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Introduction
First of all, a BIG thank you for volunteering as an editor/researcher for our whakapapa.
Whether you are a seasoned genealogist or someone who is taking your first tentative genealogy steps, we are grateful for your assistance. Editing can be difficult initially so therefore the expectation is that there will be the occasional editing mistake. All we ask is that you please read these instructions and use them as a guide while learning. There is no need to worry about making mistakes because all edits to the whakapapa are tracked by administration, so any errors are easily corrected.
Although it is possible to edit on any device, we recommend that you use either a laptop or desktop. This becomes a necessity when preparing, adding and editing media items.
For convenience, you may print these instructions via the print icon in the webpage header. Every section within this page is collapsible to save on paper and ink. If you need clarification on anything, please contact us.
Once you have mastered the editorial processes, you may like to also help out with the administration side of the website one day.
Locating the Editorial Facilities
There are numerous points to access the editing side of the whakapapa. As you navigate the site, you may discover more of these than just the ones that are shown below. Feel free to use these if it makes your job easier.
- The Editing tab is located at the right side of the individual’s navigation bar
- The Add Media tab is a little difficult to find, but it too is on the individual’s navigation bar
- Access to edit media is the little edit icon -
- next to every media item - Access to edit the individuals family details is in the spouse/family section
Locating the Administration Facilities
You have limited access to the Administration side of the whakapapa. The Adiministration Links are just above the branch navigation bar of all the branch pages and also in the Info tab on the header navigation bar.
Locating the Section Help Tab
There are additional help instructions via the “help with this section” tab at each stage of editing but please try to adhere to the processes below.
Video Tutorial
Data Entry Essentials
For privacy reasons, living people must be marked as living so that only registered users of that person's branch can see their details. If they are not marked as living then their personal details can be viewed in the various public anniversary lists and all their details viewed during the odd occasion we may open the website on special occasions.
Do not mark them as private as this will result in only the administration being able to view their details.
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Individual ID’s and Family ID’s
There is no need to enter this information when adding individuals and families as these are automatically generated.
Please do not attempt to alter any ID numbers as this may cause unessesary detremental implications like the failure of existing external links.
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How to Properly Record Surnames
Surnames are to be entered as they naturally appear in written form eg Smith, Brown, Jones etc. Please do not "ALL CAPS" surnames in this database.
Enter women with their maiden name only(surname at birth) rather than their husband's surname. When you do not know a female's maiden name, you may leave the surname field empty or insert her married name in parentheses [ ] eg [Smith]
Entering Proper Date Format
Dates are a vital part of family research, so accurate reporting of dates is very important.
Always enter dates in the standard genealogical format, DD MMM YYYY (for example, 22 Mar 2011, 1 Apr 2012).
Note - Days between 1 & 9 can be entered as a single digit,
For information on how to enter approximated dates click here
Entering Places
This applies to birthplace, place of death, place of burial etc)
- Search first to see if the place is not already in the database (click spyglass icon)
- If it is, then select it. This will save you haveing to geocode it and also save any double-ups in the database
- If it is not, then you need to add it manually to the database
- Try to provide as much detail as you can and include the country
- Press save to save the place to the database
- Reload the individuals page to check the place has been correctly located on their map
Refer to the next section "Manually Geocoding Places".
Geocoding New Places
- Go to the place on the persons page and click on the edit icon -
- next to the place name - If the correct place location displays on the edit place map, go to step 4
- If the incorrect place does not display,you will need to search for it using the search box
- When the correct place is found on the map, select a place level
- Press save at the bottom of the page to save the geocode location to the database
- Reload the individuals page to check the place has been correctly located on their map
Editing Existing Data
We have included detailed instruction for any editing scenario that you may need help with. If there are any that we have missed, please contact us.
Editing may appear to be a rather complex and tedious process, however, once you get your head around editing any of the items below, the process is very similar for them all.
