WikiProject:Fixing Historical Records URLs

Purpose
Change Historical Records collection links URLs on the Wiki to the RecordSearch template.

Contact
Danielle

Task List
Task List

Step 1: Sign up
1. Go to the Task List and sign up for a Wiki page to fix.

Step 2: Find the Link
1. Find the Historical Records collection link on the page by first duplicating the tab (or copying the URL and opening a new tab in your browser).

2. Click on Edit Source so you can review the Wikitext.

3. Find the first URL on the page by doing Control+F at the same time (for PC) and paste in: familysearch.org/search/collection/


 * Please note that some links start with https://www.familysearch.org and others start with https://familysearch.org. Thus, the link above you search for is noted above.

4. Hit enter and it will bring up the first URL on the page.

NOTE:
 * You will only be fixing historical records collections NOT browseable images collections or catalog entries. You will be able to tell you should fix it when it looks like this: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695
 * Disregard all links that have the word "list" in them. For example, you would not fix a link that starts like this: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list

Step 3: Check the link
1. Go back to the other tab to find that particular link on the page and make sure the link works.

2. IF THE LINK IS BROKEN: Try to locate the correct link. If you think the collection is no longer available, remove the link from the page and put the old link and the name of the wiki page on this Google form. If you think it's more complicated than just removing the link, send a message to Danielle.

3. IF THE LINK WORKS: You will now create the new template to replace the old ULR link in Step 4.

Step 4: Create the RecordSearch Template
1. Copy the following Wikitext and paste it just above the current link on the page.

2. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the number at the end of the URL. This is the collection ID number.

3. Go back to the Wiki Page tab and paste the collection number replacing NUMBER in the template.

Example:

4. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the title of the collection and replace NAME OF COLLECTION.

Example:

Step 5: Preview and Save the Page
1. On the Wiki page, Preview the page to make sure the link works.

2. In the Edit Summary field type, fixed link, and save the page.


 * More detailed instructions are found in the Wiki University.

NOTE: DO NOT CHANGE ANY LINKS THAT GO TO THE INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX (IGI)