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5Please add an additional explanation when search fails.I have found that 99% of the time when I get this page (https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/re…
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5Please improve search engine algorithms at FamilySearchI am a longtime user of FamilySearch, and I used to think that FamilySearch had the most flexible s…
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5New user interface has worse place searching than the old interfaceEver since updating to the new user interface, I have been feeling inconvenienced when searching fo…
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5Standardized information: better transparency, fewer clicksIn the previous iteration, I could see at a glance whether the data in these types of entries was s…
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5Allow Recording of Birth OrderI am writing to request a feature that I think will be useful for all Family Search users, but is a…
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5Automatic tagging of source when residence is addedI have noticed on the new persons detail page that after I attach a census source and add the place…
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5Find people in my treeIt would be really helpful to be able to find a person in my tree based on their name. I was sure t…
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5Help Other iconInstead of having to go clear into my tree to get to Help Others, have it on the home page. Like th…
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5Please add ability to tag already attached sources for relationshipsPlease add the ability to tag already attached sources when adding sources for relationships--like …
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5Another possible way to document that someone comes from a GEDCOM FileI know the whole GEDCOM import thing is a bit controversial. I personally have found some good pos…
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