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  • KathyBowman1
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    Revise instructions for attaching hints
    THE CURRENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTACHING HINTS DON’T BEGIN WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE ACTION, WHICH IS…
    Active KathyBowman1 32 views 0 comments 1 point Started by KathyBowman1 September 26
  • victorpaiva3
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    priorities in searches for active users who are developing their genealogy
    priorities in searches for active users who are developing their genealogy or create a subscription…
    Active victorpaiva3 30 views 0 comments 1 point Started by victorpaiva3 September 25
  • Gordon Collett
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    Improvements in Temple page filters
    I've been thinking about the following posts and decided to consolidate them into one request and a…
    new Gordon Collett 410 views 14 comments 4 points Most recent by Julie Melville Hite September 25
  • Doug Goodfellow
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    Add person FamilySearch ID # to search results if the document is linked to a person.
    when doing searches for documents about people. these is a graphic that shows up indicating that th…
    Active Doug Goodfellow 19 views 0 comments 1 point Started by Doug Goodfellow September 24
  • W Andrews
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    In sources, add ID# to names.
    In the attached example, the son and the father have the same name. The same source was used twice.…
    Active W Andrews 36 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi September 24
  • Vince Fuller
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    Timeline for Grouping of New Ideas
    I would like to suggest that a timeline for Ideas be implemented for ideas. This would show how lo…
    Active Vince Fuller 91 views 6 comments 1 point Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile September 24
  • Jay Bosshardt
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    change ADD UNCONNECTED PERSON search to include marriage event information
    When adding an unconnected person in this search box, include also a marriage date event option. e
    Active Jay Bosshardt 53 views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by Paul W September 24
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    SEARCH by INDEXED or UPLOAD DATE in a particular Collection. REQUEST for SEARCH FEATURE.
    Lesley Morris said: Could you please provide a means to search just the most recently uploaded or i…
    new Closed LegacyUser 280 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile September 24
  • Science nut
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    Member names
    If the site gave members numbers instead of user names there would be less meddling with other peop…
    Active Science nut 52 views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile September 24
  • 886EZLContact ID
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    Ordinance Filters
    On the "My Reservations" page a user may sort by ordinances. However, if you choose say &…
    Active Closed 886EZLContact ID 21 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by Alan E. Brown September 22
 
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