealogy Records Pages]]
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Updating links on Online Records Pages|Updating Links on Online Genealogy Records Pages]]
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| Create Online Genealogy Records Pages for Missing Countries
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| Adding Content to Red Links on Country Pages
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| Beginner Pages
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Search engine optimization project|SEO Project and Breadcrumb Trails]]
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| Translating Wiki Pages to Russian and German
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| Community News
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Finding broken links on U.S. county pages|Finding Broken Links on U.S. County Pages]]
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Fixing broken links on U.S. county pages|Fixing Broken Links on U.S. County Pages]]
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=== <span style="font-family:ProximaNova; font-size:20px; top:10px; padding-left:15px; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#4d4d4a; width:645px; border-bottom:1px solid #E0E0E0;">Support-Specific Projects &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>  ===
 
These tasks will be done by the Support missionaries and staff.<br>
 
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| Determing New Categories
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| Fixing Categories
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| Renaming England Pages To Correct Titles
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| Clickable Maps off Map on Main Page
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| Assessment of Red Links on Country Pages
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| Deleting Red Links on Country Pages
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| Germany Project - Structure of Locality Pages/Content Needed
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Finding broken links on U.S. county pages|Checking for Broken Links on New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Tennessee Pages]]
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Fixing broken links on U.S. county pages|Fixing Broken Links on New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Tennessee Pages]]
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| FHC pages: adding google maps links - US/Canada/other english speaking countries
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| FHC pages: Adding template (need to correct template first) to US county pages
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| FHC pages: Linking from English FHC pages to those FHCs in non English speaking countries (such as Mexico FHCs to Spanish Mexico FHC pages)
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| Clickable Maps - Counties for US Pages
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| Clickable Maps - Country Pages
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| Under Construction Template Deletion
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| Fix Policies
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| Fix Guidelines
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| Fix Help Pages
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| Remove Pinterest Links
| Completed
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| Red Links - list of jurisdictions on country pages - remove and make black
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| Template link of non English wiki on foreign country pages
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| Contacting Moderators
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| Uncategorized Images
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| Wiki Knowledge Articles on Salesforce and Learning Center
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| Salesforce - Submit Wiki Content
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| Wiki Patrolling
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=== <span style="font-family:ProximaNova; font-size:20px; top:10px; padding-left:15px; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#4d4d4a; width:645px; border-bottom:1px solid #E0E0E0;">Special Projects &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>  ===
 
These tasks will be done by specific trained groups<br>
 
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 23 April 2024

Wiki Community Projects Meeting[edit | edit source]

  • The Wiki Community Projects Meeting will be suspended for community members until after the new Wiki training will be released July 1, 2024.
  • For more details.

FamilySearch Wiki Projects[edit | edit source]

Help Add Content to the Wiki[edit | edit source]

There are many ways to help add and improve content on the Research Wiki and they can be found listed below:

  • Submit Wiki Content - Send in information about a new resource or database and a volunteer will add it to the Wiki.
  • Report a Problem - Report broken links or other problems found on the Wiki.

Editing the Wiki[edit | edit source]

  • Editing is suspended for community members until July 2024. For more details.
  • FamilySearch center staff and FamilySearch affiliate libraries will still be able to edit until July 1, 2024.


Wiki Staff[edit | edit source]