The Basic Process is
- Access the editing section of the item that requires editing
- Edit the information as required
- Save your edits
- Check your edits
Editing an Individual
- Navigate to the person’s individual page Press the “edit” tab in the menu bar to enter the edit person page
- Edit their details as required
- Press “save” to save the individual's details and to exit the editing facility
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
Editing an Individual's Family
- Navigate to the person’s individual page Press the “edit” link in spouse/partner section to enter the edit family page
- Edit their details as required
- Press “save” to save the family details and to exit the editing facility
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
Rearranging Family/Partner/Spouse Order
- Navigate to the person’s individual page
- Click the Edit button in menu bar
- Scroll down to the Spouses / Partners section
- Drag the families into their correct order
- Save your changes
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
Rearranging Children Order
- Navigate to the person’s individual page
- Click the Edit button in menu bar
- Scroll down to the family to be reordered and click the edit button
- Drag the children into their correct order
- Save your changes
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
Editing Places
- Navigate to the person’s individual page
- Press the “Find” icon at the end of the placename to navigate to the place page
- Press the “edit” tab on the place navigation bar to enter the edit media item page
- Edit the place details as required
- Press “save” at the bottom of the page to save the media details and to exit the editing facility
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
Editing Cemeteries
- Navigate to the Administration Page
- Click on the "Cemeteries tab
- Find the cemetery on the list and click on the edit icon
- Edit the cemetery details as required
- Press “save” at the bottom of the page to save the cemetery details and to exit the editing facility
- Reload the cemetery page and check your changes are correct
Merging Individuals and Places
Occasionally, individuals and places can be inadvertantly entered into the database more than once.
- the same individual with two different ID numbers
- the same or similar place entered seperately in the database
If this occurs or if you discover any of these, our administrators have the ability to merge these into 1 individual or place. Please contact us with the relevant information.Thank you.
Deleting Data
The deletion of individuals, families, media items, places and cemeteries can only be done by administration.
If you have accidentally entered any of these to the database by mistake, or you would like them removed for any other reason, please contact us with the relevant details.
Adding New People
In ALL instances, you will be adding people who have an immediate connection to an existing person in the database. Therefore, you will be adding a partner/spouse, child, sibling or parent to that person. You will progress to their grandparents, uncles, grandchildren using these same processes.
Please refer to the instructions in this section on how to add people to these various immediate relationships.
DO NOT add people through the “add new” person facility. Using this facility requires you to go through another process to find them again before adding them to a relationship and it is easy to get lost doing so. The processes below incorporate both steps, are much quicker and there is less chance of you getting lost.
When new (living) people are added to the whakapapa, they will need to be added to a branch before users of that branch can see their full details. Unfortunately this can only be done by administration. Please contact us for branch updates anytime new people are added.
Creating Families
To create a new family you must first add a new partner or spouse to an existing person. Refer to the next section.
Adding a New Spouse or Partner to an Existing Person
- Navigate to the existing person’s individual page
- Press the “edit” tab in the menu bar to enter the "edit person" page
- Scroll down to the spouse/partner section and click “add new”
Press “save” in the pop-up box to proceed to the "add new family" screen - Press the “create” tab next to the spouse to be added (created)
- Enter the their details in the popup window
- Press “save” to save their details and/or an ID number, and to exit the popup window
- Press “save and continue” to save the new family, exit the "add new family' screen and to continue to the "edit family" screen
- Scroll down to the children section and you press "create"
- enter the child details
- If he/she is adopted, then this can be added in the father/mother relationship option, otherwise continue to the next step
- Press "save" to save child's details and to exit the popup window
- Press “save” to save the family details and to exit the editing facility
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
A new pop-up window should appear where the new spouse/partner's details are entered.
If you do not know the spouse/partner, or choose to leave this field blank, you may go straight to step 6 (Save)
On this screen, the family children can be added if required. If there are no children, proceed to step 11.
A new pop-up window should appear where the child's details are entered.
You may now add more children using steps 7 to 9 if required
Adding a Child to an Existing Family
- Navigate to an existing parent’s individual page
- Scroll down to the family section and press "edit" to enter the "edit family" screen
- Scroll down to the children section and you press "create"
- enter the child details
- If he/she is adopted, then this can be added in the father/mother relationship option, otherwise continue to the next step
- Press "save" to save child's details and an ID number and to exit the popup window
- Press “save” to save the family details and to exit the editing facility
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
A new pop-up window should appear where the child's details are entered.
You may now add more children using steps 3 to 5 if required
Adding New Parents to an Existing Person
- Navigate to the existing person’s individual page
- Press the “edit” tab in the menu bar to enter the "edit person" page
- Scroll down to the parents section and click “add new”
Press “save” in the pop-up box to proceed to the "add new family" screen - Press the “create” tab next to the parent (mother or father) to be added (created)
- Enter the their details in the popup window
- Press “save” to save their details and/or an ID number, and to exit the popup window
- Repeat the steps 4 & 6 for the other parent
- Press “save and continue” to save the new family, exit the "add new family' screen and to continue to the "edit family" screen
- Scroll down to the children section and you press "create"
- enter the child details
- If he/she is adopted, then this can be added in the father/mother relationship option, otherwise continue to the next step
- Press "save" to save child's details and an ID number and to exit the popup window
- Press “save” to save the family details and to exit the editing facility
- Reload the person's page and check your changes are correct
A new pop-up window should appear where the new mother or father details are entered.
