FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adopt-a-page/Setup

Step-by-step process for setting up a new adopter
When a new request is received in Amdocs, you'll follow four steps:

1. Evaluate the request and respond to the patron

 * Accept the case in Amdocs
 * Evaluate the request to know which response to use.


 * For each request:


 * Click on Reply by Email
 * Copy the correct response to the email and edit it to send to the patron


 * Types of responses:


 * Typical


 * i. Is the request missing any pieces of information?
 * a. Use the "Incomplete Submission" response
 * b. Go to Step 2.


 * ii. Did you receive all 5 pieces of information?
 * a. Use the "Complete Submission" response
 * b. Go to Step 2.


 * Less common


 * iii. Is the request coming in from an individual? If yes,
 * a. Use the "Request from an individual" response and go to the next case. You are finished with this one. (Don't create the table in step #2)


 * iv. Is the requested state/topic already adopted? (See Project Page for the list) If yes,
 * a. Use the "Second Request for Same Page" response
 * b. Go to Step #2.
 * Note: Append the Title of the table with "(second requestor)" rather than "(in process)"

2. Add the table to the Project page

 * When you have determined how to respond to the patron, then add the request to the project page.


 * i. Copy the blank table
 * Go to the blank table and copy all the text within the box with the dotted lines. (The link under the box will bring you back to this step.)


 * ii. Insert the new table
 * Go to the Project Page (right click and open in a new window)
 * Look through the contents to see where this will fit alphabetically - there are for areas - Topic pages, US pages, Worldwide pages, and Organization pages.
 * Click on the item in the list of Contents just below where this new table will fit
 * Click the Edit box, and select Wikitext
 * Press the Enter key three times, then go back to the top of the edit field
 * Paste the blank table


 * iii. Fill in the new table
 * Click the Wikitext button to get out of Wikitext to edit the table more easily
 * Replace Page name with the name of the locality or page being adopted
 * Replace each entry in the 2nd column with the information for each item.
 * On the Staff Assignment line: Add after the date to sign your username
 * On the Received from line: Change "username" to the username of the contact to create a link to the page
 * Keep this updated as you work on the adoption.

3. Create the new adoption template

 * a. Upload the society logo
 * Sign in then go to Special Pages, and scroll down to Upload File to add the file into the Wiki. (You must have specific rights to do this.)
 * The image name should be unique, such as the name of the society plus the word logo
 * The image name is case-sensitive
 * Once the image is uploaded, edit it and add the category "Adoption Logos"
 * Click Save Page
 * b. Open up a Word Processor and copy the following information into it for step use in step c:
 * The name of the image you just uploaded
 * The organization's Web site URL
 * The name of the organization
 * The Wikitext from the usage section of the template documentation
 * Copy everything inside the blue dashed lined box in the Usage section.
 * c. Click Create a New Page from the link on the right navigation bar
 * Name the page... Template:Adoption [name of organization]' 
 * d. Edit the new page in Wikitext and paste the Wikitext from step b, 3rd bullet.
 * After logo=, type in the name of the image you uploaded. Replace any spaces with "_" (without the quotes).
 * After adopter=, inside the [ ], enter the URL of the organization, then a space, then the name of the organization.
 * FYI: the three ''' are apostrophes before and after the brackets which will put the name of the organization in bold.
 * Click Show preview at the bottom to check the text.
 * It should show a tiny version of the image, and the name of the organization should be a link to the organization's web site.
 * Right click on the link to the organization, then open the link in a new window to test to make sure the link goes to the right Website.
 * If the link doesn't work, or the logo doesn't show, verify that you typed in the correct information.
 * FYI: the links are case sensitive, and even a space we don't see makes a difference.
 * Scroll back down and click Wikitext again if you need to fix anything (the Preview puts you back into rich text).
 * Once you finish, click Save page
 * Copy the characters need for step f - these are found in the You Type box.
 * e. Add the new Template to a page they requested.

4. Add the template to a Wiki page, update the table

 * i. Add the template to a page the society is adopting
 * The placement of the new template on a page is generally added toward the top-right corner of the page, but not always! Right now it's a judgment call and evaluated for each page. Eventually the style guide will help determine the right placement for the adoption template.
 * If an infobox exists on a county page, insert the adoption sign into the infobox, using the following text:
 * adoption_sign = name of adoption template
 * Example: | adoption_sign = Adoption KYGenWeb
 * ii. Update the table for this adoption on the Project Page.
 * Add the link to the new template
 * Add the link to the page where you added their new template
 * Change the heading to read "(complete)"
 * iii. Send the "Approve Adoption Sign" response below.

Table [blank] for page adoption request
Copy the following:


 * === Page Name (in progress) ===