FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting 7 April 2016

Agenda Items

Layout Change - Danielle Batson

• Sandbox explanation
• Permanent link
• Page Information
• Tool Options change when moving from page to page
• Citation Creation
• Personal Tools moved to top right hand corner
• Move option now at top right hand corner, click on little arrow to see drop down box
• Edit is similar to old Rich Editor, Edit Source is a Wiki Text
• Automatic Watch List unless you uncheck the box or change your Preferences

Visual Editor training Danielle Batson - cannot use for editing Templates, Help Pages, Talk pages, etc.

• Basics - Options at the top of the page (Do not use Heading 1 because it suppresses the title of the page)

Liquid Layout Danielle Batson Try creating a small box and placing it where you want it stay where you put it.

• SEOs are a barrier to the reader, recommend experts who understand the reader perspective - Lise

Wiki Upgrade - Caleb Love

• Fixed Items
  • Header was blocking the edit tabs on some pages
  • Wiki Content was not saving
  • Wiki announcement could not be dismissed
  • Upload file and other features were being hidden by the footer on short pages
  • Some wiki page titles were not appearing

• Known Issues
  • Country Pages
  • Hub Pages
  • Active Users page not working
  • Wiki emails not sending
  • Visual editor not working on long pages
  • Search button on the main page isn’t there
  • Find a Family History Center Map isn’t working right now

• Please continue to give us feedback, include enough details that we can recreate the problem

Community Q & A

• Further explanation of email and hub pages.
• PDF linking explanation - problem with the link going to the file page and there is a need to click on another link to see the document.
• TOC - Suppressed on Country pages only.
• Visual Editor Article - https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Help:VisualEditor, Tables cannot be created or upgraded
• Wiki Text - extension