If you do not know the details, or choose to leave this field blank, you may go straight to step 5
On this screen, the additional family children can be added if required. If there are no additional children, proceed to step 12
A new pop-up window should appear where the child's details are entered.
You may now add more children using steps 7 to 9 if required
Updating branches
When new (living) people are added to the whakapapa, they will need to be added to a branch before users of that branch can see their full details. Unfortunately this can only be done by administration. Please contact us for branch updates anytime new people are added.
Adding Media
(New)By adding (or submitting) media items to people's pages, allows us to better understand the intricacies of our whakapapa. It allows whanau to better connect with our ancestors and with each other. It brings substance and a genuineness that a list of names simply does not. We ARE after all, more than just a name and birthdate.
- For living people, the most effective way of doing this, is by adding their profile pic and a link to their facebook page
- For our tupuna, this would be by adding their profile pic, headstone pic, biography and/or a fitting tribute of YOUR choice
The best source of a person’s profile picture and information is their facebook page. We each have access to different peoples pages. These pages normally contain pictures of other family members, their parents, grandparents, cousins etc. Many people also share their memories and post tributes about their tipuna with their facebook friends and family.
They share these pictures and stories because they want others to know about their loved ones and to remember them - There is no better way of remembering someone than having this information stored on their whakapapa. Therefore, It is quite ok for us to copy these pictures and stories from facebook to put on the whakapapa.
These items then become part of our family history. The more family history we gather, the richer and more rewarding the whakapapa becomes.
Genealogy is really about recording people’s lives and not just a list of names and numbers. If this has just dawned on you, then welcome. The next stage of your journey has just begun.
nga mihi
Adding Media Options
Editors have 2 options as to how you may add media to the whakapapa database
- Submitting them to be processed by administration - Recommended for busy people and those with basic computer skills
- Adding them yourself - Recommended for people with a bit of time on their hands and those with advanced computer skills
1. If you plan on only ever adding a dozen or so media items to the whakapapa, or only add them sporadically, the easiest method by far is to submit them via the submit tab on that individuals personal page. These are normally processed by administration within 48 hours of them being submitted.
2. If you would like to add your media items yourself, and/or if you are up for a bit of a challenge, then please carefully read and follow instructions in the following sections. For convenience, you may print these instructions via the print icon in the webpage header. Every section within this page is collapsable to save on paper and ink.
If you need clarification on anything, please contact us.
The Basic Process
This involves uploading files (photos, documents etc) from the hard drive of your computer, to individual’s pages on the whakapapa. If you would like to add information that aren’t files or have external weblinks links to media, the processes for these are explained further down the page.
Adding media may appear to be a rather complex and tedious process, however, once you get your head around adding any type of media item, the process is very similar for them all.
In the sections following this are the subtle variations for the different type of media that you may like to add to a person’s page. If there are any that we have missed, please contact us.
The Basic Process
Go to the page of person you want the photo (or other media) to appear on. Click the “Add Media” tab and the screen changes to the "Add New Media" screen
- Select the appropriate “Collection” in the drop-down list. (Profile pics=Photos, Family pics= Family Photos, Headstone pics=Headstones etc)
- Under Media File, click "Browse" button to navigate to the image file on your hard drive. Once the file is selected and if file title is correctly formatted, the ”File name on site” field should automatically populate correctly (Surname, Christian Names.filetype ). If it does not populate correctly, could you please do this manually
- Under Thumbnail Image File, unless you are loading a document or histories file, click the radio button named "Create from original"...and a thumbnail photo will be created for you
- Enter the title as per the file name. ie Surname, Christian Names (file type). This is the link to the media file and what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings. Tip - This can be copied and pasted from the file name
- Enter a description of the media (optional). This will display beneath the title on the page, but not be part of the link itself. You can use HTML here to create additional ways of displaying more information, such as an iframe or collapsing paragraph with info)
- Click the "Save and continue..." button. (This uploads the media, saves the title, description and settings, and takes you to the Edit Existing Media screen)
- Set the photo as default for that person if desired. Note: The default photo is normally their profile pic as it is the photo that appears on the top of that person’s profile and on the whakapapa charts
- Link additional people, families or places to the media file (for shared headstones, family photos etc). Refer to the " Linking Additional People to a Media file " section
- Save the media file
- Reload the person's page and check your mahi.
