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== List of Projects  ==
== List of Projects  ==
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! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="48%"| Description
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! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="7%"| Instructions
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! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Skill Level  
! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Wikitext Skill Level
! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Genealogy Skill Level  
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|Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles
|Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles
|Copy and add template to correct part of the Wiki page
|Copy and add template to correct part of the Wiki page
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles|Instructions]]
| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles|Link]]</center>
|Beginner/Intermediate
|<center>Intermediate</center>
|<center>Beginner</center>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
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| Add Counties to NBI Part 4
| 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.
| To add counties, previously unavailable online, to the NBI (National Burial Index) task list which will be used to update parish tables.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Add Counties to NBI Part 4|Instructions]]
|<center> [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Add Counties to NBI Part 4|Link]]</center>
|Beginner/Intermediate
|<center>Intermediate</center>
|<center>Beginner</center>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
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|Removing ePodunk Links
|Removing ePodunk Links
| Locate the ePodunk url on the Wiki page and remove it. Remove all extra wording related to ePodunk.
| Locate the ePodunk url on the Wiki page and remove it. Remove all extra wording related to ePodunk.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Removing ePodunk Links|Instructions]]
| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Removing ePodunk Links|Link]]</center>
| Intermediate
| <center>Beginner</center>
| <center>Intermediate</center>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
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| US Voter Records
| US Voter Records
| Copy wikitext code and alter different information on the page. Then, check FamilySearch and Ancestry for additional voter databases.
| Copy wikitext code and alter different information on the page. Then, check FamilySearch and Ancestry for additional voter databases.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject US Voter Records|Instructions]]
| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject US Voter Records|Link]]</center>
| Advanced/Please email WikiSupport@familysearch.org
| <center>Intermediate</center>
|<font color="red">Active</font>
| <center>Advanced</center>
|<font color="red">Please email [mailto:WikiSupport@familysearch.org us].</font>
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Revision as of 08:42, 24 March 2020

Special Projects[edit | edit source]

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:

  • 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

Please contact us at wikisupport@familysearch.org for training to work on any of these projects.

Training Videos[edit | edit source]

Online Wikitext Lessons[edit | edit source]

  • If you would like to learn more about editing the Wiki using wikitext, visit the Wiki University

List of Projects[edit | edit source]

Project Description Instructions Wikitext Skill Level Genealogy Skill Level Status
Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles Copy and add template to correct part of the Wiki page
Link
Intermediate
Beginner
Active
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.
Link
Intermediate
Beginner
Active
Removing ePodunk Links Locate the ePodunk url on the Wiki page and remove it. Remove all extra wording related to ePodunk.
Link
Beginner
Intermediate
Active
US Voter Records Copy wikitext code and alter different information on the page. Then, check FamilySearch and Ancestry for additional voter databases.
Link
Intermediate
Advanced
Please email us.