The second step in how I display and maintain biographical profile boxes on blog posts about ancestors and relatives. Using the Wordpress Global Content Blocks plugin to manage biographical data and reuse it over, with as little repeated work as necessary. Also a discussion on why I go with the plugin instead of custom functions in my child them.
On 15 June 2015, the Magna Carta turns 800 years old. Highlighting some of the ways the British Library is marketing this celebration, and educating the public about this significant historical document that changed English law and has had a worldwide impact.
I recently taught an introductory session at the RootsTech 2015 conference on APIs, and how they are used in genealogy. I have included the learning materials from that class, for class attendees who might want to brush up on what we covered, as well as for those who were unable to attend.
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How I generate, style, and populate the contents in the Genealogy Snapshot box I include for each ancestor on my family history Wordpress site. And how those of you using Blogger and free Wordpress.com can “pretty up” your box even without access to edit your theme’s style sheet.
How I generate, style, and populate the contents in the Genealogy Snapshot box I include for each ancestor on my family history Wordpress site. Part I in a new series about using Wordpress for your genealogy.
I use Evernote to maintain a master Genealogy Index listing everyone I am researching for our family history. I also apply a Dollarhide-inspired coding system to each individual I am researching. Both tools help me make Evernote a powerful research aid in doing my family history research.
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