Preparing Photos
"Tight Crop" example
Most of the pictures that you will be attaching to the whakapapa will be profile photos, and with these, there are 2 steps with preparing them before loading them to the database
1. Cropping the photo
2. Labelling the photo file
Family photos and headstone photos don't normally need cropping, although you may do so if you think it will improve their look. These will still need to be labelled. Please do not add photos to the whakapapa before preparing them
1. Cropping profile pictures
This article
gives some simple tips on how to crop great looking profile photos and instruction on how to crop them on your Mac or Windows device.
For the picture to display best on the whakapapa charts, they should cropped like the "Tight Crop" example in section 2 of the article.
2. Labelling the photo file
To keep files in an orderly manner within the database, we ask that you please name all your photo files in the following format
Surname, Christian Names (Media Type).file format
for example
Bloggs, Joseph Michael.jpeg (for profile pics, no media type required)
Bloggs, Joseph Michael (Headstone).jpeg (for headstone pics)
Bloggs, Joseph family.jpeg (for family pics)
Adding Profile Photos (Recommended for all individuals)
Adding a person’s profile photo is probably the most effective way of enhancing our whakapapa and the person’s profile. It is the person’s visual identity as it appears throughout the website on family pages, search results and whakapapa charts etc.
- As a matter of trust, please do not post any obviously embarrassing profile photos of people
- As a matter of authenticity, please do not use their animals, cars or children etc as their profile photos
Please ensure that your Profile photos are prepared before uploading them to the whakapapa.
You then add and file them using the “The Basic Process ” but with the following variations:
- Step 3. Under media collection, the type selected would be “Photos”
- Step 4, Ensure the ”File name on site” field populates correctly (Surname, Christian Names.file format ). If it does not populate correctly, could you please do this manually
- Step 6. Enter the title as per the file name. ie Surname, Christian Names. This is the link to the media file and what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings. Tip - This can be copied and pasted from the file name
- Save and continue (to continue to the edit media page)
- Set the photo as default for that person if desired. Note: The default photo is the photo that appears on the top of that person’s profile and on the whakapapa charts
Save and Check your mahi.
Adding Headstone Photos (Recommended for all ancestors)
Adding a person’s headstone photo is another helpful way to connect whanau with our ancestors, our urupa and whenua. It provides whanau the opportunity to pay their respects virtually if they have no means of doing it physically; and with urupa not normally having written records, this will help ensure that the final resting place of our tupuna and their memorials will never be forgotten.
Before adding a Headstone photo, you may like to first check that the its cemetery is in the database. If not you can add it first using the “Adding Cemeteries” process below. This will save you having to return to the headstone file and link it later.
Please ensure that your Headstone photos are prepared before uploading them to the whakapapa.
You then add and file them using the “The Basic Process ” but with the following variations:
- Step 3. Under media collection, the type selected would be “Headstones”
- Step 4, Ensure the ”File name on site” field populates correctly (Surname, Christian Names (Headstone).file format ). If it does not populate correctly, could you please do this manually
- Step 6. Enter the title as per the file name. ie Surname, Christian Names (Headstone). This is the link to the media file and what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings. Tip - This can be copied and pasted from the file name
- Cemetery - You may select the cemetery where the headstone redides.
- Save and continue (to continue to the edit media page)
- You may also choose to transcribe the headstone. This can be done in the “Body Text” section. You may use the text editor to center the text and to adjust the font size and colour etc. The transcription will appear below the headstone’s media page
- To link additional people to shared headstones so that it appears on all their personal pages, refer to " Linking Additional People to a Media file " section further down this page
- We like headstone photos placed prominently in the burial section of the person’s profile. You can do this in the Media links section. Click on the persons edit button (tick icon). In the “Event” dropdown field, select burial. Do this for each person on the headstone .
- Cemetery - Double check that the headstone has been linked to the cemetery where it resides.
Save and Check your mahi.
Adding Family Photos
You have 2 options when adding family photos
- If the people in the photo are from separate families, add the photo using the “The Basic Process ” but with the variations below.
