FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Updating Links and Databases: Difference between revisions
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<li>Open the task list.</li><br><br> | |||
<li>Place your name by the page that you want to edit.</li><br><br> | |||
<li>Click on the link in the "Page" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br> | |||
[[File:Ct task list.png|400px]]<br><br> | |||
<li>Once on the page, look for "Deaths" in the table of contents, click on that link.</li><br><br> | |||
[[File:Oh death toc.png|250px]]<br><br> | |||
<li>This will take you to the "Deaths" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br> | |||
[[File:Ct deaths edit source.png|250px]]<br><br> | |||
<li>Copy the following code:<br> | |||
<pre>*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2448941|Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955}} — index</pre></li><br><br> | |||
<li>Paste it into the text box right under <nowiki>====Deaths====</nowiki>. It will look like the following:</li><br><br> | |||
[[File:Ct deaths code pasted.png|1000px]]<br><br> | |||
<li>Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:</li><br> | |||
[[File:Ct deaths code finished.png|1000px]]<br><br> | |||
<li>If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.</li><br><br> | |||
<li>Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next page.</li><br><br> | |||
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==Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941== | ==Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941== |
Revision as of 14:34, 15 July 2020
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955[edit | edit source]
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
- Open the task list.
- Place your name by the page that you want to edit.
- Click on the link in the "Page" column to take you to the page.
- Once on the page, look for "Deaths" in the table of contents, click on that link.
- This will take you to the "Deaths" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.
- Copy the following code:
*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2448941|Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955}} — index
- Paste it into the text box right under ====Deaths====. It will look like the following:
- Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:
- If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.
- Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next page.





Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941[edit | edit source]
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
- Open the task list.
- Place your name by the page that you want to edit.
- Click on the link in the "Page" column to take you to the page.
- Once on the page, look for "Births" in the table of contents, click on that link.
- This will take you to the "Births" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.
- Copy the following code:
*'''1639-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2448938|Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941}} — index
- Paste it into the text box right under ====Births====. It will look like the following:
- Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:
- If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.
- Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next page.




