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  Updates to Suggest an Idea

  🆕 9-19-24 Update: Just to let you know we are still working to change the process and technology. T…

  Announcement Stephanie V. 892 views 0 comments 9 points Started by Stephanie V. March 14
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  ⭐️ 🎉 Family Search Labs as Announced at RootsTech- Please read before posting! 🎉⭐️

  We are thrilled to introduce a new feature on FamilySearch, announced earlier today at RootsTech. O…

  Announcement Stephanie V. 1K views 0 comments 5 points Started by Stephanie V. February 29
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  Changes to Suggest an Idea are Now Live

  Read the yellow box above and click on the "Read More" link for additional details.

  Announcement Closed Stephanie V. 816 views 1 comment 3 points Most recent by Stephanie V. February 26
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  Messaging: Provide read receipts on FS messaging.

  Reformatted idea by a moderator: When I ... send a message to another user, I want to ... know if …

  Active Closed davidwilliams1 193 views 2 comments 3 points Most recent by Alan E. Brown April 1
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  Provide night mode

  Many apps and web based programs have the option of turning the background to night mode instead of…

  Active Closed larondavidselfridge1 137 views 2 comments 16 points Most recent by BraydenGraves April 1
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  Unlink Sources after Unmerge Automatically

  I have run acrosss HUNDREDS of files that have been merged incorrectly. For example in Wales is see…

  new Closed Stacey Singleton 227 views 2 comments 22 points Most recent by Adrian Bruce1 April 1
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  Notes in FamilySearch

  I believe that other guests should not be allowed to delete the Notes of other guests. Notes are g…

  Active Closed PABulfinch 250 views 0 comments -13 points Started by PABulfinch March 27
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  Person Page/Research Help: Tweak the Research Help algorithm to omit unreasonable suggestions.

  Edited for formatting by a moderator: * My problem is ... I get research help suggestions that are…

  new Closed Paul W 218 views 5 comments 3 points Most recent by vjdavis March 26
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  Person Page: Use the To-do feature from the Person Page.

  Reformatted idea by a moderator: My problem is ... I have to go back to the home page to recreate …

  new Closed alyssanicolesmith02 57 views 0 comments 1 point Started by alyssanicolesmith02 March 26
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  Change dates to other languages

  Just as you so cleverly made it possible to choose which spouse's tree to show, where there are mul…

  new Closed DebraMitchell1 198 views 4 comments 3 points Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile March 26
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  Create an option "On this day..."

  Create an option that shows all the milestones for that specific day for your ancestors - if someon…

  Active Closed Matt Wojnowski 67 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Matt Wojnowski March 25
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  Have a universal UNKNOWN FamilySearch ID person place holder to attach these sources toto

  I dislike having UNKNOWN - UNFINISHED ATTACHMENTS. I check all the UNFINISHED ATTACHMENTS of the na…

  Active Closed David Emerson Brocious 215 views 4 comments -8 points Most recent by Maile L March 25
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  Reduce clicks to simplify processes

  Situation: When I am working in Family Tree and when Searching for records, I now have to click thr…

  new Closed vjdavis 108 views 1 comment 9 points Most recent by vjdavis March 25