Help:FamilySearch Center Help

A FamilySearch Research Wiki page highlighting information and suggestions for those editing family history center, FamilySearch Center, and FamilySearch Library Wiki pages. Watch this page by clicking on the star next to the "View History" tab at the top right side above for weekly updates. You will receive a notification each time this page is edited. - Goals: Please ask questions or suggest topics on the Talk page.
 * To provide assistance to those editing family history center pages
 * Show examples of various features that may benefit those pages
 * Answer questions from family history center wiki users
 * Address common family history center page issues

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More on Editing Your FHC Page - Oct 4, 2021

 * You can edit the pages of the Wiki by using the Edit button at the top right side of the page. This feature will take you into VisualEditor which works like a word processor.  It does not give you all the tools you will need to always edit some of the Wikitext on your page.
 * If you have a problem you wish corrected that you cannot figure out, please leave a message on the Talk Page of this page and you will receive an answer within 24 hours.
 * You may also try the Wiki University Wikitext Tutorial. It takes you from ground zero to just about anything you would need to do here and does so in small, easily "digested" lessons.

Link Other Pages to Your FHC Wiki Page - Sep 27, 2021

 * Add links to your center page from other pages that might relate to your center such as the city and county locality pages in the Wiki.
 * You can also add links from other genealogical sites that may have information your patrons would like to access such as USGenWeb, your public library, or county and city historical/genealogical societies.

Page Sections are Optional - Sep 20, 2021

 * Your wiki page was created with a number of sections already there.
 * These sections are not required on every page.
 * Replace any instructions that are in parentheses and italics with information about your center.
 * You are welcome to add sections that are helpful for your patrons and to delete sections that are not applicable or helpful to your center.

Information NOT allowed on FHC pages - Sep 13, 2021
NOTE: All changes to Family History Center pages are monitored by FamilySearch staff and inappropriate information as described above will be removed.
 * Adding extensive information about training for Temple and Family History consultants is NOT appropriate, especially when links to this information includes doctrinal phrases of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * Information for priesthood leaders should NEVER be listed on a FHC wiki page as all direction is given from priesthood authorities in the area and not by family history centers/libraries.
 * The page should also NOT be used to communicate ward and stake goals or be used by the ward to give announcements or local leadership responsibilities.

Editing Pages - Sep 6, 2021
To edit the page, make sure you are logged in. Then you can use the Edit tab on the top right to edit in VisualEditor. VisualEditor can make simple changes to a page. If you want to do more complex things, you will need to learn Wikitext. You can edit the Wikitext by using the Edit source tab on the top right of the page.

Editing Rights - Aug 30, 2021
To add details about your center, you must first be granted editing rights. To request, editing rights, fill out this form. Within 48 hours, you will receive an email notifying you of your editing status.

My page is getting really long! What can I do? - Aug 23, 2021
Patrons to the wiki can get overwhelmed if they need to sort through lots of information. If your center has a long page, consider creating several pages then tying them all together with a menu bar for ease of access. Here is a page that can be easily broken down into two or more smaller ones. A page can be created for the Useful Websites and linked to from the main page. Here is a page already set up with a menu across the top of the page. Then we have the large centers that look like this.

What is and is not appropriate on FHC pages - Aug 16, 2021
Doctrinal information of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does NOT belong on the pages of this Wiki. The wiki audience is world-wide, to individuals of many faiths, who love genealogy for the sake of genealogy work. The FHC Wiki page is not a place to put information about doctrine. This includes PowerPoint presentations and other documents that may include doctrinal information in them. See the Wiki Purpose and Appropriate Topics for more information. For more specifics, please review Help:Wiki University Family History Centers.

Your Center's contact information - Aug 9, 2021
Please know that when you change your family history center's contact information in the Wiki, it does NOT automatically change it in the Church's official listing. Please contact 866-406-1830 or this Contact Us page to correct your information.