Kalispell Montana FHC Template Guide

(This page is a work in progress, come back weekly for more updates!)

Updating wiki pages are done infrequently and can be time consuming. Styling them can be even more difficult, especially for those just learning how to edit. I have put together a set of templates that can help other contributors organize and style their own wikis with (hopefully) minimal effort. This page contains an exhaustive list of all the templates with descriptions their intended use and how to use them on your own wiki.

For an example of a completed wiki using the following templates, visit the Kalispell Montana Family History Center's wiki page.

When used properly, all of these templates will adjust to the screen size of the current viewer. So people on phones can read everything just as well as someone visiting on a desktop computer.

Before You Start

 * You must be comfortable not using the "visual editing" option at all. All edits must be done using the "Source editing" option.
 * These are templates, so I may make improvements on them. Do not be surprised if you see the boxes behaving or looking different.
 * Plan out your pages - a little planning goes a long way. Figure out how you would like to organized the information by answering the following questions:
 * What information should stand out?
 * What information should be grouped together?
 * What levels of information do I have? Think sections, subsections within those section, and then titles within those subsections. Create a hierarchy of information that makes sense to the information you have.

= Kalispell FHC Section Template =

This section template is the backbone of the whole page. The boxes below can be used on their own, however, they will work much better inside a section block. The section block makes it so that the boxes show up next to each other in a row, instead of only stacking on top.

Sections have a couple of optional fields, that will change the way it looks depending if they are filled out or not.

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{{Kalispell FHC Section
 * Section Title = Center Resources
 * Style visibility = visible
 * Style background-color = #f4f4f4
 * Style align-items = stretch
 * Section Content =

Hardware and Software

 * 12 computers
 * Lexmark mx611dhe copier
 * Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner - flatbed
 * LibreOffice for word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation preparation



Collections
}}
 * Polk's Directory
 * Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Whitefish (1959, 1961–1972, 1974–1976, 1979–1982)
 * Missoula (1992)
 * Flathead County Obituaries (1952–1971, 1980–2021)
 * Demersville Cemetery (6 CDs)
 * Over 300 reference books

{{Kalispell FHC Section
 * Section Title = Center Resources
 * Style visibility = visible
 * Style background-color = #f4f4f4
 * Style align-items = stretch
 * Section Content =

Hardware and Software

 * 12 computers
 * Lexmark mx611dhe copier
 * Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner - flatbed
 * LibreOffice for word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation preparation



Collections
}}
 * Polk's Directory
 * Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Whitefish (1959, 1961–1972, 1974–1976, 1979–1982)
 * Missoula (1992)
 * Flathead County Obituaries (1952–1971, 1980–2021)
 * Demersville Cemetery (6 CDs)
 * Over 300 reference books

= Kalispell FHC Announcement Template =

These bright green boxes are designed to draw the viewers attention. These were created to show temporary announcements that rotate frequently.

Empty Template

To use this template, copy and paste the following code into your wiki editor. Then fill in the Announcement Title and the Announcement Content.

Completed Template Example

= Kalispell FHC Article Template =

These blue boxes are designed to draw the viewers but not compete with the announcements. These were created to show rotating articles that either highlight the family history center or get people involved in family history. I use these to post new family history tutorials each month.

Empty Template

To use this template, copy and paste the following code into your wiki editor. Then fill in the Article Title, Article Subtitle, Article Image URL and the Article Content.

 Completed Template Example 

= Kalispell FHC Resources Template =

These grey boxes are designed to group related content without being distracting. These are great for organizing the bulk of the content on the page because the soft grey background does not distract from the legibility. I use these to group lists of related information together.

Empty Template

To use this template, copy and paste the following code into your wiki editor. Then fill in the Article Title, Article Subtitle, Article Image URL and the Article Content.

 Completed Template Example 

= Other Sources =

Here are some other sources that I used to create these templates.


 * FamilySearch style guide. This is where I look up all of the official FamilySearch colors for the boxes.


 * Free Image Collections. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has curated a set of free, high-quality images that are great to use on the wiki. I have already uploaded a few (listed below).