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WikiProject:Adding New Collection Links 4

Adding New Collection Links 4



Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add miscellaneous databases to Wiki pages

Video Instructions

Task List

Part A - Add Link to Cemeteries Heading

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name next to a county in Iowa.



Step Two - Click the Link

  • Using the links on the task list, click the county you want to work on.



Step Three - Click on Edit Source at the Top of the County Page

  • Click on Edit Source at the top of the county page you are working on.



Step Four - Go to the Cemeteries Heading

  • Use Ctrl + F to search for Cemeteries on the page. Navigate to the Cemeteries heading on the county page.



Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database to the Cemeteries Heading

  • Copy the following code and paste it in the Tombstone Transcription Online section at the bottom of the list. 


*{{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths (cemetery records)}}, incomplete


  • Here is the wikitext code. The yellow is where the new collection goes.

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Note: because this link is in the cemetery table, it is abbreviated and will be different from the link you will put in other sections on the country page.





Part B - Add Link to Church Records Heading

Step One - Go to the Church Records Heading

  • Use Ctrl + F to search for Church Records on the page. Navigate to the Church Records heading on the county page.



Step Two - Copy and Paste the Database to the Church Records Heading

  • Copy the following code and paste it under the Church Records heading with other links with multiple denominations or directly after the Church Records intro under the Church Records Intro. 


*'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>


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Part C - Add Link to Death in Vital Records Heading

Step One - Go to the Death Heading

  • Use Ctrl + F to search for Death on the page. Navigate to the Death heading on the county page.



Step Two - Copy and Paste the Database to the Death Heading

  • Copy the following code and paste it under the Death heading found under Vital Records chronologically with other links found. 


*'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>


Step Three - Check the Database and Save the Page

  • Click Show Preview to make each link you've added to the Wiki page looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:
Added database links - Project

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