- If the people in the photo are all part of an immediate family (ie Mum, Dad and/or the children), they can be added as a media item into their family section
- Go to one of the parent’s pages, and then scroll down to the family section and click on edit.
- This should take you to the edit family page. You then click add media
Please ensure that your Family Photos are prepared before uploading them to the whakapapa.
Add and file Family Photos using the “The Basic Process ” but with the variations below:
- Step 3. Under media collection, the type selected would be “Family Photos”
- Step 4, Ensure the ”File name on site” field populates correctly (Surname, Christian Names family.file format ). If it does not populate correctly, could you please do this manually
- Step 6. Enter the title as per the file name. ie Surname, Christian Names family. This is the link to the media file and what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings. Tip - This can be copied and pasted from the file name
- Save and continue (to continue to the edit media page)
- You may Image Map (Tag) the photo (refer to the instructions below). This allows you to link (tag) people in the photo to their personal page.
- To link all the people in the family photo so that it appears on all their personal pages, refer to " Linking Additional People to a Media file " section further down this page. This is not necessary if the photo will appear in their family section
Save and Check your mahi.
Adding Documents
Documents support the facts about living people or ancestors on the whakapapa. They are official documentation that are normally signed, dated and sometimes stamped.
- Birth, Death and Marriage certificates
- Awards
- Immigration documents
- Coroner’s reports
- Wills etc.
Firstly, to keep files in an orderly manner within the database, we ask that you please name all your document files in the following format
Surname, Christian Names.(document type), file format
for example
Bloggs, Joseph Michael (Birth Cert).jpeg
Bloggs, Joseph&Jane (Marriage Cert).pdf
Although single page documents can remain in photo file format such as a jpeg or png, multiple page documents will need to be converted to pdf file format. You can do this online at Online2PDF.com
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You then file Documents file using the “The Basic Process ” but with the following variations:
- Under Media Collection, the type selected would be “Documents”
- Under Thumbnail Image File, we have specific pre-created thumbnail images you can use (illistrated above). Click “Select” and you will see the list of these icons. Select a suitable thumbnail by clicking on its select button (tick icon).
- Under Title, enter a title as per the file name. ie Surname, Christian Names (file type). This is what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings. Tip - This can be copied and pasted from the file name
- Save and continue (to continue to the edit media page)
- To link additional people to shared documents (like marriage certificates), refer to " Linking Additional People to a Media file " section further down this page
Save and Check your mahi.
Adding Histories (Biographies and tributes are recommended for ancestors)
Histories are any historical information about a person or place that isn’t classified as a document (see description in the “Adding Documents” section above):
- Biographies
- News articles
- Family stories
- CV’s etc
Firstly, to keep files in an orderly manner within the database, we ask that you please name all your history files in the following format Surname, Christian Names.(document type), file format for example Bloggs, Joseph Michael(Biography).pdf Bloggs, Joseph&Jane (news article).jpeg
Although single page history media can remain in photo file format such as a jpeg or png, multiple page media will need to be converted to pdf file format. You can do this online at Online2PDF.com
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You then file Histories file using the “The Basic Process ” but with the following variations:
- Under Media Collection, the type selected would be “Histories”
- Under Thumbnail Image File, we have specific pre-created thumbnail images you can use (illistrated above). Click “Select” and you will see the list of these icons. Select a suitable thumbnail by clicking on its select button (tick icon).
- Under Title, enter a title as per the file name. ie Surname, Christian Names (file type). This is what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings. Tip - This can be copied and pasted from the file name
- Save and continue (to continue to the edit media page)
- To link additional people to shared documents (like marriage certificates), refer to " Linking Additional People to a Media file" section further down this page
Save and Check your mahi.
Note - We like to have biographies appear prominently between the birth and death sections of the person’s page. To do this you will need to first create the “Life Story” event on that person’s page by going into their “Person Edit” page and scrolling down to the bottom of the events section. There you will see the “Add New” event button. If you click on that, the New Event box will appear where you would select the new event type as “Life Story”. You will need to put something in the description section to enable the new event to be saved. Save the new event. You then go to your biography document edit page and into the media link section for the person. go to the "Media Links" section and click on the edit button (tick icon) next to the person's name. Select "Life Story" in the Event dropdown box and save.
Save and Check your mahi.
Adding a Publication that isn't a file
- You simply enter or paste your text in the BodyText field.
- You may add photos via the editing bar
- You may also use the editing bar to format the text layout of your publication
- If you are familiar with HTML then you can also click the HTML icon to directly edit the HTML code for the page.
