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WDan5
WDan5 ✭✭
June 17, 2022 in Social Groups

I have tried several times now to add Alternate Names or Reference Links to existing places and the popup screen requires a valid URL. However it does not recognize anything as a valid URL, neither www.familysearch.org nor www.microsoft.com nor the URL I have already submitted for Suggest A New Place. That last popup takes the URL www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/p16921coll2/id/4024 (Standard Atlas of Rolette County, North Dakota) with no problem but trying to add to an existing place? No go.

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  • ECameron27
    ECameron27 ✭✭
    July 18, 2022

    Where are you adding the Alternate name?

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  • ECameron27
    ECameron27 ✭✭
    July 18, 2022 edited July 18, 2022
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    The down arrow on the right opens the Alternate name field and after you click (+ ADD ALTERNATE NAME) the box appears.

    Alternate Name.png

    You must be signed into Family Search to make changes

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  • WDan5
    WDan5 ✭✭
    July 19, 2022

    The issue may have gone away. I have since added some Alternate Name suggestions with no problem dropping in a URL.

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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 18, 2022

    It appears the valid URL notice wants http:// at the beginning.

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