FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Standardizing Breadcrumbs

Purpose
The purpose of the project is to standardize all breadcrumbs throughout the English Wiki

Contact
Jane Colmenares

Task List

 * US County Pages: Task List
 * US State Pages: Task List

Instructions
There are various instructions and additional instructions for different pages in the wiki. The Instructions for U.S. County pages includes general instructions. Additional instructions will be added for any pages that need exceptions to what is already listed. Below is a list of all instructions:
 * Instructions For U.S. County Pages
 * Additional Instructions For U.S. State Pages

Instructions For U.S. County Pages
1. Go to the Task List and sign up for state and a span of counties in that state to work on.

2. Copy the following template:

3. Go to the first wiki page you are to fix and click on “Edit Source” to go to wikitext.

4. Go to the very top of the wiki page and paste the template copied from above. It should be above the breadcrumb that is already on the page.

5. Now copy the first part of the breadcrumb already on the page and paste that link directly after “|link1=”  If you were working on a US county page, this should be the page for, United States Genealogy.

6. Go back to the original breadcrumb on the page, and copy the second link of the old breadcrumb.

7. Go back to the new template and paste the link directly after “|link2=” If you were working on a US county page, this should be the link for the state.

8. Continue to do this for all the supporting pages in the breadcrumb. Most of the time there are only 2 links before the name of the page (such as a US county). For some countries, there are 3 links before the name of the page (such as an English parish page).

9. For the last part of the breadcrumb, type in the name of the county directly after “|fontstyle=”. For example, if the county is Aurora County, South Dakota, type in Aurora County. Do not include the word "genealogy" after the name of the page. If it is a really long page, you can abbreviate to just the basic information of the page. For example, for the page, Felling Christ Church, Durham Genealogy, you would only put: Felling Christ Church.

10. Once the breadcrumb is created, go to the bottom of the page and click on "Show preview". Check the top of the page to make sure the new breadcrumb looks correct. It should look like this:

Wikitext for example:

11. If the breadcrumb looks correct, go back to the top of the page and delete the old breadcrumb. Be careful not to delete anything else on the page.

12. In the Edit Summary field, type in: Formatted breadcrumb and save the page.

13. Return to the task list and go to the next wiki page on your list.

SOME THINGS TO REMEMBER:
 * The breadcrumb should never include the word Genealogy on the page. If the old breadcrumb lists "genealogy" change the link so that just the locality appears in the breadcrumb.  For example you would change the old link, United States Genealogy to United States '''
 * For counties, you should never list "North America" as the first breadcrumb. It should start with United States.

Examples
County page: Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy

Additional Instructions For U.S. State Pages
1. Sign up for a span of states on the Task List to update the breadcrumb by going to the Task List 2. Use the instructions from Instructions For U.S. County Pages above to add the breadcrumb template and add the correct links to the template. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S. STATE PAGES: '''*Make sure the put the sidebar wikitext code first on the page, with the breadcrumb directly after it. (This helps the sidebar go to the very top of the page).''' See example below.
 * The breadcrumb should be after the sidebar code.
 * The breadcrumb should never include the word Genealogy on the page. If the old breadcrumb lists "genealogy" change the link so that just the locality appears in the breadcrumb.  For example you would change the old link, United States Genealogy to United States '''
 * For state pages, you should never list "North America" as the first breadcrumb. It should start with United States.
 * There will only be United States as the link before the state.

Examples
On a state page: Alabama, United States Genealogy Wikitext example:

Additional Instructions For U.S. State Topic pages
1. Sign up for a span of states on the Task List to update the breadcrumb by going to the Task List 2. Use the instructions from Instructions For U.S. County Pages above to add the breadcrumb template and add the correct links to the template.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S. STATE TOPIC PAGES:
 * NOTE: Breadcrumbs already on the state topic pages are very inconsistent and some are just wrong. Please watch closely to make sure you put the right breadcrumb on the state topic page.
 * Make sure the put the sidebar wikitext code first on the page, with the breadcrumb directly after it. (This helps the sidebar go to the very top of the page). See example below.
 * The breadcrumb should never include the word Genealogy on the page. If the old breadcrumb lists "genealogy" change the link so that just the locality appears in the breadcrumb.  For example you would change the old link, United States Genealogy to United States '''
 * For state topic pages, you should never list "North America" as the first breadcrumb. It should start with United States.
 * State topic pages should have the links:
 * United States
 * The U.S. link to that topic page, such as U.S. Obituaries (always abbreviator the U.S. before the topic word)
 * State
 * Topic page (you do not need to repeat the name of the state again)

Examples
On a state topic page: Alabama Emigration and Immigration Wikitext example: