FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Wiki Pages for New FHCs

Current Projects page Creating Wiki Pages for New FHCs

Purpose
The purpose of this project is to create FamilySearch Wiki pages for new Family History Centers.

Project Contact
Jane Colmenares

Task List
Task List

Project Instructions
1. Go to the Task List and sign up for Family History Center (FHC) that needs to be created.

2. First check to see the official name for the Family History Center by visiting Find local help link. Type (or copy and paste) in the name of the FHC you signed up for.

3. A green Family Tree logo should show up on the map. Click on this icon to see the official name of the FHC. Copy the name of the Family History Center.

4. Open wiki.familysearch.org in a new tab. Once on the main page of the Wiki, paste the name of the FHC in the search field.

5. From the result list, check to make sure there is no other page using this same name. If there is a FHC page already created, go to step number ?????

6. If the FHC doesn't have a page, click on the red link of the FHC to create the page and click on Wikitext button to go to the editing screen in wikitext.

7. Copy the following wikitext and paste it on the paste.

8. Add: Add:

9. Before saving the page, change the word, "locality" to the state or country

9. Once it's pasted, go to the bottom of the page and add the summary: "creating FHC page" and save the page

6. Make the e-mail address into a clickable link by highlighting the e-mail address you entered onto the wiki page. Go to the edit bar just below the name of the wiki article at the top and click on the Link button. A box will open. In the "Link" field, type "mailto:" and the e-mail address of the town clerk. Then click "ok."