Testing: Wiki Usability
Let Your Opinion Count!
The FamilySearch Research Wiki is looking for feedback from genealogists, Family History Consultants, and those beginning to research their ancestors. You will find various tests listed on this page with different variations about how to view and access information.
We are testing:
- Structure of wiki pages
- Ease of use
- Presentation of information
Once the testing period is complete, a wiki page will be created to provide results and conclusions from the feedback.
Choose a test below and provide feedback regarding your experience.
| Breaking News! The FamilySearch Research Wiki is upgrading in 2014. This includes shifts in elements such as the navigation bar and the layout of the pages. In anticipation to this upgrade, we are testing new designs and other ideas to improve the user experience. |
Test 1 - US State Page Redesign
This test compares two different versions of a US state page.
| US State Page Redesign | ||
| Instructions: Please review both versions and then give us feedback clicking the FEEDBACK button. When you click on the links below, it will open a new tab for you to view. To return to this page, click "Back to Testing: Wiki Usability." | ||
| VERSION 1 | VERSION 2 | FEEDBACK |
| Testing Period: July 7 to July 28 | ||
Test 2 - Page Usability - Finding Death information
These two tests focus on different ways of identifying and accessing databases.
| Find Douglas E. Norton's Death | ||
| Instructions: Douglas E. Norton died sometime after 1948 in Morgan County, Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Douglas' death entry. | ||
| START HERE | ||
| Testing Period: July 14 to August 11 | ||
| Find Isaac Metcalf's Death | ||
| Instructions: Isaac Newton Metcalf died sometime after 1948 in Hamilton County, Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Isaac's death entry. | ||
| START HERE | ||
| Testing Period: July 14 to August 11 | ||
Test 3 - Page Usability - Finding Marriage Information
These two tests focus on identifying and accessing databases.
| Find Frederick and Anna's marriage | ||
| Instructions: Frederick Bush married Anna in 1781 somewhere in Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Frederick and Anna’s marriage entry. | ||
| START HERE | ||
| Testing Period: July 14 to August 11 | ||
| Find Abel and Polly's marriage | ||
| Instructions: Abel Ward married Polly in 1819 somewhere in Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Abel and Polly’s marriage entry. | ||
| START HERE | ||
| Testing Period: July 14 to August 11 | ||