FamilySearch Wiki:Contributing to the Wiki: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:53, 17 July 2025

Content on the Wiki

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide that lists websites, explains records, gives research strategies, and suggests other resources to help you find your ancestors from countries around the world.

Share your knowledge

Submit Content or Report a Problem on the Wiki

Use the link below to fill out a form to submit information to the Wiki. Examples of information includes:

New online database containing genealogical information
Link to a genealogical society or library for a county
Report any broken links or errors you see in the Wiki
List of resources found in an archive or library
Report inaccurate historical or geographical information
Report a typo

*Form to Submit Content or Report a Problem

Editing the Wiki

***Wiki Administration is currently standardizing Wiki pages and patrolling all edits by FamilySearch staff and community members. Due to the lack of necessary staff and editors' non-compliance to Wiki standards, the Wiki Executive Council has suspended granting editing rights to community members and current FamilySearch staff at this time. For adding content about an affiliate library on a Wiki page, please send all new content and corrections to the Submit Content or Report a Problem form. ***

More Information About Editing the Wiki

Wiki University

The Wiki University contains a series of lessons on how to edit the Wiki using either VisualEditor, a simplified way to edit the Wiki or Wikitext, using simplified html code.

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 ==Editing the Wiki==
-*'''Editing Suspended on English Wiki Content - March 31, 2024:''' To properly communicate these changes to all Wiki editors, all new and current Wiki editors will be required to complete Wiki training. Until the training is provided, editing the English Wiki will be turned off for all new and current community editors on '''March 31, 2024.'''
+<font color="red">'''***Wiki Administration is currently standardizing Wiki pages and patrolling all edits by FamilySearch staff and community members. Due to the lack of necessary staff and editors' non-compliance to Wiki standards, the Wiki Executive Council has suspended granting editing rights to community members and current FamilySearch staff at this time. For adding content about an affiliate library on a Wiki page, please send all new content and corrections to the [https://forms.office.com/r/B6591zBP78 Submit Content or Report a Problem form]. '''***</font>
-*'''Wiki Manual of Style Training:''' FamilySearch staff are creating Wiki contributor training to educate members of the community in the standard of wiki edits as contained in the Wiki [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. Training videos will be provided '''July 1, 2024.''' Those interested in editing the Wiki shall complete this training to receive editing rights.
-*'''Submit Content to the FamilySearch Wiki:''' In the interim between March 31, 2024 and July 1, 2024, those who wish to contribute to the Wiki will be encouraged to use the [https://forms.gle/8cZsU3UPoDDUWE2o7 Submit Wiki Content/Report a Problem form]. FamilySearch Staff will review the requests and update the Wiki accordingly.
 ==More Information About Editing the Wiki==
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 The [[Help:Wiki_University_Tutorial|Wiki University]] contains a series of lessons on how to edit the Wiki using either [[Help:Wiki University VisualEditor -- Tutorial|VisualEditor]], a simplified way to edit the Wiki or [[Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Tutorial|Wikitext]], using simplified html code.
-[[Category:Wiki Help]]
+[[Category:Wiki Help]][[Category:Wiki Administration]]