How To

Create a New Page
Basics of creating a new page: From the homepage, go to the upper right hand corner and click Contribute > Add a Page. Title the new page using the naming format below; use full first names without abbreviations or middle names; most married women should also include their maiden name.

Create a Link
Basics. When editing a page, if you want to add a link to a person who doesn't already have their own page, just type their name (using the naming format below) and highlight the text of their name. Then click the link button on the toolbar, and a page will be created that you or others can edit. If you want to create a link to a person who already has their own page, type their Firstname Lastname (some married women also include the Maidenname), highlight the text and click the link button. If the linked name is correct, you will see "page exists." If not, check the spelling against the person's name on the family tree listing on the home page. Spellings on the homepage will take priority for link use.

Add a Photo
GooglePlus/Picasa is the photo sharing account for photos on the Hogan wiki. Some older photos are available from the Hogan Family Album ; a separate page listing albums will be added as more albums become available. On individual pages, photos have to be uploaded from the computer you are working on. If you'd like to add a photo from an online album, download it to your computer and then upload it using the buttons on the right sidebar; you can later delete it from your computer and it will remain on the wiki page you uploaded it to.

Format for new pages
Born on [DATE] to [FATHER] and [MOTHER]. [Brother/Sister] of [NAME]. Passed away on [DATE]

[marriages listed in order of date]

m [NAME]

children [listed in order of age] [NAME, YEAR]

Biographical details.

Format for names
No middle names are used in links or in listings; middle names may be used on individual pages. This is to keep links and lists of names clear.

Men's names are listed as Firstname Lastname; if deceased, by the names they were known to family, if living, by the names they choose to go by. Editing priority is giving to the person in question or their immediate family.

Women's names are listed as Firstname Maidenname Lastname; if deceased, by the names they were known to family, if living, by the names they choose to go by. Editing priority is giving to the person in question or their immediate family.