FamilySearch Wiki:Fixing Classic FamilySearch.org Links: Difference between revisions

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::###Look for websites that are no longer what it should be (404 error, webpage not found error, etc.), that is a broken link.  
::###Look for websites that are no longer what it should be (404 error, webpage not found error, etc.), that is a broken link.  
::#'''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.
::#'''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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== Old and New Links  ==
== Old and New Links  ==


{| border="2" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="480" align="left"
{| border="2" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="480" align="center"
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| '''If the old link is to:'''  
| '''If the old link is to:'''  
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=== For a "general page" on the old Familysearch.org website  ===
=== For a "general page" on the old Familysearch.org website  ===
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::10. Click '''Save Page.'''
::10. Click '''Save Page.'''
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=== International Genealogical Index  ===
=== International Genealogical Index  ===
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:6. Click '''Save Page.'''
:6. Click '''Save Page.'''
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=== Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)  ===
=== Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)  ===
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::'''Example:''' {{tl|FHL|The New Statistical Account of Scotland|title}}
::'''Example:''' {{tl|FHL|The New Statistical Account of Scotland|title}}
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=== Record Search Pilot  ===
=== Record Search Pilot  ===
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'''Find the new link'''  
'''Find the new link'''  


Where we linked in record search determines where we will link on the new site:  
Where we linked in record search determines where we will link on the new site:[[Image:Specific collections.jpg|thumb|right]]


:1. '''Specific Collections: '''Links going to specific collections will be moved to their related collection pages on FamilySearch.org. '''To find the new link:'''
:1. '''Specific Collections: '''Links going to specific collections will be moved to their related collection pages on FamilySearch.org. '''To find the new link:'''
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:9. Click '''Save Page.'''
:9. Click '''Save Page.'''
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=== Another broken link outside FamilySearch.org  ===
=== Another broken link outside FamilySearch.org  ===
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:5. Someone else will come later and find where they should go
:5. Someone else will come later and find where they should go
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=== When finished:  ===
=== When finished:  ===
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