FamilySearch Wiki:Special Projects

Special Projects

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

• 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 Wiki University

List of Projects

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

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