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
Search and registration


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

Editing 


 * Basic editing
 * The editing tool - "FCK" vs. "Wikitext"
 * Edit a page (see video)
 * Simple edits you can make
 * Rename a page

Tables


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

Images


 * Submit images (see video)
 * Add images to articles (see video)
 * Upload images

Naming articles


 * Name a new article
 * Renaming articles
 * Adding articles to the correct namespace
 * Authoring articles
 * Redirecting articles

Creating new articles

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


 * Link to wiki articles (see video)
 * Link to Websites
 * Create an unlinked page
 * Create a linked page

Join a Project


 * Projects Seeking Contributors

Avoiding disputes


 * How to discuss page changes

Categorization


 * Categorize an article

Copy and paste


 * Copy and paste into a wiki page
 * 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)