Help:Contributor Help

Learn how to contribute
This page contains helpful links to step-by-step articles and tutorials that will teach you how to be a FamilySearch Research Wiki Contributor. To get started, you must first register. For additional information about contributing to the Wiki, please visit the Contributor Guidelines page. In addition to editing and adding information to the Research Wiki, you may also volunteer as a Wiki moderator. Also, please see our resources to help teach others about the Wiki.

How To Topics
Register


 * How to register (see demo)
 * Merging accounts

Searches


 * Basic search (see video)
 * Advanced search
 * Search tips

Editing 


 * Basic editing
 * Copy and paste into a wiki page
 * Intermediate editing
 * Advanced editing (see video)
 * Simple edits you can make
 * Rename a page

Naming pages


 * Basic page naming
 * Renaming pages
 * Adding pages to the correct namespace
 * Authoring pages
 * Redirecting pages

Creating new pages


 * Authoring new pages
 * Creating a new linked page
 * Creating a new unlinked page
 * Adding pages to the correct namespace
 * Creating un-portal page
 * Splitting articles

Tables


 * Basic tables
 * Advanced tables
 * Copy spreadsheets into the wiki

Images

Linking
 * Basic: Submit images (see video)
 * Basic: Add images to pages (see video)
 * Upload images


 * Basic internal linking (see video)
 * Basic external linking
 * Create an unlinked page
 * Create a linked page

Join a Project


 * Projects Seeking Contributors

Avoiding disputes


 * How to discuss page changes

Categorization


 * Categorize a page

Copy and paste


 * Copy spreadsheets into the wiki
 * Copy documents into the wiki

Citing sources


 * How to add citations
 * Sources consulted but not referenced

Watching pages


 * Watch page changes

Languages


 * Languages

Changing user preferences


 * Change preferences (see video)

Related Pages

 * Topics Needed by New Wiki Contributors