- More instruction here
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You then file your publication using the “The Basic Process ” but with the following variations:
- Under Media Collection, the type selected would be “Histories”
- Under Thumbnail Image File, we have specific pre-created thumbnail images you can use (illistrated above). Click “Select” and you will see the list of these icons. Select a suitable thumbnail by clicking on its select button (tick icon).
- Under Title, enter a title as per the file name. ie Surname, Christian Names (file type). This is what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings.
- Save and continue (to continue to the edit media page)
- To link additional people to shared publications, refer to " Linking Additional People to a Media file" section further down this page
Save and Check your mahi.
Note - We like to have biographies appear prominently between the birth and death sections of the person’s page. To do this you will need to first create the “Life Story” event on that person’s page by going into their “Person Edit” page and scrolling down to the bottom of the events section. There you will see the “Add New” event button. If you click on that, the New Event box will appear where you would select the new event type as “Life Story”. You will need to put something in the description section to enable the new event to be saved. Save the new event. You then go to your biography document edit page and into the media link section for the person. go to the "Media Links" section and click on the edit button (tick icon) next to the person's name. Select "Life Story" in the Event dropdown box and save.
Save and Check your mahi.
Adding External Weblinks (Facebook page links recommended for living people)
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If a media item already resides somewhere on the internet, you can link it to a person or place.
- Select the appropriate “Collection” in the drop-down list. (Online Biographies, News Articles etc=Histories, Facebook pages=Facebook, Personal Blogs=Website etc)
- When adding the media item, check the “This media comes from an external source” box and the the Media URL field will appear. You must supply the absolute web address (for example, http://www.examplesite.com/examplepage) into this.
- Under Thumbnail Image File, we have specific pre-created thumbnail images you can use, click “Select” and you will see the list of icons. Select the appropriate icon by clicking (tick icon).
Enter a title as per any othe media item. ie Surname, Christian Names (file type). This is what users later search for when searching for it in the media listings.
for example
Bloggs, Joseph Michael(Biography)
Bloggs, Joseph&Jane (news article)
You may like to add some clarification about the media.
For example
- the person’s name on facebook (sometimes this is their married name)
- the online media type ( Online biography, Online news article)
To link additional people or places to shared documents, refer to "Linking Additional People to a Media file " section further down this page
Save and Check your mahi.
Secondary Processes
Linking Additional People to a Media file
This allows you to link any media item to multiple individuals, families or places. It will then display at those locations and precludes the need for any media item to be uploaded more than once.
You would do this for media items like family photos, shared headstones, shared histories etc
You first need to navigate to the “Media Links” section for the media item concerned.
- For each link, first select the tree associated with the person, family or place (whakapapaonline).
- Next, click the magnifying glass icon to search for that person or place. A popup window will appear to let you do the searching.
- When you find the desired entity description, click the "Add" link at the left. You may click "Add" for multiple entities.
- When you are finished creating links, click on the "Close Window" link.
You may edit or delete an existing link by clicking on the Edit (tick) or Delete (cross) icon next to that link.. Editing a link allows you to associate the link with a specific event (like headstone pics into the burial section) and give it an Alternate Title and Alternate Description.
Image Mapping (Tagging) a Media file
This allows you to link (tag) people in photos. This not only helps users identify people when viewing photos but also provides a link to those people’s personal pages.
You would do this mainly for family photos but any photo can be tagged if you so choose. Note: The media item must be a valid JPG, GIF or PNG image to use this feature.
The “Image Map” section will start out collapsed. To expand, click on the "Image Map" header, or the arrow next to it.
- For each region you want to link to an individual, first select the individual's tree (whakapapaonline).
- Define the region by drawing a rectangle on the image with your mouse pointer. Start by clicking at the upper left corner of your rectangle, then hold down the mouse and move it down and to the right to draw the rectangle. When you get to the lower right corner of the rectangle, release the mouse. This will select your image coordinates.
- After the coordinates have been selected, a popup box will be displayed to allow you to find or enter the individual's name.
- Enter all or part of the individual's name to locate possible matches, and then choose the correct individual from the candidates displayed.
- The box will close and the code for this region will be added to the Image Map box below the image.
- Repeat this process for any additional regions needed. All new code will be added to the end of that already in the Image Map box.
Deleting a Media file
The deletion of any files can only be done by Administration. Please contact us if you would like any deleted.
Adding Cemeteries
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