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= Finding and Reviewing pages with broken links = | = Finding and Reviewing pages with broken links to old FamilySearch.org Links = | ||
'''Go to the Report - Pages with broken links''' | *'''Go to the Report - Pages with broken links''' | ||
:1. Go to the Wiki Maintenance page | :1. Go to the Wiki Maintenance page | ||
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:4. Select a page you will work on | :4. Select a page you will work on | ||
:5. Sign your name to the "By whom" column ( | :5. Sign your name to the "By whom" column (three tildes) in the first spot and add that you will do the | ||
:entire page (if you can't do the entire page, you'll have to sign your name to each spot as you do them.) | :entire page (if you can't do the entire page, you'll have to sign your name to each spot as you do them.) | ||
:6. Right click on the link of the page you will work on and open it up in a new window | :6. Right click on the link of the page you will work on and open it up in a new window | ||
'''Find and evaluate the "old" link on the page''' | *'''Find and evaluate the "old" link on the page''' | ||
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::a. Hold your mouse over the URL and look for one of these formats (familysearch.org links): | ::a. Hold your mouse over the URL and look for one of these formats (familysearch.org links): | ||
:::i.[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/....... http://www.familysearch.org/eng/.......] (note the "Eng" portion specifically) | <br> | ||
:::i. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/....... http://www.familysearch.org/eng/.......] (note the "Eng" portion specifically) | |||
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:::ii. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp... http://webview/supermainframeset.asp...] | :::ii. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp... http://webview/supermainframeset.asp...] | ||
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:::vi. The "Eng" link will usually show the old blue header/footer of familysearch.org. However, if it goes to the pastel colored page, the link still needs to be changed. | :::vi. The "Eng" link will usually show the old blue header/footer of familysearch.org. However, if it goes to the pastel colored page, the link still needs to be changed. | ||
::b. | ::b. After you mouse over the link, '''right click''' and open it up in a new tab. | ||
::c. Evaluate the pages that you opened up. | ::c. Evaluate the pages that you opened up. | ||
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:::i. Look for websites that are no longer what it should be (404 error, webpage not found error, etc.), that is a broken link. | :::i. Look for websites that are no longer what it should be (404 error, webpage not found error, etc.), that is a broken link. | ||
2. | <br>2. '''Evaluate the page '''where that link goes. Which one does it go to? Read through the text around the link to see what the author is trying to do. (Ctrl+Click on the link to go to the spot in the document below. | ||
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[# | [# International Genealogical Index The International Genealogical Index] (IGI) | ||
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[# | [# Family History Library The Family History Library Catalog] (broken "webview" links may also be links to the FHLC) | ||
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[# | [# Record Search Pilot The Record Search Pilot] | ||
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[# | [# Dead links outside Another broken link on the internet outside FamilySearch.org] | ||
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=== For a | === For a "general page" on the old Familysearch.org website === | ||
*You've already identified where the old link goes. Now you will: | |||
:*'''Find the new link''' | |||
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::1. Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ http://www.familysearch.org] | |||
::2. Search around the website to see if you can find the correct link to replace it with. If you can't find where it should go, ask in the chat. | |||
''' | ::3. Once you've found the new link, '''copy the URL''' | ||
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:*'''Fix the old/bad link''' | |||
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::1. Go back to the page with the old link. | |||
::2. Click to '''Edit this Page'''. | |||
::3. Scroll down and find the old/bad link. | |||
::4. Click on a word with the old link. | |||
::5. Click on the '''Insert/Edit Links '''icon on the toolbar (the world with the links in front of it) | |||
::6. In the popup, '''delete''' out the old link and '''add''' the new link. | |||
::7. Click '''Show preview'''. | |||
::8. Test the link to be sure it goes where you want it to go. Since you are in preview mode, be sure to '''right click''' to open in a new tab or you will lose your work. | |||
::9. Add the '''Summary''' text "Fixed link to old familysearch.org" | |||
::10. Click '''Save Page.''' | |||
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=== International Genealogical Index === | === International Genealogical Index === | ||