WikiProject:Updating Breadcrumbs
Purpose
Locate all of the old breadcrumbs and update them.
Contact
Danielle
Task List
Instructions
Step One - Review the Wiki Page
1. Go to the task list and sign up for a Wiki page to review. Click on the link to go to the Wiki page.
2. Review the Wiki page to see if it has a breadcrumb.
Part One - Wiki Page has a breadcrumb
1. If the Wiki page has a breadcrumb, click on Edit Source at the very top of the Wiki page.
2. Copy the following wikitext and paste it at the very top of the Wiki page. It should be above the breadcrumb tha tis already on the page.
{{breadcrumb
| link1=
| link2=
| link3=
| link4=
| link5=
}}
3. Use the breadcrumb already on the page to move information to the new breadcrumb template. Copy the first link on the left and paste it directly after “|link1=”
4. Go back to the original breadcrumb on the page, and copy the second link of the old breadcrumb and paste the link directly after “|link2=”
5. Continue to do this for all breadcrumb links in the old breadcrumb.
6. The last link for the breadcrumb will be the name of the page you are on. Copy the name of the page (do not include Editing in the phrase) at the top of the page and paste it directly after “| link5=”.
Note: For the link that appears on the page, abbreviate it so it includes the essential information and does include Genealogy. For example the last link should look like:
| link5=[[Warren County, Ohio Genealogy|Warren County]]<br>
7. Once the breadcrumb is created, go to the bottom of the page and click on "Show preview". Check the top of the page to make sure the new breadcrumb looks correct. It should look like this:
Wikitext for example:
{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
| link2= [[Alabama Genealogy|Alabama]]
| link3=
| link4=
| link5=[[Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy|Autauga County]]
}}
11. If the breadcrumb looks correct, go back to the top of the page and delete the old breadcrumb. Be careful not to delete anything else on the page.
12. In the Edit Summary field, copy and paste the following wikitext:
Formatted breadcrumb - project <r>
13. Return to the task list to type in the date when you completed it and choose the next wiki page on the list.
Examples
On a Civil War page: 1st Battalion, Maryland Infantry
Wikitext example:
{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]]
| link2=[[Maryland Military Records|Maryland Military]]
| link3=[[Maryland in the Civil War|Maryland in the Civil War]]
| link4=
| link5=[[1st Battalion, Maryland Infantry|1st Battalion, Maryland Infantry]]
}}